Self-care is essential.
Today, more than ever.

President, North America AKQA Tesa Aragones speaks to Adweek about the Japanese concept, ikigai, sharing four aspects for finding purpose and being motivated.

How you start your day matters. Here are three simple steps to follow that will help calm the chaos and set your daily intention with the right mindset.

Learn from sleep scientist Rebecca Robbins as she identifies commonly held beliefs about sleep and highlights the misconceptions to help educate others.

When a negative situation occurs, the psyche panics to extinguish the fire. Learn how to strengthen emotional resilience and the healthiest solutions to process stress.

Learn about the negativity of having a scarcity mentality. Shift your focus and create an expanded awareness through adapting an abundance mentality for a more positive outlook.

Discover how to use the brain dump method, a strategic way to get random ideas, tasks, worries and dreams out of your head and into an organised list.

Here’s how to recognise the physical symptoms of work-related stress — and what to do about them.

Languishing can be caused by factors, such as stress or trauma, the good news is it doesn’t last forever, and there are many things you can do to improve your mental state.

The pandemic has taken a toll on our well-being and left many of us drained. Here are seven simple steps to get you thriving again.

Learn tips and tools for a happier life and a more compassionate society. Greater Good bridges the gap between scientific journals and people’s daily lives.

An article offering simple advice from the Dalai Lama - “Taking care of others is actually taking care of yourself.”

Philosopher and author Alain De Botton writes that to find peace in the time of coronavirus, be very, very pessimistic.

Social scientist Arthur Brooks believes that risk-taking can deliver happiness if you do it right: “You can think of people who take risks for the right reasons as brave.”

Our sleep is linked to how we process coronavirus dread. Here are some of the strategies that may help you get a better rest.

Explore how intentional planning goes a long way to staying mentally healthy in a crisis, “This is a marathon, not a sprint.”

Read how approaching stress in the right way, doesn’t have to get you down, it can even be good for you.

Shift the focus away from results to intentional direction setting as a way to focus on daily actions and reach your goals.

Learn useful tips on how to remain supportive of your friends during a global crisis without feeling like you’ve fallen into the role of therapist.

Understand how to avoid the self improvement trap with complementary mindfulness practices.

Recognise the symptoms of burnout and learn strategies to help identify risks and prevent burnout for yourself.

Learn how to reduce stress by following the 12 levels to bring you deeper into your body.

A practical list of one hundred tips for a better life organised into categories, including cooking, success and hazards.

Four ways to start identifying and building consistent habits that will improve your self-esteem.

Dandapani is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur and a former monk of ten years. Offering spiritual tools and insights to safeguard mental health and strengthen your mind.

Access a variety of tools curated by Dr. Richard Davidson, who is best known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain.

Translating pioneering neuroscience into tools for everyday life, the unique framework guides you through the four pillars of the science of training the mind.

This course explores the roots of a meaningful life through science and practice, using the latest research.

Explains sleep and mental health, gives practical suggestions and information about where to get support.

From engaging in random acts of kindness, to practicing self-compassion, here are five exercises that clinical studies have shown improve your feelings of happiness and well-being.

Exploring ways to practice self-care regularly when life gets in the way. Create a self-care plan that sticks.

Deepak Chopra reveals the secrets he believes will help people to harness the powers of attention and intention in order to manifest their dreams.

Discover how a good old belly laugh in difficult times can not only help us cope with hardship but can actually reduce our risk of heart attacks and improve short term memory.

Try having breakfast in silence a couple times a week and notice what shifts in both your external and internal environments.

This article sheds light on right ways to show gratitude to others, the differences of other-praising vs. self-benefit, and how both can impact relationships.

Want to learn to build better habits? With the power of synaptic pruning you can use old habits to create new ones.

Explore what screen time may be excessive or harmful, and how to set some healthy boundaries and methods to incorporate daily detox periods.

Why you should define your fears instead of your goals. This TED talk and text gives an overview, step-by-step instructions, and real-world examples of fear-setting.

Listen to content showcasing world leaders in the mindfulness space, covering both philosophy, theory and meditation practice.

Learn how to effectively journal, one of the more effective acts of self-care is also, happily, one of the cheapest.

Try writing a few points down each day about the good things and people in your life. It can help you feel much better.

What are some of the short and long-term health benefits of putting pen to paper?

Journaling is a highly effective tool for stress relief and can take several forms, discover an option that can work for you.

Write down positive moments in the ‘Happiness Journal’ app at the end of each day, a beginning base to journaling.

Explore the numerous benefits of journaling and techniques to express how you feel and think.

Here are some tips to facilitate adjusting to your new situation during the coronavirus outbreak. Everybody is different.

An article exploring why you may find video calls exhausting, and why, exactly, is it tiring us out?

It’s hard to imagine now—as most of us are reading this in quarantine, but what might the workspace of a post Covid world look like.

Pointers to help make sure your online meetings are as effective as possible.

Watch time management expert Laura Vanderkam as she offers a few practical strategies to help us find more time for what matters to us.

Tips to keep your mental health in check while working from home, with a reminder on how to spot the early signs that you need to focus on you.

WOOP (which stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, and Plan) is a science-based mental strategy that can help you find and fulfil your wishes, set preferences, and change your habits.

In this module, you’ll discover why a healthy relationship with technology is so important and how to become aware of your online usuage through Google’s one hour online course.

Rumbling with shame, accountability, and failure at work. Failure can become our most powerful path to learning if we’re willing to choose courage over comfort.

To incorporate learning more at work, try practicing re-framing stressful work challenges in your mind and consider learning activities as a new form of work break.

In this new era of remote work, using methods such as Pomodoro can enhance our focus, mitigate distraction and help give structure to our work day.

Information on managing stress and conflict, framing adversity as a collective and implementing relational pauses to talk through difficult emotions related to work.

A systematic review of more than 80 studies on break-taking outlines some best practices for making the most of time away from our tasks, including where, when, and how.

Through photographer Louie Schwartzberg’s images of nature, this talk explains how they can lead to feelings of gratitude with a story about life from a child and elderly man’s perspective.

Studies show there is much to be gained from nature close to home, whether on neighborhood walks or even indoors.

Explore the stars with this course on Orion. On a clear night you can get a view of the universe.

If walking in the woods isn’t possible, there are still ways to enjoy nature at home. Looking at greenery out a window, or listening to sounds from nature, can boost our well-being.

Gardening can ward off anxiety and boost our mood, so why not plant some veggies or bright flowers?

Exploring the natural world can be restorative to mental health. During times of acute stress, a walk outdoors feels more important than ever.

Head out into nature and let your kids share how they feel about the world. Created by Olafur Eliasson and AKQA, Earth Speakr uses AR technology to animate the environment.

Read how an awe walk might do wonders for you. Objects and vistas to help feel more upbeat and hopeful.

Find the best road trip for your staycation. From majestic day trips to week-long epics.

Several studies indicate that performance declines when we work for extended periods without a break. The benefits of taking a vacation include improved productivity and lower stress.