mental health As Kids Ready for Back to School, More Are Reporting Anxiety Cases of adolescent anxiety have at least doubled since the pandemic, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. And “mental health problems were already at an emergency level before the pandemic even happened,” psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober says. Bober joins LX News and shares advice for kids facing stress and anxiety ahead of this school year.
climate change anxiety Climate Change Causing Anxiety? Here Are 5 Ways to Cope. Eco anxiety, climate anxiety, eco grief, no matter what you call it, it's real, and it doesn't feel great.
eco grief Eco Grief Can Feel Overwhelming. Here's How People Are Coping. Feelings of anxiety, grief, or depression tied to climate change can be common. And they can be overwhelming. LX News Storyteller Chase Cain talked to experts to find out the different ways people are coping with these feelings of climate change anxiety.
mental health Can't Stop Shopping? This Doctor Explains Why We Impulse Buy Now More Than Ever. Resisting some of our favorite vices has become increasingly difficult in the difficult times.
mental health resources Why Can't I Stop Buying Records? LX News Storyteller Eric Rodriguez can’t stop buying vinyl records. But why? To find out what was behind this compulsion, he spoke to Dr. Stephanie Hartselle, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University. She explains why someone might feel drawn to purchase something they don’t need, especially in these stressful times. She also provides some tips to...
mental health Study: Drinking Alone Connected to Alcohol Problems Later in Life Many young women drink mainly at social gatherings or with friends, but a significant number drink alone. Some who drink alone turn to alcohol to deal with negative emotions, and that could signal a risk for alcohol problems when they reach their mid-30s, explains Kasey Creswell, a Carnegie Mellon University psychology professor who studied the behavior.
digital culture Why The App ‘Somewhere Good' Doesn't Feature Likes or a Friend Count Social media can feel anything but social. Instead, a lot of these apps quickly turn into a time suck of doom-scrolling, FOMO, and anxiety for users. But what if there was a much simpler alternative? That’s the idea behind Somewhere Good. LX News storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo sat down with founder of the app Naj Austin to chat about the app...
social media Somewhere Good Is a New Social Media App That Could Change Your Relationship to Your Phone The audio-based social app is all about connecting minority and LGBTQ users through a safe space without the pressure of likes and friend counts.
connect the dots Why This Man Left His Job as a Concrete Pourer to Sell Plants Jesse Aleman’s job as a concrete pourer was affecting his mental health. So he made a big change: He quit his job and started selling plants from a street cart. And he achieved viral TikTok fame in the process.
self-help Emmanuel Acho Wants You to Live an ‘Illogical' Life “Goals are dumb,” says Emmanuel Acho, an author and former NFL and Texas Longhorns linebacker. Setting hard goals (get drafted in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft, be married by age 26) was only setting him up for disappointment when things didn’t work out exactly as envisioned. So he developed a new outlook on life and wrote a...
