Explainer Link Copied 04.25.24 Feeling Kinda Numb Lately? You Could Be Experiencing Anhedonia Let’s discuss the blah of it all—and how to deal. ByKara Cuzzone Shutterstock/ Wondermind Everybody feels off from time to time, but if you’ve been feeling generally blah or kinda numb for a couple weeks or more, it might be a sign that something bigger’s going on with your mental health. There’s actually a word for that pleasure-less existence. It’s called anhedonia.  While it’s not a mental health condition, anhedonia is a symptom that shows up multiple times in the Diagnostic and Statist ..read more

Explainer Link Copied 04.23.24 Why Does Having a Crush Turn Us Into Different People? Why am I sweating??? ByJosey Murray Shutterstock/Wondermind I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about crushes that can make me—and I’m guessing you—act totally out of character. I’ve visibly changed color at the casual mention of someone’s name and spent too much time creeping on a crush’s Instagram…and the accounts of everyone they’ve ever tagged. Being intensely infatuated with someone has not resulted in my finest moments. But it’s not my fault or yours! Though crushes can be a major sourc ..read more

WM x ASICS Link Copied 04.22.24 Powered By 15 Surprising Ways to Get Out of a Funk You got this. ByAmy Marturana Winderl Shutterstock / Wondermind Everybody has those days: When you just feel downright blah and can’t figure out how to snap out of it. You’re not depressed or dealing with any other specific mental health concern; you’re just in an absolute funk. If anyone needs you, they can find you lying around and sulking for the foreseeable future. Sometimes, if you really sit and reflect, you can pinpoint the culprits contributing to your down-in-the-dumps mood. Burnout, feeling stuc ..read more

Explainer Link Copied 04.19.24 Here’s Exactly How Your Birth Order Impacts Your Mental Health It's not just the eldest daughters out here struggling. ByElizabeth Gulino Shutterstock / Wondermind You’ve probably seen the influx of internet memes, videos, Tweets, and news coverage about how being the eldest daughter is basically a thankless job you did not apply for. Or maybe you’ve heard the bit about middle child syndrome or even how being the forever baby of the family has made you, well, a baby forever.  Memes aside, these are not lies. Birth order is one of those undeniable, unch ..read more

Pro Tips Link Copied 04.18.24 5 Self-Discovery Tips Therapists Swear By Consider this a crash course in…you. BySam Brodsky Shutterstock / Wondermind We’re all just out here trying to ~find ourselves~, right? It’s very human to be curious about what moves you, motivates you, and makes you…well…you. Which brings us to the fun and sometimes frightening practice of self-discovery.  The American Psychological Association defines self-discovery as “the process of searching for and finding one’s unique self or identity.” In other words, it’s everything that makes you who you are, like your ..read more

Pro Tips Link Copied 04.16.24 If TikTok Gets Banned, Are We All Going to Have a Breakdown?  Your favorite way to feel something or nothing at all is at risk. ByMolly Longman Shutterstock / Wondermind TikTok can feel like lip balm for your brain. Soothing. Easy. Immediate gratification. And, by now (six-ish years after it first launched in the U.S.), TikTok has easily become one of our most reliable coping tools. For better or worse, the social platform swoops in to save us from our feelings. Boredom, stress, loneliness, or anxiety are defenseless against the random life hacks, lands ..read more

Pro Tips Link Copied 04.12.24 How to Actually Be a Happier Person Gonna go gawk at a sunset. BySam Brodsky Shutterstock / Wondermind First, a myth worth busting: Learning how to be happy does not mean never feeling shitty ever again. That’s just not realistic. “Life is not frictionless. You’re going to experience loss; you’re going to be frightened or anxious or angry,” says happiness researcher Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, PhD, science director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. To imagine that even a happy life won’t have unpleasant moments is a major misnomer, she notes.  ..read more

Q&A Link Copied 04.12.24 Why Nicola Coughlan Cried While Filming ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Big Mood’ “It's so demanding to shoot something like that.” ByShannon Barbour 'Big Mood'/Tubi You already know Nicola Coughlan as the anxious and studious Clarie Devlin from Derry Girls. You’ve definitely come to love her as the not-so-innocent Penelope Featherington, who finally gets the main character treatment in Bridgerton Season 3. And come April 19, you’ll be fully invested in her newest character Maggie, a confident and messy playwright who deals with the highs and lows of bipolar disorder in Tu ..read more

Pro Tips Link Copied 04.04.24 How to Become an Actually Good Communicator It sounds easy, but… ByJay Deitcher Shutterstock/Wondermind If you’ve ever applied for a job or downloaded Hinge, you’ve probably heard people say something like, “I’m looking for someone with good communication skills.” That quality is rightfully put on a pedestal—after all, nobody wants to deal with passive-aggressive coworkers or be the couple fighting in The Cheesecake Factory. But what even counts as effective communication? Is it just saying whatever’s on your mind? Asking, “Are you mad at me?” to anyone who ..read more

Pro Tips Link Copied 04.03.24 How to Break Up With Someone Without Being a Dick "I’m sorry, I can’t, don’t hate me." BySam Brodsky Shutterstock / Wondermind No matter how long you’ve been together, breakups are awful. It’s the end of a relationship that—at one point—brought you a lot of joy. And, despite whatever reasons you have for breaking up, this person probably also has some great qualities that you’re sad to lose, says dating and relationship therapist Rebecca Marcus, LCSW. After all, you chose them for a reason. Since there’s no manual for how to break up with someone in the leas ..read more