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The Layla blog

Discover a library of expert-informed articles designed to educate and inspire. From meditation and mindfulness to mental health, focus, and overall well-being; explore content that meets you where you are, whatever your mood or goals.

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Anxiety
Emotions
Self-care
Managing FOMO: How Looking Inward Helps When You Feel Like You’re Missing Out

FOMO often brings up uncomfortable emotions, especially when it feels like other people’s experiences matter more than your own. In this blog, we break down the cognitive processes behind FOMO and share simple, supportive ways to reconnect with what’s meaningful to you and respond to these moments with greater steadiness.

Layla Team
Dec 3, 2025
min read
Stress & Anxiety
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School Stressors
Well-being
Awareness
Do Post-Secondary Students Have Mental Health Coverage in Canada?

Post-secondary students who are opted into their university or college health insurance plan do have coverage for private mental health care services. This means they have coverage to see therapists or counselors in their community w

Layla Team
Dec 2, 2025
5
min read
All topics
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Resilience
Cognitive Flexibility
How to Turn Setbacks Into Strength

This article explores how setbacks — from academic slip-ups to relationship struggles — don’t have to define your future, but can instead become fuel for growth. It outlines emotion-aware, research-based steps to help you acknowledge failure, sit with your feelings, learn from the experience, and move forward with intention.

Layla Team
Nov 26, 2025
4
min read
Stress & Anxiety
Regulation
Self-Exploration
How Strengthening Self-Restraint Can Support Your Everyday Life

We all face moments when our actions don’t match our intentions. This guide breaks down the science of self-restraint and offers practical, compassionate strategies to strengthen focus, follow-through, and wellbeing.

Layla Team
Nov 25, 2025
3
min read
Habits & Daily Life
Emotional Regulation
Emotional intelligence
Mindfulness
5 Steps to Improve Emotional Awareness and Control

Emotions shape how we move through each day, offering signals about what matters most. This guide explores five supportive, science-backed steps to help you understand, notice, and respond to your emotions with greater ease.

Layla Team
Nov 25, 2025
4
min read
Habits & Daily Life
Stress
Self-Exploration
Making Sense of Stress in Everyday Life

This article shows how everyday stress—from school deadlines to relationship struggles—can be better managed once you learn to recognise its source and how it affects you. It outlines two main coping approaches and explains how choosing between problem-focused or emotion-focused strategies (or both) can help you respond to stress with greater flexibility and emotional balance.

Layla Team
Nov 24, 2025
6
min read
Stress & Anxiety