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Toxic people can drain your energy, undermine your confidence, and create unnecessary stress. Removing them from your life is critical for maintaining mental and emotional well-being. Here are some actionable steps to help you cut out toxic people and reclaim your peace.

Steps to Cut Out Toxic People from Your Life

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Why Depression Can Impact A Cluttered Home & Cluttered Mind sets out to explain the possible connection between depression and clutter. Scientists that study depression have found a link to depression playing a role in some folks.

Why Depression Can Impact A Cluttered Home & Cluttered Mind

Libby Shively McAvoy, ANMAB

Stress is a part of life, but how we manage and cope with life's stressors matters. Most of us, by adulthood, have experienced trauma on some level; some of us have experienced extreme trauma and may be in a constant state of survival where our sympathetic nervous system is constantly activated. Activating the parasympathetic nervous system is essential for our physical and mental well-being.

Activate Parasympathetic Nervous System: Reduce Stress

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Dementia can be a challenging journey for both those living with it and their caregivers. However, there's a growing body of evidence suggesting that yoga and mindfulness practices can be powerful tools to improve well-being and quality of life.

Yoga & Mindfulness: Empowering Dementia Well-being

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People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

We humans are naturally anxious creatures. It’s the reason why people might avoid social gatherings, overthink past actions, or enjoy Phoebe Bridgers' music. I am personally burdened by a rotating set of fear-induced daily queries like, Is my dog truly happy?, Am I giving her enough exercise?, and How can I ensure she outlives me?

Dogs Stay Up Worrying at Night Too, Study Says

Do you believe in genuine friendship? Finding a loyal and reliable friend is tricky nowadays. Many people are two-faced and like using their loved ones’ weaknesses to attack them.

5 Zodiac Signs That Make The Best Friends

Longevity is a big buzzword in the health sphere right now, with a spate of recent research on which foods will help extend our lifespan (carrots and coffee, apparently). But it’s not just about what we put on our plate: daily habits can also have a huge impact. The latest study explores the long-term benefits of gratitude, finding that grateful people tend to live longer. That’s not the only wellness perk either – practising gratitude can also boost physical health and improve our relationships with others. However, just deciding to ‘be grateful’ can be tricky, particularly for people struggling with mental health issues or those going through a difficult life event. So what are some practical ways to bring gratitude into our lives?

5 Ways To Practise Gratitude In Everyday Life

The Independent

A ‘sleep divorce’ might sound like bad news for couples. But really it could be the answer to our heatwave-induced sleep woes.Of course, not everyone has the option of a spare room, or space and budget for two beds. But if it is a possibility, as unlikely as it sounds, a ‘bedtime breakup’ could actually be a positive move for your relationship.Heat is a major sleep disruptor“The human body has an optimal temperature range, typically around 36.1°C to 37.2°C, for initiating and maintaining sleep. This range supports the body’s natural decline in core temperature, which is an important component of...

The warning signs that show you need a sleep divorce

Do you know what job stress is? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, job stress happens when the job requirements don’t align with the worker’s needs, capabilities, or resources. So, job stress doesn’t refer to normal stress that might come with facing a challenge. It...

5 of the Most Stressful Jobs

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Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Young and the Restless have asked where Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) has been. She has not been seen or mentioned in Genoa City for quite a while. There is nothing online about Sarpy's status, and Y&R spoilers for next week do not mention the character, so fans wonder if she has been let go.

Fans of The Young and the Restless are concerned about Brtyni Sarpy and Conner Floyd's status

Struggling adult children may lash out at their parents, saying hurtful and disrespectful things. Frustrations may be expressed, such as, "You never listen to what I have to say." Instead of focusing on the comments, shift the conversation toward finding solutions together. The transition to adulthood can be challenging, especially...

5 Rude Things Struggling Adult Children Say to Their Parents

If you're an autistic person, you already know that sensory input can quickly become overwhelming and hard to cope with. According to the diagnostic criteria, autistic people can have heightened responses to stimuli compared to neurotypical or non-autistic neurodivergent individuals. For example, a smell, sound, or light that someone who is not autistic might not even notice can be overwhelming to an autistic person.

Navigating Autistic Shutdowns, From an Autistic Psychologist

Long hours, heavy workloads, tight deadlines, job insecurity, a lack of control over your schedule and generally feeling unsupported can leave you feeling unhappy and discontented with your work environment. If gone unchecked for too long, this kind of chronic workplace stress can lead to job burnout. As a Harvard-trained...

Harvard-trained psychologist: 8 phrases successful people use to be calmer and happier at work

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CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

Fortune

The mental health app Headspace offers an 18-session course called Finding Your Best Sleep, featuring brief videos and guided meditations. I still don’t know how the “Enchanted Moonlight Library” sleepcast episode ends. Which, I suppose, is the point. A sleepcast is exactly what it sounds like: a podcast intended to help you doze off. Or, perhaps I have heard “the end” and never knew it; Headspace, the mental health app housing the audio content, slightly remixes its bedtime stories nightly so anxious sleepers like me can’t track time by memorizing the narrative. (Sneaky, but effective, I can confirm.)

I took Headspace’s guided sleep course and I’m finally getting a good night’s rest. Here are the 5 habits I learned

Bryce Gruber

The color yellow is gorgeous, eye-catching, and downright happy for most people. So much so that it's the main hue in the world-famous happy face—but science says it's not the best color to wear on a date.

You Shouldn't Wear Yellow on First Dates, Here's Why

Living with hearing loss doesn’t have to slow you down. Left untested or untreated, hearing loss can be a barrier socially, mentally, and professionally. Hearing loss can make talking to friends and family frustrating or difficult. It can make communicating at work a struggle. Hearing loss can also take away from your enjoyment of media, as music and audio can be difficult to understand.

Overcoming Social Anxiety Through Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide

What makes a Zodiac Sign low maintenance? Independence can make someone low maintenance. Someone who is reliable, dependable, and punctual, can make someone low maintenance. Someone who tends to want to do things on their own can be low maintenance. Low-maintenance people tend to be those people who do on their own but are not necessarily alone. They rarely need or ask for help. They are self-motivated, often energetic, and can be considered leaders is many cases. Now me, some say I am low maintenance and others say I’m high maintenance. Maybe I’m both. Let's see what zodiac signs are considered low-maintenance.

5 Zodiac Signs That Are Low Maintenance

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Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

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Robotic Pets Are Helping To Alleviate Stress And Anxiety In Care Home Dementia Patients

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Robotic Pets Are Helping To Alleviate Stress And Anxiety In Care Home Dementia Patients

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