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Even though depression and anxiety are different types of disorders, they tend to go together. But why can it happen?

What could you learn by looking at your childhood? Learn how our personalities, the types of partners we’re attracted to, the way we interact with others, and our beliefs about the world are intricately connected to our early childhood experiences.

We'll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a nagging pain. So why don’t we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness? Too many of us deal with common psychological-health issues on our own, says Guy Winch. But we don’t have to. He makes a compelling case to practice emotional hygiene — taking care of our emotions, our minds, with the same diligence we take care of our bodies.

Struggling to make time for sleep? Sleep scientist Matthew Walker warns us that not getting enough sleep can shorten our lives. Sleep science informs us that sleep lowers blood pressure, enhances creativity, boosts the immune system, regulates blood sugar, stabilizes mood, prevents cancer, and increases fertility. “Sleep or Die,” is an RSA video short that brings this important message to life using RSA’s classic animation.

Ellen Forney is a passionate storyteller and artist who turned her bipolar diagnosis into a platform of hope for anyone struggling with mental health issues. In this moving and generous talk, Ellen uses both words and pictures — her own comics —to share the story of how she maintained her creativity while managing her illness and shares the system she developed for achieving balance and keeping it.

The School of Life explains one reason we overeat is because of emotional under-nourishment. Subconsciously, we use food as a stand-in for our true emotional needs. “Why We Eat Too Much” explains we will start eating less when we feel more connected, more understood, and more in touch with our feelings.

Dr. Tracey Marks explains the details of the recent US Task Force recommendation for anxiety screening. You'll see how you can tell if you have anxiety symptoms and how you can get free help if you're struggling with anxiety.

Tal Ben-Shahar explains the exciting concept of antifragility. Antifragility refers to the observation that putting pressure on a system (or human) can cause the system (or human) to respond by actually growing bigger and stronger.

Antifragile systems are all around us. One example of this is our muscular system. We go to the gym to lift weights. By doing so we are putting pressure on our system to help it grow stronger. The human body is an antifragile system.

From a psychological perspective, antifragility comes in the form of post-traumatic growth. After we experience a stressful event, we learn and grow to become more resilient.