Author: Richard C. Trotter
In the year 2024, burnout feels like a part of the societal fabric. It’s been five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) added burnout to the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), recognizing its legitimacy as an occupational phenomenon, and over four since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which increased burnout levels in every generation of U.S. employees. And still, HR consulting firm Mercer’s 2024 Global Talent Trends report found that more than 80 percent of employees are at risk of burnout this year, making it imperative for us all to learn how to recover…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP Body lotions, creams, and butters might be the star players in your moisturizing lineup, but just as worthy of your attention are body oils. Incorporating the very best after-shower body oils into your post-shower routine is one way to ensure dolphin-smooth skin, or at the very least,…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP Face rollers—once limited to tools cut from stones such as a jade or rose quartz—have since expanded beyond the jade roller to include variants made from materials like stainless steel, ones that shake and vibrate, and cryotherapy tools (see: ice rollers). Whether they can truly “sculpt” your…
If you know me, you will know three things: I’m overly ambitious, I’m incredibly stubborn, and the combination of the first two gets me in trouble more than I care to admit. So when I got the chance to run the 2023 Boston Marathon with only 10 weeks to train, I jumped at it—despite the fact that I’d only been clocking 10- to 15-mile weeks for about the last two years. Marathon day came, and I managed to finish despite the nagging pain of a returning knee injury from high school—just as stubborn as I—that popped up right after the…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP Black sneakers will always be a staple within your wardrobe. They’re extremely versatile and can come in a variety of styles, allowing you to wear them with any outfit you want. From plain fabric styles to leather ones you can dress up — black sneakers not only…
There’s a reason why humans have engineered seedless grapes and watermelons: the seeds in fruit can be pretty unappetizing. Depending on the fruit, seeds can often be super hard and difficult to eat (or technically edible but not pleasant to consume). But some fruits hide the best of their benefits inside their seeds. It’s true of pomegranates (those gorgeous red arils are actually seeds!) as well as many tropical fruits like papaya and passion fruit. But what about guava, the crown jewel of tropical fruit? Can you eat guava seeds? The short version: Yes, you can, says Lauren Manaker, RDN,…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP I love summer, but boy, does it wreak havoc on my sandals. Come Memorial Day, I’ll break out one or two new pairs of platforms or strappy flats, and by September, they will be completely destroyed. Grant it, I’ll wear the crap out of them, and between…
A throbbing headache is never a fun time. It can creep up on you and totally derail your day, forcing you to put that growing “to-do” list to the side. Add other symptoms like heart palpitations to the mix and you may not only feel annoyed (we see you, pile of tasks) but also a little worried. But fear not. While heart palpitations and headaches can be caused by many different things, most of them aren’t serious, says David Cutler, MD, a board-certified family medicine physician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. Here, learn more about the…
April started out with a Mercury retrograde in Aries, and just when you thought the month’s astrology couldn’t get any more intense, a new moon solar eclipse in Aries will darken the skies on April 8, 2024, at 2:21 p.m. EDT. While this is the first total solar eclipse to pass over the United States since 2017, it’s the second solar eclipse in Aries in the past year, continuing a storyline that began with the Aries new moon solar eclipse on April 20, 2023. As the first zodiac sign (and the first fire sign), Aries is a sign characterized by…
Home workouts have been on the rise as many choose the peace, quiet, and privacy of working out at home over the chaos of their local gym. But even if you’ve been dedicated to kitting out your home gym to fit your fitness needs, there’s a good chance you’re still missing some key weight machines. One of the most used—and least practical to own—is the leg press. Excellent for building strength in your upper legs, these machines are also large, heavy, and expensive. But if you don’t have the room or budget for a leg press—or the desire to step…