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What if you just up and exercised? What if you turned off your phone, your tablet, your laptop, your TV? What if you remembered to breathe? Can you imagine how it would feel if you took a little time to slow down, release the tension in your body, and step back from your everyday must…

Are you experiencing “play deprivation?” Yes, it’s a real thing. It happens when adults don’t take time to regularly participate in some sort of voluntary, pleasurable activity. Good old-fashioned play time may be more important than you realize. To play means your eye isn’t on the clock. You’re relaxed and at ease. You’re much more…

Hopefully, when you hear the word “friends” something other than a 90’s sitcom comes to mind. Hopefully, when you think of making friends, your mind doesn’t automatically skip to profiles, friend requests, and your favorite social media page. 679 “friends.” Really? Hopefully, a face or two comes to mind… No? Hmm. Do you wish more…

Have you ever experienced a moment when you realized something you’d taken for truth might actually be a little bit backwards? Maybe it wasn’t anything major. Perhaps after a few years at your job, you found a shorter route to work that cut your time commuting, or you noticed something about your boss that made…

While spending your hard-earned money often sounds like a pleasurable and rewarding release, the research backs up your financially conservative friends’ advice to focus just as much on saving. Setting money aside is a boon to your peace of mind in the long-term, and it can also help you feel happier right now. Are you…

No matter who you are or where you’re at in life, stress likely affects you from time to time. Stress means you’re under pressure, you’re feeling overwhelmed, and you’re not sure how to cope. When stress becomes your shadow, your health can start to suffer. High rates of stress are linked to increased blood pressure,…

While it might sound like a stretch at first, piles of new data suggest that colors often work in tandem with your mood. In fact, advertisers have been testing the connection for years. Ads for food often use yellow and red to increase appetite. Ads for outdoor clothing or all-terrain vehicles rely on dark greens…

Imagine you grew up in a strict home. You became intimately acquainted with early curfews, rigid dress codes, and the word “no.” You felt like you only had value when you succeeded—in sports, at school, and in your relationships. Criticisms were frequent and affected you deeply. Maybe someone told you or made you feel like…

For all the talk about happiness—who has it, when you feel it, and where you can find it—a steady sense of peace in the whirlwind is sometimes all too elusive. Too much of the exact things in your life that are supposed to help you feel happier, like work, family, and friends, can leave you…