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Take A Chill App

As a teen, there are moments in your life when you’re really stressed and just need to “Take a Chill.” This app is full of tools to help manage that stress, and bring mindful practices into a daily routine. Using quick mindful exercises and thoughtful activities, begin to overcome those moments whether it’s studying for

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This is what happens to your brain and body when you check your phone before bed

Staring at screens right before sleep turns out to be a lot worse than previously thought. Dr. Dan Siegel, clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, lays out all of the negative effects bedtime screen viewing can have on the brain and body. Produced by Justin Gmoser; Additional camera by Alana Kakoyiannis. 

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How to build good habits – and actually make them stick

Is exercising a habit you want to build? A sociologist offers smart suggestions for making new routines stick. PeopleImages/iStock) By Brigid Schulte March 2, 2015 Humans are creatures of habit. And some of them don’t make us very happy. So how can we change behavior, learn a new habit or make a fresh start?  Christine Whelan, a public

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The Muddied Meaning of ‘Mindfulness’

ILLUSTRATION BY JAVIER JAÉN APRIL 14, 2015 Most newly stylish coinages carry with them some evidence of grammatical trauma. Consider “affluencer,” “selfie,” “impactful.” Notes of cynicism and cutesiness come through. But every now and then a bright exception to this dispiriting routine appears. A rookie word makes its big-league debut, a stadium of pedants prepares

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