The pessimist opens up the newspaper, sighs and says, “Oy. It can’t get any worse than this.” The optimist replies, “Oh — yes ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a psychotherapist shares how to practice self-care more effectively and boost your wellbeing.

Chances are good that you’ve served in a helping or caregiving role for someone else at some point in your life. My definition of “helper or caregiver” is pretty broad. It includes not only those who ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. If we think about self-care as doing what is necessary to take care of ourselves in the ...

In her new novel, “Self Care,” the author Leigh Stein nods to both the narcissism and the paradox of #selfcare. By Hannah Seligson — Leigh Stein, the author of “Self Care,” a novel “Self Care,” a ...

If years could be assigned a dominant feeling (1929: despair; 2008: hope), 2021’s might be exhaustion. As the coronavirus pandemic rumbles through its 20th month, many of us feel like we are running a ...

So, safe space — I do reiki. And not just any reiki – virtual reiki. (We're still in a pandemic, people!) Once a week, I light a candle, place my crystals, and then pull up Zoom, where a nice lady ...

Mental health encompasses one’s emotional, psychological and social well-being. It is essential to overall health and quality of life and affects how one thinks, feels, acts and responds. When it ...

Treating yourself is a good thing, but splurging as a form of self-care might be missing the point, leaving you in worse shape than you started. Consumers may mistake retail therapy for self-care, but ...