The Journal
Emotional Regulation
Insights
Practical articles on nervous system science and tools you can use in real life.
Social Anxiety Is Not Shyness: What the Research Gets Mostly Right
Social anxiety affects roughly 12 percent of people at some point in their lives. Understanding what it actually is — and isn't — can be the beginning of real change.
The Body Keeps the Score on Anxiety: Why Calming Your Nervous System Changes Everything
The most effective anxiety treatments are no longer purely cognitive. Scientists now know that the body holds the key to calming the worried mind.
Your Brain on Worry: Why Anxiety Evolved and How to Work With It
Anxiety is not a malfunction. It is your brain's most ancient alarm system — and understanding it is the first step toward relief.
The Anatomy of a Panic Attack: What Is Happening in Your Body and Why
Panic attacks are among the most terrifying experiences a person can have — partly because they feel life-threatening when they are not. Understanding them changes that.
Nocturnal Panic: Why Some People Wake Up from Sleep in Terror
Waking suddenly from sleep in a state of full-blown panic is one of the most disorienting experiences of the disorder. Here is what science knows about it.
Beyond the Breathing Exercises: What Long-Term Panic Recovery Actually Looks Like
Managing panic is different from recovering from it. Here is what research shows about the deeper work of lasting freedom from the panic cycle.