Too much emotional stress? Try these 10 coping strategies
Navigate emotional stress with more ease by understanding the causes and signs. Then put our practical strategies into action to help you cope better.
Self-care for caregivers
Caring for others, whether by choice, trade, or necessity, can be physically and emotionally exhausting. Not taking time to recharge your own batteries can be a fast track to stress and burnout.
How to stop overthinking everything, always
Master how to stop overthinking in work, relationships, and beyond. Understand the overthinker's mindset and learn techniques to curb anxiety-driven rumination.
Insomnia self-care: 10 strategies to manage sleeplessness
If you're struggling with insomnia, self-care can help. We share practical tips to help ease insomnia including managing stress, and creating a sleep schedule.
Dealing with depression: 12 tips to help you cope
Depression is hard, but support is out there. We explore the importance of self-care and key coping skills, like meditation, to help you navigate depression.
How to calm anger quickly: 13 anger management steps
Reframe your relationship with anger and learn to manage it with our mental health tips and mindful techniques, including deep breathing and relaxation.
5 mental health lessons we need to learn from kids
Kids may be young but we can learn a lot from them, particularly when it comes to mental health. Here are the five most important lessons you’re not too old to learn.
Improve mental clarity with these 11 strategies
Our minds work best when they feel clear. But experiencing mental fog isn't uncommon. We explore 10 strategies to help you improve your mental clarity.
"Am I anxious or nervous?" Learn the difference and manage both
Understand the differences between anxiety and nervousness, how to recognize the symptoms, and most importantly, how to manage them with effective strategies.
9 mental health lessons all kids (and adults) should know, according to a clinical psychologist
It’s back to school season so we asked our Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Chris Mosunic, for the most important mental health lessons every kid needs to know in order to thrive. But really, this isn’t just for kids.
How to stop intrusive thoughts? 10 tips to manage them
Learn to manage intrusive thoughts instead of being overwhelmed by them. Understand what they are, what causes them, and get practical tips on how to stop them.
How to *actually* feel your feelings: a guide to processing your emotions
Most of us know that feeling our feelings is important, but we don’t know why and we especially don’t know how. We’re going to break these down and help you start to re-relate to, and actually feel, your feelings.
Achieve small, powerful shifts in your life with “The ABCs to Minding Your Mind” by Dr. Rheeda Walker
Clinical psychologist, award-winning professor, and leading scholar, Dr. Rheeda Walker, presents a guide to achieving small but powerfully incremental shifts in your mind and lifestyle.
Do you have an expectation hangover? How to identify & cure it in 4 Steps
If you’ve set yourself goals or resolutions for the start of the year and have already abandoned them (join the club!), you may be suffering from an “expectation hangover”. Find out whether you’re experiencing one and learn how to cure it in four steps.
Why the holidays rarely live up to expectations (& how to hack the science behind anticipation)
Many of us get caught in the same cycle of joyfully anticipating the holiday season, only to have it come and go quickly, leaving us feeling underwhelmed. Luckily, there are a few simple things you can do to step out of the cycle and enjoy your holidays.
Jay Shetty shares 7 easy ways to improve your mental health right now
Calm’s Chief Purpose Officer Jay Shetty shares seven tips to improve your mental health right now.
The moment that changed my life: poet Rupi Kaur opens up about her depression battle
Poet Rupi Kaur, whose world tour begins May 2, can only marvel at her meteoric rise in the publishing world. In 2014, she self-published her first collection of poems, “milk and honey” – after which, she thought she’d apply to law school. Instead, she went on to publish two more books, including her latest, “home body,” and grow an audience of 4.5 million fans on Instagram.
“It was like I got on a high speed train and never got off of it,” Kaur said. “When I did, I got extremely depressed.”
We caught up with Kaur, whose Calm Sleep Story "into the stars" debuted last month, about the moments that changed her life and how she's planning to protect her mental health in the future.
Inside Kehlani's tinnitus diagnosis and how they're helping others
Singer Kehlani opens up about their tinnitus diagnosis and how Calm’s soundscapes help them cope.