Mental Health
Why are anxiety and depression rates rising? Which self-care trends are worth your time and money? Vox’s coverage of mental health and wellness.
Want to improve someone’s well-being? These are the “best buys” identified so far.
Why you should make your phone boring.
Winter lovers share their tips for making the most of the season.
Exclusive: California has a new plan to put chatbots in their place.
Writing down your thoughts can be good for your mental health. Here’s how to start — and keep at it.
And other practical meditation questions, answered.
Want to learn how to meditate? Scientists have a new theory that might change how you practice.
A “suicide pod” in Switzerland roils the right-to-die debate.
It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.
The best advice we got this year.
Why is it so hard to talk about masculinity?
DMT, “the nuclear bomb of the psychedelic family,” explained.
Nearly 25 years after Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone, Americans are more socially isolated than ever.
Coping strategies for the next few days — and the next four years.
Nervous about the election? Try these tips to stay calm.
The human mind is designed to predict, but uncertainty helps us thrive.
Billions of dollars later, neuroscientists are still struggling to address the mental health crisis.
Whippets on TikTok are just a re-run of inhaling nitrous on stage in the 1800s.
What to know about Meta’s new restrictions on young people’s social media use.
It’s irrational to be cynical, so why is it becoming more prevalent?
Extracurriculars matter for more than college applications. Here’s why.
How being labeled “gifted” can rearrange your life — for better and for worse.
While better data is needed to understand just how wide the gap is, help doesn’t have to wait.
The end of psychedelic prohibition will have to wait a little while longer.
No one is immune to loneliness. But some are more at risk.
Being an only child doesn’t mess you up for life. We promise.
More of a mathlete than an athlete? A gold medal mindset can help you do almost anything better.
Here’s how to keep one from ruining your day.
A definitive guide to managing your children’s tech.
A conversation with author Nathalie Etoke on Black existentialism and the case for tragic optimism.
But which country comes first in happiness completely changes depending on how you measure.
Why critics call the company pushing to legalize MDMA a “therapy cult.”
What the surgeon general wants to do for kids safety leaves the rest of us behind.
Retracted studies and new treatments reveal the confusing state of Alzheimer’s research.
Are you destined to always be the “eldest daughter”?
A Q&A with Jonathan Haidt on smartphones, kids today, and what the skeptics get wrong about his argument.
MDMA looked like it was on a fast track for PTSD treatment. Now, an FDA committee is advising otherwise.
The commodification of an activist concept turned a revitalizing practice into an isolating one.