Sauna and Brain Health: Stress Relief, Sleep, and Cognitive Benefits
A sauna session can feel simple—heat, stillness, a deep exhale—but the brain experiences it as a full-body signal. Warmth dilates blood vessels, shifts breathing...
Scent and the Nervous System: Aromatherapy for Sleep and Stress, What Works and What’s Hype
A smell can change your state faster than a thought. One moment you are tense, the next you feel a softening in your shoulders—because...
Screen Time and Mental Health: What It Does to Focus, Mood, and Sleep
Screens are not just “time sinks.” They are environments that ask your brain to do three hard things at once: stay alert to new...
Seasonal Depression (SAD): Symptoms, Light Therapy, and Lifestyle Tips
Seasonal depression—often called seasonal affective disorder (SAD)—is more than disliking cold weather. It is a recurrent pattern of depression that reliably arrives in a...
Seasonal Mood Changes: Why You Feel Different in Winter and What Helps
If you notice your mood, energy, and motivation dip when daylight fades, you are not imagining it. For many adults, winter brings a predictable...
Seed Oils and Brain Health: Inflammation Claims, Omega-6, and What Experts Actually Say
Seed oils have become a lightning-rod topic: some people credit cutting them with clearer thinking and calmer moods, while others argue they are a...
Sensory Overload in Adults: Triggers, Signs, and Calming Strategies
Sensory overload is not a personality flaw or a lack of resilience. It is what happens when the brain and body receive more input...
Sensory Seeking vs Sensory Avoidance: What Your Nervous System Is Doing
Some people feel better when life gets louder, faster, and more physical. Others feel relief when the world gets quieter, softer, and more predictable....
Setting Boundaries: How to Say No Without Guilt and Reduce Stress
Boundaries are not walls. They are clear agreements about what you will do, what you will not do, and what you need to stay...
Shadow Work: What It Is, Why It’s Trending, and How to Try It Safely
Shadow work is a structured kind of self-reflection that helps you notice the parts of yourself you tend to hide, deny, or judge—then relate...
Shift Work Sleep Disorder: How to Protect Mood and Memory
Shift work can keep society running, but it asks your brain to stay alert when your biology expects sleep. Over time, that mismatch can...
Short-Term Memory Loss: Causes, Tests, and When to See a Doctor
Short-term memory is the brain’s “notepad”: it holds new information long enough to use it—like repeating a phone number, following directions, or remembering why...
Signs of Dementia vs Normal Aging: A Practical Guide for Families
Most families notice small changes with age: a name that takes longer to come, a story told twice, a phone number that no longer...
Silent Walking: Benefits for Stress, Focus, and Nervous System Reset
Some habits help because they add something: a supplement, a tool, a new plan. Silent walking helps by taking something away—constant input. It is...
Sleep and Emotional Regulation: Why You Feel Worse After Poor Sleep
A single bad night can make ordinary life feel unusually sharp: a harmless comment lands like criticism, small setbacks feel personal, and patience runs...
Sleep and Mental Health: How Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression Connect
Sleep is not just “rest.” It is a nightly reset for attention, emotional balance, memory, and stress hormones. When sleep becomes unreliable—too little, too...