Getting hugged by a friend can help with negative feelings, but what about self-hugging? Anxiety is a common problem that many people experience in their lives. One strategy that can help reduce ...

Lose yourself in a warm embrace and, just for a moment, all your worries seem miles away. Hugs — a universal gesture of caring, warmth and connection — offer an immense capacity to heal, uplift and ...

Self-soothing is any relaxing practice to distract ourselves from negative thinking and help us feel better. Examples might be breathing exercises, playing uplifting music, taking up a mindfulness ...

A new TikTok trend has people reflecting on their past while hugging their younger selves which is possible thanks to AI ...

For our mental wellness, we often focus on therapy, mindfulness, exercise, and dietary plans. While all of this is quite significant, there’s one tool that is simple and yet, often overlooked – self ...

Selena Gomez is ready to share her story. In her new documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, the singer, 30, details her journey with her physical and mental health. Reflecting on her life in 2016, ...

When I teach self-compassion to kids in schools, I do an exercise in which kids imagine that a friend of theirs has lost or broken something special. How would they respond to their friend? I then ask ...