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Daily Refill - May 23, 2025 – Stress Is Up...But So Are the Solutions
Sleep-Lost America, Brain-Smart Workplaces & A Fresh Map to Calm—Your Daily Refill
Matthew Tilmann
May 23, 2025
New data show sleepless, stressed-out Americans, yet the same news cycle serves up brain-smart corporate policies, an evidence-based mindfulness upgrade, and even VR headsets that crush anxiety.
Translation: the pressure is real, but so are the levers.
Time to refill.
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For the fourth straight year, the grocery giant scored Mental Health America’s top certification after expanding no-cost therapy and adding “mental-health PTO.”
Why it matters: Employers are the new front line—evidence-based perks beat free pizza in reducing sick days.
An American Academy of Sleep Medicine poll finds mental-health worries now outrank caffeine as the top sleep-killer; Gen Z reports the worst nights.
Why it matters: If your Fitbit says “poor,” look at your feelings before you blame the mattress.
A peer-reviewed paper (May 20) shows Mindfulness-Based Strategic Awareness Training boosts well-being in healthy adults more than standard mindful-breathing apps.
Why it matters: Mindfulness isn’t just for the clinically distressed—strategic awareness can sharpen focus at work, too.
Researchers tracking 10 years of cohorts say regular activity cuts depression risk up to 50 %, outperforming front-line meds or talk therapy alone.
Why it matters: A brisk walk is still the cheapest, side-effect-free antidepressant around.
At yesterday’s “Virtual Reality in Psychiatry” forum, clinicians demoed self-guided VR exposure tools that cut social-anxiety scores by 40 % in pilot trials.
Why it matters: Affordable, phone-based VR could shrink therapy waitlists—keep an eye on FDA clearances.
Quote of the Day
“Filters beat firehoses—online and in life.” — Unknown
Today’s Self-Care Tip
Mute one high-traffic Slack or email channel for 90 minutes and pair the silence with a 10-minute MBSAT “strategic breath check.”
Studies show bundling digital quiet with targeted mindfulness spikes focus 25 % more than either alone.
Less noise, more nuance. Happy Friday—and long-weekend vibes incoming.
Until tomorrow,
Matt
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