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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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How to Meditate Without a Formal Routine

July 15, 2024

Want to start or continue meditating but can't find the time? Try an informal meditation practice! Our latest article for Psychology Today provides... Learn More

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Advanced Meditation Alters Consciousness and Our Basic Sense of Self

July 15, 2024

An emerging science of advanced meditation could transform mental health and our understanding of consciousness Learn More

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Brain Ponderings Podcast - 'Richard Davidson: The Science of Mindfulness and Meditation and the Four Pillars of Human Flourishing'

July 8, 2024

Anxiety, attention-deficit disorder, depression and loneliness have increased dramatically recently as a result, at least in part, of information... Learn More

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CHM Graduate Researcher Zishan Jiwani Receives Grant from Mind & Life Institute

July 8, 2024

The Valera grant is related to adherence in naturalistic use of digital meditation-based interventions. Learn More

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Podcast: The Secret to Mental Toughness with Chad McGehee

July 8, 2024

Tune in to hear from Chad McGehee, Director of Meditation Training at UW-Madison Athletics and CHM affiliate, on this latest podcast feature! In... Learn More

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General Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Adapt Mindfulness Intervention for Healthcare Providers

July 8, 2024

Burnout among healthcare workers is a problem that general surgery resident Sydney Tan, MD aims to address – and with a recent grant from the UW... Learn More

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The Loka Initiative at UW–Madison Launches Groundbreaking ‘Psychology of Deep Resilience’ Online Course

June 11, 2024

The effects of environmental degradation and climate change are dire, and many of us feel uncertain what to do about it. A new, free 4-course... Learn More >

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Video: Nurturing emotional resilience in the era of climate change

May 20, 2024

Dekila Chungyalpa, founder of the Loka Initiative, and Christine Wilson, PhD, with the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of... Learn More

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Mind & Life Podcast: Between Life and Death ft. Tawni Tidwell

May 16, 2024

In this episode, Wendy speaks with biocultural anthropologist and Tibetan medical doctor Tawni Tidwell. Tawni’s research focuses on living—and... Learn More

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Madison Children’s Museum: Madison to host InterActivity 2024, Flourish!, the largest international conference of children’s museums

May 8, 2024

Richard J. Davidson to speak at InterActivity 2024, Flourish!, the international conference of the Association of Children’s Museums. InterActivity... Learn More

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Bringing compassion and science together

May 8, 2024

The first ‘Science & The Flavour of Aarhus’ event at AIAS with world-renowned neuroscientist, Professor Richard J. Davidson opened our senses to... Learn More

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Colloquy Podcast at Harvard University: 'Meditation Changes Your Brain, Here's How,' Featuring Richard Davidson

May 3, 2024

Neuroscientist Richard Davidson, PhD '76, the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of... Learn More