Start with the direction-giving “head” element. Say things like: “Here’s what you should focus on.” “Show up on time, give a firm handshake and make…
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Waking Up in the Middle of the Night? Ways to Fall Back Asleep
It’s normal to wake up a few times during the night, as the brain cycles through various stages of deeper and lighter sleep. Older people…
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Alcohol Abuse Is on the Rise. Here’s Why Doctors Fail to Treat It.
Like many people who struggle to control their drinking, Andy Mathisen tried a lot of ways to cut back. He attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, went…
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Can Marijuana Make You a Better Athlete?
In a 2019 study published in the journal PLOS One, 26 percent of 1,161 self-identified athletes, mostly runners, cyclists and triathletes, reported that they were…
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2020 Election Spurs Resignations and Retirements of Officials
Ms. Clark, the head of the Michigan clerks’ association, said she believed that the pace of departures there would be influenced by the fate of…
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Olympic Hopefuls Struggled With Mental Health in the Pandemic
EUGENE, Ore. — Sam Parsons felt that he was in the best shape of his life when he lined up for the start of the…
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The ‘Double Closet’: Why Some Bisexual People Struggle With Mental Health
“We see it in research that the more anti-bisexual experiences someone has, the worse their health can be,” said Tania Israel, a psychology professor who…
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Grieve the Covid Pandemic Year Before Summer’s Delights
Several hundred years ago in Japan, artisans developed a way to mend shattered pottery known as kintsugi, in which they glued together the broken shards…
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Meditation Apps Want Us to Chill Out. Musicians Are Happy to Help.
When Erykah Badu creates a new song, she begins with instruments that are usually treated as accessories, like singing bells, shakers, mallets and tuning forks.…
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Naomi Osaka and the Cost of Ambition
Many Americans have experienced burnout, and its adjacent phenomenon, languishing, during the pandemic. Unsurprisingly, it has hit women, especially mothers, particularly hard and women’s professional…
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