Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Adene Sanchez) Of the nearly 8 billion people in our world, relatively few will do something that changes the course of history. Even fewer will do so in a way that saves millions of lives. And fewer still will break barriers along the way – becoming role models to a generation of […]
Best of Women Amplified | The Burnout Fix
We’re catching up on some rest this month, and we hope you are, too! We’ll be resurfacing some of our favorite recent episodes all month to provide an inspiring soundtrack to your R&R. We’ll be back with new speakers and new ideas in January! >>> Looking for Amy Gallo’s “38 Smart Questions to Ask in […]
What Mental Illness Can Teach Us About Mental Health
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com/portfolio/ThitareeSarmkasat Bryony Gordon is an award-winning journalist, author, and mental health campaigner. She is also candid about her own mental health challenges — and what she has learned from them. The author of five Sunday Times best-selling books, including No Such Thing as Normal, Mad Girl, and Glorious Rock Bottom, recently discussed this […]
How Is Your Heart Health?
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com/portfolio/Craft24 September 29 is World Heart Day, and Boston Scientific’s Close the Gap initiative wants to remind you that nine out of ten women have one or more risk factors for heart disease — and early detection can make all the difference. Close the Gap is a Boston Scientific health equity initiative focused […]
How to Harness the Superpower Benefits of “Good Anxiety”
Anxiety is a bit like using spices while cooking. Some of it is good, delicious even. Too much? You can ruin a meal – or your day. But the fact that many of us have experienced a bit too much anxiety in recent years can make it easy to forget the benefits of a healthy […]
Don’t Get Burned Out on Burnout!
We’ve heard so much about “burnout” over the past few years, you may feel burned out about the very topic. But burnout – which the World Health Organization describes as a syndrome that results from chronic workplace stress – is not something to take lightly. Preventing or managing burnout is essential to your well-being and […]
Practice These 7 Habits & You’ll Increase Your Odds of Long-term Happiness
Achieving true happiness is both easier and more challenging than many people think. After all, the path to happiness is relatively straightforward. But happiness doesn’t just get showered upon us. The secret, says happiness expert Arthur Brooks, is: If you want to be happy, you need to do the work of putting certain good habits […]
3 Positive Psychology Traits that Fuel Success (and a Happier Life)
As a broadcaster for CBS News, Michelle Gielan learned first-hand that when we are bombarded with problems – without a focus on solutions – we can start to believe our behavior doesn’t matter. But then she left journalism to study positive psychology: the scientific study of happiness and human potential. And what she discovered […]
3 Tips from the Trenches to Help You Move Forward Toward Mental Wellness
The worst year of Nora McInerny’s life went like this: On October 3, 2014, she lost her second pregnancy. Five days later, her father died from lymphoma. And six weeks later, her husband died from brain cancer. In the days and weeks and months that followed, people would ask: How are you? “I was in […]
How Thinking Like a Monk Can Help You Navigate Stress
Jay Shetty is a British-born, #1 New York Times best-selling author, award-winning storyteller and podcast host, and former monk. He recently shared his insights into how thinking like a monk can help you navigate stress. Q: Monks, you say, are experts in finding peace, calm, and purpose — which are qualities that many people […]