Dealing with News Overload
By Taruna Anil Please note that the following article includes mentions of hate crimes, murders, racism, etc. It’s been over one year...
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“Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.” —Brian Tracy
Stress-Free Teens
- Jul 18, 2021
- 3 min
Sleep Hygiene: Paving the Way to a Better Night’s Sleep
By: Neha Ayyer Imagine this: You’ve just had an exhausting day and cannot wait to go to bed. As night falls, you brush your teeth, go to...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
Your Power to Learn
By: Ashley Favata How can you improve your power to learn? I will be entering my senior year of college this year, and I am here to share...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jul 18, 2021
- 1 min
Parental Expectations
By: Aarav Khunger Parents are constantly thinking about the future of their children and, in the process, they may make certain decisions...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jun 27, 2021
- 4 min
Music as a Remedy for Stress
By Trisha Iyer Stress is a fixture in our lives. We have growing responsibilities. We’re starting to ask—or maybe, college counselors are...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
"Dealing with Media Overload—a POC's Perspective”
By: Makayla Campbell WHAT’S THE ISSUE? All of the social media, news, and information being spread about people of color and how they are...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jun 27, 2021
- 3 min
“Book Review: ‘All The Bright Places’”
By: Abbie Millman Exactly how dark is Jennifer Niven’s novel “All The Bright Places”? With a plot that revolves around the struggles of...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
Performance Anxiety: Deconstructed
By Aarav Khunger As teenagers, we tend to involve ourselves in multiple activities and really push our limits. For some, this might mean...
Stress-Free Teens
- Apr 10, 2021
- 2 min
Social Anxiety, The Effects, And How To Deal With It
By: Makayla Campbell What is Social Anxiety? Social Anxiety is a type of anxiety disorder, which was formerly called “social phobia”, and...
Stress-Free Teens
- Apr 10, 2021
- 2 min
You Are More Than How You’re Perceived
By: Taruna Anil We’re taught from a very young age to value the opinions of others strongly, whether it be teachers who commented on your...
Stress-Free Teens
- Apr 10, 2021
- 4 min
Habits: Your Brain’s Power-Saving Mode
By Neha Ayyer Change is tough, especially when you’re trying to stop doing things that you’ve always done. A routine is a powerful tool...
Stress-Free Teens
- Mar 26, 2021
- 3 min
The Gen-Z Language: Memes
By: Neha “OK Boomer.” Memes are a central part of internet culture. Many people are reliant on meme pages for their daily dose of...
Stress-Free Teens
- Mar 26, 2021
- 3 min
The Infamous Mental Health Survey: Are Schools Doing Enough For Student Mental Health?
By: Taruna Anil At this point, it’s a given. The pandemic has had a massive effect on the mental wellbeing of students, teachers,...
Stress-Free Teens
- Mar 13, 2021
- 2 min
How to Prep for a Test
By: Makayla Campbell What is a test? A test, according to Merriam-Webster, is “something (such as a series of questions or exercises) for...
Stress-Free Teens
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Effects of Monotony
By: Kripa You wake up in the morning, maybe 20 minutes before class if you’ve mustered the willpower to get out of bed before your second...
Stress-Free Teens
- Mar 13, 2021
- 2 min
The Power of Saying Yes
By: Ashley Favata My hope is to encourage my readers that it is normal to get in a slump and feel like everything’s always the same....
Stress-Free Teens
- Feb 5, 2021
- 1 min
“How to Cope With Failure”
By: Makayla Campbell What is failure? According to Merriam-Webster, failure is the “omission of occurrence or performance.” To me,...
Stress-Free Teens
- Feb 5, 2021
- 3 min
Pressing Pause
By Maheshwari Rajesh Yesterday was a snow day (as I write this). Like an honest-to-god snow day in Central Texas; it’s the closest thing...
Stress-Free Teens
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
Moving and Your Mental State
By Aarav Khunger Simply put, moving to a new home is rough. It can be exceptionally difficult to leave loved ones behind (something that...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
Stress, Emotions, and You
By: Neha Aarav What is stress? Stress is hard to define at times, and the sources seem boundless. Academic pressures are some of the...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
Graffiti’s Impact: Art or Vandalism?
By: Neha Ayyer From London to India and all the way to the Americas, graffiti is everywhere. It covers the walls of buildings, bridges,...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
Why You Should Think About The Classes You Take
By : Makayla Campbell In high school you have the option to take regular, honors, AP, or even IB classes. So why do some students take...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jan 8, 2021
- 4 min
2020 was 3 Months. You Can’t Convince Me Otherwise.
By: Taruna Anil It’s 7:30 in the morning. School starts in thirty minutes, so you sluggishly roll out of bed, brush your teeth, and...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
Pen Pals: Assisted Living Members
By Sofia Fortenberry Many of our emotions are intensifying as the pandemic rages on, but one has especially taken precedence: loneliness....
Stress-Free Teens
- Jan 8, 2021
- 5 min
Hedonic Adaptation: The Battle Over Our Happiness
By: Maheshwari Rajesh I think it's safe to say that most of us want to be happy. And why wouldn't we? Feeling happy is like seeing...
Stress-Free Teens
- Jan 8, 2021
- 3 min
Put Your Best Foot Forward
By: Lauren Kim My mouth was curved, forming a large smile as I danced and sang my heart out in my bedroom like it was a karaoke room....
Stress-Free Teens
- Dec 4, 2020
- 4 min
Zero to Hero: The Evolution of Disney Princesses
By Neha Ayyer For the longest time, Disney princesses had one goal: Prince Charming. A furor of balls, slippers, and tiaras just to end...
Stress-Free Teens
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
Burnout and How it Affects Students
By : Makayla Campbell WHAT IS BURNOUT? Burnout is “a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and...
Stress-Free Teens
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
FOMO Infecting Our Lives
By Ashley Favata FOMO was bad enough already, but seems to have only gotten worse with the pandemic. Why's that? It’s because now we also...
Stress-Free Teens
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
How Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone Can Cause Stress
By Aarav Khunger Changes are only natural, and over time they get bigger. As they do so, you must learn how to cope up with them better,...
Stress-Free Teens
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Avoiding Activism Burnout
By: Kripa With the world constantly moving around us, we are bombarded with information every single day regarding current events,...
Stress-Free Teens
- Nov 20, 2020
- 3 min
“Write Your Worries Away”
By: Lani Tran When you were younger, like many of us, you might’ve kept an exclusive diary hidden under your pillows, holding a secret...
Stress-Free Teens
- Nov 20, 2020
- 5 min
How to Draw a Perfect Circle
By: Ethan Hsiao Some teens dream of walking on the Moon or sitting in the Oval Office, while others aspire for a Hollywood star or a...
Stress-Free Teens
- Nov 20, 2020
- 3 min
“Delete TikTok. Now.”
By: Abbie Millman Hi! Do me a favor. Take out your phone, and delete TikTok right now. Trust me: Your grades and mental health will thank...
Stress-Free Teens
- Nov 7, 2020
- 3 min
Weather Affecting Moods
By: Sofia Fortenberry The bright sun shines down into your face as you run around outside enjoying the summer air. Suddenly a dark cloud...
Stress-Free Teens
- Nov 7, 2020
- 3 min
Real Talk from a College Student
By Ashley Favata College can be the best time in your life if you do it right! It’s the time when you have the freedom to do whatever you...
Stress-Free Teens
- Nov 7, 2020
- 2 min
The Study Timelapse Epidemic
By Taruna Anil It’s 4:30 in the afternoon, an hour after school ended. You glance at your to-do list, filled with assignments from top to...
Stress-Free Teens
- Nov 7, 2020
- 4 min
Storytelling and our Brains
Stories are important to me. Well, words to be more exact: They fill up my page with wonder and excitement. It’s not exactly the idea of...
Stress-Free Teens
- Nov 7, 2020
- 2 min
Dressing Sharp, Feeling Sharper
By Aarav Khunger Who doesn’t love a compliment? Let me start simply by saying that it’s only natural for a teenager to crave for...
Stress-Free Teens
- Oct 23, 2020
- 4 min
“Safe to Self-Diagnose?”
By: Abbie Millman Mental health issues are no joke, and, unfortunately, there are many people that are experiencing them first hand at...
Stress-Free Teens
- Oct 23, 2020
- 4 min
The Struggles Of Being a Student in the Bay Area
By Taruna Anil “It’s so competitive, and everything revolves around getting into the top college. I wish it [were] more about having fun...
Stress-Free Teens
- Oct 23, 2020
- 3 min
Test Anxiety and How To Deal With it
By: Makayla Campbell Test anxiety is what it sounds like—a psychological state where people experience distress and anxiety, particularly...
Stress-Free Teens
- Oct 23, 2020
- 4 min
I Stress, You Stress, We All Stress For… Stress?
By: Ethan Hsiao There are things in life that you can’t possibly hope to control. Among them, socks. They go in the washer as a pair and...
Stress-Free Teens
- Oct 5, 2020
- 6 min
LGBTQ+ Teens and the Stress They Face
By: Trisha Iyer Anxious about the upcoming school year and sad to end your summer? As part of the universal teenage experience, we all...
Stress-Free Teens
- Oct 5, 2020
- 6 min
“I Fought a War with OCD (Spoiler Alert—I Won)”
By: Maheshwari Rajesh Disclaimer: This is my story. Whatever I talk about applies to me, but may vary from person-to-person. Understand...
Stress-Free Teens
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
Microaggressions towards Asians… from an Asian student’s perspective.
Recently, I became brave enough to speak out about the normalized racism and microaggressions I have experienced as a person of Asian...
Stress-Free Teens
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
Meditation and Me
By: Ashley Favata I’ve been told to try meditation several times in my life, but it took a global quarantine for me to really give it...
Stress-Free Teens
- Sep 20, 2020
- 5 min
Anorexia In Quarantine
By Sofia Fortenberry In the current pandemic of COVID-19, life has begun to unravel for many. Day after day, social isolation continues,...
Stress-Free Teens
- Sep 20, 2020
- 2 min
GenZ Lives in a Dream Amidst the Pandemic: A POV
By: Disha Kumar Flashback to around six months ago, we led a busy, mechanical life because it was deemed right by our education system....
Stress-Free Teens
- Sep 20, 2020
- 4 min
“What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger”
By: Lani Tran In 2011, famous female idol Kelly Clarkson sang the iconic line, “What doesn't kill you makes you stronger”, and, nearly a...