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The information on this website is designed to offer self-care tips and recommendations based on evidence-based research and literature from professionals in each field. It is not intended to diagnose or treat any specific medical condition. Please consult with your healthcare provider before making any health-related decisions.
In today’s fast-paced world, taking care of yourself matters more than ever — and technology makes it easier to build self-care into your daily routine. The apps and devices below can help you track physical activity, sleep better, and support your mental and cognitive health.
A curated library of the top mobile applications and wearable devices for sleep, mental, and cognitive health.
A sophisticated tool that helps you understand and improve your sleep through intelligent tracking and personalized insights — sleep tracking, smart alarms, sleep analysis, snore detection, trends, heart rate monitoring, sleep notes, and more.
A digital tool that helps you manage and improve your sleep using evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) techniques.
Created for everyone — including Veterans and Service members — to help manage insomnia. Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).
A comprehensive tool to improve sleep quality with sleep tracking, sleep sounds and music, a smart alarm, a sleep diary, sleep coaching, and more.
A scientifically-backed tool that improves sleep quality with personalized insights and recommendations — sleep tracking, score, goals, sleep environment analysis, and more.
A comprehensive sleep tracking and analysis tool with sleep tracking, analysis, intelligent alarms, audio recordings, heart rate monitoring, and more.
Designed to improve sleep quality through a wide range of relaxing and soothing audio content.
Developed to help Veterans, Service members, and others learn to practice mindfulness through a gradual, self-guided training program.
Provides support and resources for cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), helping you learn and apply CBT techniques for managing stress, anxiety, and other mental health challenges.
Helps you manage stress and cope with emotional difficulties — distraction tools, relaxation techniques (breathing, meditation, muscle relaxation), coping tools, inspiration, problem-solving, and crisis support resources.
A portable stress-management tool with detailed information on the effects of stress, plus instructions and practice exercises for diaphragmatic breathing.
A comprehensive wellness tool for mental health and well-being through mindfulness and meditation — it also helps with sleep. Offers a free two-week trial.
A #1 mental health app designed to help you develop healthy sleep habits, manage stress, and cultivate a sense of calm in daily life.
Helps you learn about PTSD, take care of yourself, and manage your relationship with a loved one or children — including how to help your loved one get the treatment they deserve.
Helps you learn about and manage symptoms that often occur after trauma — tools for tracking symptoms, managing stress, and education on dealing with PTSD.
Created for partners who want to improve their relationship and explore new ways to connect — including relationship information specific to couples living with PTSD.
A Department of Veterans Affairs app designed to help you manage anger and irritability.
From Posit Science — the most rigorous brain-training program available, backed by more than 100 scientific papers showing benefits for memory, focus, executive function, and more.
A brain-training program to improve focus, memory, speaking ability, processing speed, math skills, and more — with a personalized program that adjusts over time.
An interactive game and brain-exercise app that sharpens cognitive ability — boosting short-term memory and up to 22 other skills like focus, concentration, processing speed, and reaction time.
A fun, interactive way to train your brain, used by over 100 million people — games designed to exercise memory, speed, flexibility, and problem-solving.
Improves cognitive function and mental health through brain-training exercises and games — a great way to test and train your brain with quick challenges.
Wearable devices have advanced significantly in recent years, offering a wide range of biofeedback features that provide valuable insight into your health and how it interacts with your environment. Below are the wearables I found most valid and reliable based on recent clinical trials. You can review one of the most recent studies at this link to inform your device selection.
Advanced stress and sleep tracking using heart rate variability (HRV) and electrodermal activity (EDA) sensors — real-time stress detection, guided breathing, mindfulness sessions, and detailed stress scores. Automatically monitors sleep stages, duration, and quality, with sleep scores and personalized recommendations in the Fitbit app.
Advanced stress and sleep tracking via HRV monitoring, with real-time insights and guided mindfulness exercises. Monitors light, deep, and REM sleep plus duration and quality, offering detailed analysis and personalized recommendations through the Sleep and Health apps.
Comprehensive stress and sleep tracking using HRV and continuous heart rate monitoring, with guided breathing exercises. Tracks sleep stages, duration, and quality, providing detailed sleep reports and personalized recommendations via the Fitbit app.
Excels at tracking stress and sleep with advanced precision — measuring HRV, continuous heart rate, and body temperature for readiness scores. Comprehensive sleep analysis covers sleep stages, duration, restfulness, nocturnal heart rate, and respiratory rate, all synced to the Oura app.
Comprehensive stress and sleep features — HRV-based stress scores, relaxation reminders, and guided breathing. Monitors sleep stages, duration, and quality with detailed reports, plus Pulse Ox monitoring and advanced sleep analytics in the Garmin Connect app.
A sophisticated wearable that excels at tracking stress and sleep using HRV and continuous heart rate monitoring — strain levels and daily exertion data to balance stress and recovery. Monitors sleep stages, duration, disturbances, and efficiency with detailed reports and personalized recommendations.
Uses advanced EEG sensors to monitor brainwave activity in real time — identifying periods of calm, focus, and stress with immediate audio feedback. The Muse S model adds sleep tracking of brain activity, heart rate, and movement, with detailed reports in the Muse app.
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