Margarita Tartakovsky
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Why Is Anxiety and Depression in College Students So High?
Anxiety and depression continues to rise among college students, but help is available. → Read More
How to Express Your Feelings and Emotions in a Relationship
Learning how to express your feelings with your partner can increase emotional security in the relationship. Here's how to share your emotions. → Read More
Why Do I Feel Lost? What It Means and 6 Things to Do About It
You can feel lost in life for many reasons or sometimes for no known reason. Trying these might help you find yourself again. → Read More
Persuading a Loved One to Seek Mental Health Support
Convincing a loved one to get help for a mental health condition takes compassion and commitment. Here's how to have an effective conversation. → Read More
This Is How You Can Cope With Being a Working Mom
Here's how to cope with being a working mom when you feel pulled in opposing directions. → Read More
Headspace App Review: Features, Cost, and More
The Headspace app features guided meditations and exercises for many needs and concerns. Learn about the app's features, cost, and pros and cons. → Read More
Is This Boredom, Depression, or Both?
Experiencing loss of interest in activities, emptiness, and what feels like laziness? → Read More
13 Healthy Ways to ‘Veg Out’ and Self-Care at the Same Time
You need rest but your thumb keeps scrolling away on your phone while you "relax." We’re giving you 13 ideas to care for yourself when you’re feeling depleted. → Read More
Your Life, on Purpose: Discover Your Values
They say there are five core values, but what is your truth? Learn how to assess what personal principles underline your life and what knowing them can do for you. → Read More
What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Is It Right for Me?
Dialectical behavior therapy is often touted as a good therapy for borderline personality disorder, but it could help people without mental health diagnoses, too. → Read More
ADHD Impulse Control: 5 Strategies to Tame Your Impulsive Behavior
Managing impulsivity can be challenging for an adult living with ADHD. But impulse control is possible, and these 5 techniques will help you take the first step. → Read More
Rinse, Repeat. Besting Bipolar Disorder with Routines
A solid routine can be your grounding anchor when bipolar disorder threatens to wash over your progress. Bookmark this intel and stay well. → Read More
A Big Thank You from Weightless
You might've already heard that Healthline---which recently acquired Psych Central---will no longer be publishing blogs on the site. Since this will be my last → Read More
4 Soothing, Self-Care Practices for Empaths
If you’re someone who absorbs other people’s emotions and energies, you might find yourself easily exhausted. And, right now, with so much pain all around us, you might feel completely depleted and burnt out after internalizing the anxiety,... → Read More
9 Simple Check-Ins to Identify Your Needs
Tuning into our feelings, thoughts, and physical sensations is the foundation of caring well for ourselves. Here are nine, nourishing check-ins to try. → Read More
A Better Way to Understand Your Emotions and Yourself
Most of us use very broad words to describe our emotions. Instead, what's more helpful is to make finely tuned descriptions to enhance your coping and decision making. → Read More
How to Unwind in an Uncertain World
As the world has turned upside down, many of us are desperately yearning for a respite from the stress. These simple tips can help you to genuinely relax. → Read More
Cultivating Body Positivity When It Feels Hard or Even Impossible
It can feel impossible to embrace body positivity. However, these simple steps can help you care for yourself exactly as you are. → Read More
10 Ways to Deal with Distressing Thoughts
To effectively manage anxious, stressful thoughts, take a lighthearted approach and try humor. → Read More
How to Deeply Connect During Difficult Times
Even though the pandemic has hampered our connections with others, we can still bolster our bonds with this simple, compassionate practice. → Read More