The perilous fantasy of work-life balance

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As workers return to the office, striking the right work-life balance is getting harder than ever.

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Too much will burn you out. Too little can leave you lonely.

How being incarcerated affects your mental health, according to a psychologist and neurologist

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Incarceration comes with a host of issues, from physical violence to emotional abuse, which can significantly affect mental and psychological health.

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A widow is accusing an AI chatbot of being the reason why her husband killed himself

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Stock image of a sad woman.

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Most people's mental health has been resilient despite the pandemic, according to an analysis of 137 studies

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1 in 5 Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year and 20.4 million people in the United States were diagnosed with substance use disorder in 2021, according to federal government data.

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Remote work could help the US make more babies, have affordable housing, and tackle the mental health and climate crises, a Stanford economist says

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Ukrainian soldiers are haunted by nightmares and having mental breakdowns, but they are not leaving the front lines to seek care

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An Ukrainian soldier holds an anti-tank launcher at a frontline, northeast of Kyiv on March 3, 2022.

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Why Gen Zers are asking about work-life balance during job interviews

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Gen Z isn't scared to ask about work-life balance at work.

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Someone donated $400,000 to save an apartment that an artist spent 33 years filling with bizarre works including a lion's head fireplace

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Ron Gittins spent 33 years transforming his apartment into a bizarre fantasy world.

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The Equity Talk: One of America's largest insurance providers is making addiction and mental health a top focus for CEOs

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FTC bans online mental health company BetterHelp from sharing user data for targeted ads, as federal crackdowns on info misuse intensify

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BetterHelp will pay $7.8 million for sharing user data.

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