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Anxiety

Illustration of a person practicing affect labelling—naming their feelings—to reduce stress, showing lowered amygdala activity and an engaged prefrontal cortex

Psychology

November 22, 2025

The name-your-feeling step that reduces stress: how labelling emotions lowers amygdala response

Discover how naming your feelings reduces amygdala alarm, sharpens prefrontal control, and offers a quick, evidence-backed way to cut stress in daily life.

Illustration of lavender scent cue relaxing the nervous system and signalling the brain to slow down

Health & Sleep

November 22, 2025

The lavender-scent cue that relaxes the nervous system: how calming aromas signal the brain to slow down

Discover how lavender’s terpenes cue the brain to slow down via the olfactory-limbic pathway, easing stress and improving sleep with safe, practical tips.

Illustration of a person practising a deep-breath pause to calm the nervous system and reduce stress hormones

Psychology

November 21, 2025

The deep-breath pause that calms your mind: how short oxygen resets reduce stress hormones

Discover how a 60-second deep-breath pause—oxygen resets like the physiological sigh—calms the nervous system, steadies heart rate, and lowers stress hormones.

Illustration of a person writing a two-minute gratitude note to reduce anxiety and shift emotional focus through reflective thinking

Psychology

November 21, 2025

The two-minute gratitude note that reduces anxiety: how reflective thinking shifts emotional focus

Discover how a two-minute gratitude note calms anxiety. Learn a simple method for reflective thinking that shifts emotional focus toward support.

Illustration of a person soaking their feet in warm water to ease tension and promote full-body relaxation

Health & Sleep

November 20, 2025

The foot-soak routine eases tension: how warm water relaxes the entire body

Learn how a warm foot soak relieves tension, calms the nervous system, improves sleep, and aids recovery—with simple tips, temperatures, and safety notes.

Illustration of a person practicing slow-count breathing—inhale to four, exhale to six—to reduce overwhelm and steady their thoughts.

Psychology

November 20, 2025

The slow-count method reduces overwhelm: how controlled pacing steadies your thoughts

Discover how the slow-count method eases overwhelm. Learn the science of controlled pacing, step-by-step breathing, and everyday uses to calm the mind.

Illustration of a person using a reframing question to interrupt rumination and regain focus

Psychology

November 20, 2025

The reframing-question stops negative loops: how a single prompt interrupts rumination

Learn how a single reframing question interrupts rumination, redirects attention to useful action, and boosts clarity, with practical prompts and examples.

Illustration of labeling anxious thoughts to reduce fear using the name-the-worry method

Psychology

November 20, 2025

The name-the-worry method shrinks fear: how labeling thoughts reduces their intensity

Discover how the name-the-worry method uses labeling to shrink fear. Learn the science, common traps, and quick steps to defuse anxiety and choose actions.

Illustration of a person practising attention anchoring by focusing on a single object to break worry cycles and ground the mind

Psychology

November 20, 2025

The attention-anchoring habit breaks worry cycles: how fixed focus grounds the mind

Discover how attention-anchoring disrupts worry cycles, grounds the mind, and builds resilience with science-backed techniques and one-minute practices.

Illustration of the planned-worry window technique for scheduling concerns to reduce anxiety

Psychology

November 20, 2025

The planned-worry window reduces anxiety: how scheduling concerns gives you control

Discover how a planned-worry window, a CBT-backed method, reduces anxiety by scheduling concerns, boosting control, and turning rumination into action.

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