With the most wonderful — and for some, the most stressful — time of year underway, a University of Iowa researcher is ...

Small, simple actions—like stepping into sunlight or taking a slow breath—can trigger powerful shifts in your body’s stress response, research shows. Photograph by Taylor Kennedy, Nat Geo Image ...

Your stress mindset is the extent to which you believe that the effects of stress are either beneficial or harmful. Unlike primary emotions like anger and fear, which are instinctive, mindsets are ...

If stress makes you feel anxious, tense, or worried, try meditation. Just 10 minutes of meditation can help you feel calm and ...

Workplace stress happens when a person's workload and occupational pressures outpace their ability to cope. And according to experts, it's on the rise. Research shows that between 2019 and 2021, ...

At its best, work can be energizing, creative, and meaningful. It can also be emotionally exhausting and stressful. Even in healthy organizations, we all deal with interpersonal tension, stinging ...

Timeless card games like Uno and Memory, and newer ones like Sleeping Queens and Exploding Kittens, are great for using working memory, thinking flexibly, persisting and strategizing. Most importantly ...