Rest is essential. People who make true rest—not just sleep—part of their everyday routine have better outcomes across different aspects of their health. Their sleep quality is better, life ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jess Cording is a dietitian and health coach who covers wellness. Even when you know the negative effects of working too hard for ...

Between making time for work, family, friends, exercise, chores, shopping—the list goes on and on—it can feel like a huge accomplishment to just take a few minutes to read a book or watch TV before ...

This article is part of SELF’s second annual Rest Week, an editorial package dedicated to doing less. If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that taking care of yourself, physically and ...

Jesse had everything she wanted—three beautiful children, a life partner, and a high-paying job in her chosen field. Yet, at the end of each day, she didn’t really go to bed. She collapsed. Tired but ...

We live in a world of nonstop access and communication, which both connects us and isolates us from ourselves and other people. We reach for our phones when we wake up in the morning to read the news ...