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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 taking a mindful shower, focusing on warmth, pressure, scent, and sound to calm mental chatter

Psychology

November 20, 2025

The mindful-shower reset improves mood: how sensory attention calms mental chatter

Learn how a mindful-shower reset uses sensory attention to ease mental chatter, reduce rumination, and lift mood—practical steps, science, and daily tips.

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.

Illustration of a person placing a hand over their heart while lengthening the exhale to calm panic

Psychology

November 20, 2025

The grounding-touch trick eases panic: how one physical cue calms the nervous system

Learn how the grounding-touch trick—hand to heart with longer exhales—calms panic, activates the vagus nerve, and restores steady focus discreetly anywhere.

Illustration of a person pausing to write three verifiable truths—facts, personal control, and options—to calm self-doubt and stabilise thinking

Psychology

November 20, 2025

The “three truths” exercise eases self-doubt: how quick reality checks stabilise thinking

Discover the three truths exercise: a fast, factual reality check that calms self-doubt, restores agency, clarifies next steps at work, home, under pressure.

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