It can be hard to find the right words when someone you know and love tells you they’ve been diagnosed with lung cancer. This is especially true with this disease, given it is often, though not always ...

It’s easy to unintentionally say something that hurts your loved one with OCD more than it helps, even if you mean well. Here’s how to avoid that. Life with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be ...

However, empathetic people make sure others, even those who still have unresolved childhood trauma, don’t feel pressure to ...

If you have a friend or loved one with ulcerative colitis (UC), it’s natural to want to offer support and understanding. But even with the best intentions, it's surprisingly easy to say something that ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. When you’re trying to comfort someone trapped in an avalanche of anxious thoughts, it’s best to prioritize ...

I hear that a lot. I didn’t quite know how to type it here. Some folks say it like this: You look good. As if they’re surprised — shocked that I still look like the guy they saw before I shared with y ...

It's no secret there are many depressed people in the world. In the United States, in 2020, about 21 million adults and 4.1 million adolescents (NIMH, 2022) suffered at least one major depressive ...

We asked experts—and a divorcee from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives—to share the worst things to say to someone who’s getting divorced, plus which words actually help. When you’re talking to someone ...