So much smart-tech is really kind of dumb. Gadgets intended to simplify our lives turn out to complicate them. It often takes too many “clicks” to accomplish simple tasks, and they end up demanding ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. There’s a world of difference between reacting to chaos ...

There’s no shortage of reasons to be stressed these days, and there’s also no shortage of products that claim to combat that stress. Perhaps one of the easiest remedies you can choose from, however, ...

Part 3 of a 3-part series. Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., is the founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. A featured speaker for national professional organizations, Schwartz is the author of many ...

There has never been a more challenging time for teachers than in recent years. Educators have been persistently worried about caring for not only their students’ academic learning, but also their ...

If you use video games to relax or relieve stress, a new collaboration between Microsoft Xbox and Calm, a leading sleep and meditation app, is looking to extend those benefits. Starting today, users ...

Calm is a mental fitness app featuring stories, meditations, and music to help users sleep better, lessen anxiety, and become more mindful. Calm offers premium memberships worth $14.99 per month or ...

I was never calm. In fact, relaxation exercises made me tense because I was killing myself to comply and do them right. When people tell you to be calm, it is like being told to smile when a bomb just ...

Stress creeps in from every corner. The honk of a car, the ping of a phone, one task piling on another. Calmness feels like something rare, almost like a reward people don’t have time for. But it ...