Hard days are human.
You don't have to face them alone.
Evidence-based answers on mental illness, therapy and dementia — and simple ways to find calm.
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How are you right now?
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Mental health
Understand what you're going through.
Plain-language guides built on clinical trials, research reviews and medical guidelines (NIH, FDA and others), each with what helps and how strong the evidence is.
Everyday struggles
Mental illnesses
Brain & development
MindCheck
Your whole picture, in one private check.
Mood, worry, stress, sleep, energy, focus and more — about 10 to 20 minutes.
- Scores next to typical ranges, like a blood-test sheet
- What seems to drive it, and what is already working for you
- A plan for the next 6 weeks that fits your answers
- Answers stay on your device. No sign-up.
Practice studio
Feel calmer in a few minutes.
Follow-along breathing and relaxation, each with its evidence shown.
Two inhales through the nose, one long exhale. The body's own reset button — and the practice this site is named for.
Breath · 1–5 minBox breathingIn for four, hold for four, out for four, hold for four. An even, square rhythm to steady busy thoughts.
Senses · 3 min5-4-3-2-1 groundingUse your five senses to come back to the room you are in. Quiet enough to do on a bus or in a waiting room.
Mindfulness · 8 minBody scanMove your attention slowly from your toes to the top of your head, noticing without fixing. A core practice of MBSR and MBCT.
Body · 5 minProgressive muscle relaxationTense one muscle group, then let it go, and feel the difference. Teaches your body what “relaxed” actually feels like.
Compassion · 7 minLoving-kindnessSilently offer simple wishes of well-being — to someone you love, to yourself, to a stranger, and to the wider world.
Quizzes
Quick quizzes people love to share.
A few minutes each. Learn something about yourself, then pass it on.
Planner, replayer, people worrier or body worrier? Know your worry.
Take the quiz →Fight, flight, freeze or fawn: how do you react to stress?Find your usual stress reaction and a skill that helps.
Take the quiz →What kind of rest do you need?Tired even after sleep? Find the kind of rest that may refill you.
Take the quiz →What's your attachment style?Secure, anxious, avoidant or fearful? A light look at how you bond.
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For where you are in life.
Each stage brings its own pressures. Pick yours to see the tests, guides and practices that fit it.
TeensSchool pressure, friendships, social media, changing bodies and big feelings.
20s and 30sWork, money, moving, dating, starting a family — or feeling behind everyone else.
MidlifeGrown children, aging parents, peak work years, menopause and the first health worries.
Later lifeRetirement, loss, health changes, sleep and memory worries. Depression is never just a normal part of aging.
Tools
Tools that keep your progress.
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What's new
New research, explained plainly.
Important findings and FDA decisions, checked every day from PubMed, the FDA, NIH and leading journals.
Every page lists its sources, and every treatment carries a badge for how strong the evidence is. How we rate evidence
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