Our brains often work least well when we have the most to do. These small anti-busyness breaks are the solution to the brain freezes that happen when there's just too much going on.

Dr. Samantha Boardman is a clinical instructor in psychiatry and assistant attending physician at Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York. She is the author of “Everyday Vitality, Turning Stress ...

Source: Photo by cottonbro studio from Pexels Say you are behind 40-0 in a big football game. What should you do? Worry about how far behind you are or fret about all the passes and tackles you've ...

Experts say feeling stuck or frozen when trying to start or complete a task can be the body's response to overwhelm.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A woman in her 20s told me this story: Her mother was dealing with cancer, and the last year had been especially painful for the entire family. Her father had to work. She became the ...

It's natural to feel frozen in the face of a bursting closet or sea of clutter. Here's how you can push through and make progress.

You may feel trapped in a job or relationship where you feel miserable but don't see a way out. Here are some suggestions for ...

I'm a former therapist and after seeing patients I would stretch out on the floor. Videos on TikTok show people doing "floor time" and talking about how it makes them feel better. The idea is to feel ...

Take a moment to consider your leadership role and ask yourself, "Am I feeling overwhelmed, overloaded or overworked?" If you are like most of the leaders my team and I work with daily, the answer is ...