No matter what happened (or when), experiencing trauma can have lasting effects that interfere with your daily life. And while healing can help ease lingering symptoms (typically the result of post-traumatic stress disorder) the remedy is not one-size-fits-all. Some trauma survivors might find success with cognitive behavioral therapy, whereas others might find somatic experiencing — a special type of trauma therapy that focuses on the body — more helpful, according to Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D., a

I can’t pinpoint when my anxiety started, only that the first time I realized I needed help with it was about a year after graduating college. I was working in a job that wasn’t very fulfilling, and the lack of engagement and the stress (it was corporate PR and we were going through a media crisis) had me feeling so anxious that when I came home at night, all I could do was cry in frustration. As anyone with anxiety will tell you, it never really “goes away.” But when I started therapy, finally

Tomazin, 22, has only been working as a nurse for six months, and never thought a pandemic like this would happen in her career, let alone at the very beginning of it. Although she is not disclosing the name of her hospital to protect privacy, she says she feels lucky that her hospital so far has resources and the administration seems invested in helping its staff stay safe and well.

Even then, Tomazin worries about the health and well-being of herself and her fellow health-care workers as the

As we learn more about the role that inflammation plays in overall health, the more we see that some of the best defenses against chronic inflammation are the things you do every day. Lifestyle factors like sleep, exercise, and stress management all play a role—and the food you eat is no doubt one of the most important factors when it comes to preventing or reducing chronic inflammation in the body. Luckily, there are certain foods that fight inflammation, and when you know what to eat, you’ll b