Two major types of stress can wrap their tentacles around our lives. One, known as “eustress”, is a positive cognitive response to short-term stress. This can motivate us to manage challenges and ...

Roosters used to wake us. Cellphones do today. Oh, how it crows. 5 a.m. Fingers fumble across the nightstand searching for the snooze button. The phone falls to the floor. I push the blankets off and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Creative writing offers opportunities to express feelings, thoughts, and points-of-view. It helps to promote mental and physical ...

What Is Expressive Arts Therapy? First, let us begin by understanding what expressive arts therapy is. “EXA is a holistic mental health approach that uses art, movement, music, drama, and writing to ...

In a desperate parenting moment after dinner, I told my six-year-old, who was mid-meltdown, “Use your words!” He had just started yelling and hitting his eight-year-old sister because she wasn’t ...

In an age dominated by digital communication, artificial intelligence and social media, the simple act of writing in a diary might seem outdated. However, diary writing remains a timeless and powerful ...

A systematic review published on May 21, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Lauren Hoult from Northumbria University, U.K., and colleagues has shed light on the benefits of positive ...

The benefits of positive expressive writing for psychological health and well-being depend on the particular approach and on individual differences, according to a systematic review published in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Hutcheson teaches leadership at Purdue University. As we approach the new year, many leaders are setting goals to enhance ...