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Trauma
Breathing Technique Shown Effective For Trauma

Emma Seppälä Ph.D. on September 30, 2022

A Stanford study shows that a breathing practice improves post-traumatic stress (PTS) to the same extent as cognitive processing therapy—the gold standard therapy for PTS.

A Stanford study shows that a breathing practice improves post-traumatic stress (PTS) to the same extent as cognitive processing therapy—the gold standard therapy for PTS.

Stress
5 Good Reasons to Try Breathwork

Emma Seppälä Ph.D. on September 19, 2022

Breathwork can be a highly effective way to improve mental health, anxiety, and psychological trauma while building stress resilience and emotional well-being.

Breathwork can be a highly effective way to improve mental health, anxiety, and psychological trauma while building stress resilience and emotional well-being.

Creativity
3 Ridiculously Easy Tips for More Creativity and Happiness

Emma Seppälä Ph.D. on April 5, 2022

Creativity can significantly boost well-being. Yet, in schools and at work, creativity is declining rapidly. But the answer is not that hard. Here's what you can do about it.

Creativity can significantly boost well-being. Yet, in schools and at work, creativity is declining rapidly. But the answer is not that hard. Here's what you can do about it.

Relationships
3 Things Your Relationship Style Reveals About You

Emma Seppälä Ph.D. on March 2, 2021

Your social life helps determine the person you’ll marry, what jobs you’ll get, and the opinions you’ll have. That’s what a new book by Yale Professor Marissa King reveals.

Your social life helps determine the person you’ll marry, what jobs you’ll get, and the opinions you’ll have. That’s what a new book by Yale Professor Marissa King reveals.

Anxiety
Struggle with Anxiety? Breathing is Best, New Studies Show

Emma Seppälä Ph.D. on July 30, 2020

Research shows that anxiety has increased over the course of the pandemic. Two new randomized clinical trials out of Yale and Harvard suggest breathwork is effective.

Research shows that anxiety has increased over the course of the pandemic. Two new randomized clinical trials out of Yale and Harvard suggest breathwork is effective.

Anger
Want Better-Behaved Kids? Manage Your Own Emotions Like This

Emma Seppälä Ph.D. on September 27, 2019

It’s normal to experience emotions: frustration, anger, fear, excitement. But how you handle these feelings as a parent can go a long way toward improving your relationships.

It’s normal to experience emotions: frustration, anger, fear, excitement. But how you handle these feelings as a parent can go a long way toward improving your relationships.

Grit
An Ultramarathon Runner's Secret to Mental Toughness

Emma Seppälä Ph.D. on June 28, 2019

Self-care doesn't make you soft. It's not about self-indulgence. It actually makes you tougher, the research shows. Take it from an ultramarathon runner.

Self-care doesn't make you soft. It's not about self-indulgence. It actually makes you tougher, the research shows. Take it from an ultramarathon runner.