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Center for Healthy Minds Shares Crucial Findings of No Symptom Worsening Following Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy 

August 20, 2026

Researchers have released findings of no evidence that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) increased a risk of symptom worsening, in a... Learn More >

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Latest CHM Study Aims to End the Trial and Error of Mental Health Care

August 19, 2026

What if there were a more timely, nimble and accurate way to measure people’s mental wellbeing to understand when treatment starts working and for... Learn More >

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Community Wisdom is Transforming Wellbeing Initiatives and Research

June 24, 2026

Collaborations between Wisconsin community members and Center for Healthy Minds highlight the power of initiatives and research grounded in trust,... Learn More >

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Brainstorm Podcast Episode ft. Richard Davidson (Denmark)

May 1, 2024

While visiting Denmark to talk about well-being as a skill, CHM Director and Founder Richard Davidson stops by the Brainstorm podcast. Learn More

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‘Mindful Eco-Wellness’ Could Improve Your Health and Help the Planet, New Study Finds

April 17, 2024

Just in time for Earth Day, UW researchers see initial positive results from a program that combines mindfulness, health, well-being and... Learn More >

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Inaugural Arts for Healthy Minds Grants to be Presented at 2024 Creative Arts Awards

April 11, 2024

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts and Center for Healthy Minds has announced the recipients of its inaugural “Arts for... Learn More >

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Mind and Life podcast: The Shape of Healing with Simon Goldberg, CHM Core Faculty

April 5, 2024

In this episode, host Wendy Hasenkamp, speaks with psychologist and contemplative researcher Simon Goldberg. Simon uses tools drawn from... Learn More

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Say More podcast with Tulaine Montgomery: The Neuroscience of Empathy with Dr. Richard Davidson

April 5, 2024

Are we naturally caring or divisive as human-beings? Dr. Richard Davidson, the founder of Center for Healthy Minds, explains we are hard-wired to... Learn More

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How to Hold Your Beliefs in a Healthy Way

March 29, 2024

The science of keeping an open mind. Read more from Cortland Dahl. Learn More

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What Meditation Doesn’t Fix - With Richard Davidson

March 28, 2024

Meditation researcher and neuroscientist Richard joins me to discuss how he got interested in the mind, the “secret sauce” of meditation, alerted... Learn More

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How to Have a Healthier Relationship With Your Phone

March 21, 2024

You know that urge you get to reach for your phone without realizing it? And then, before you know it, you’re an hour into a social media binge? ... Learn More

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Stimulating the Brain to Stop Suicide

March 4, 2024

UW researchers aim to enhance emotional regulation and cognitive flexibility. Learn More

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Can a mobile app help people tackle substance abuse? This Conshohocken company believes so

March 4, 2024

New Ocean Health Solutions has created a platform that provides tools for managing stress, anxiety and various behaviors that often accompany... Learn More

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Watch Now: Community-academic partnership for research with legal system-impacted individuals

March 1, 2024

What does it look like to build an effective, equitable, and authentic community-university partnership from the ground up? UW-Madison... Learn More