About Alicia Sparks
Alicia Sparks is a freelance writer and editor and the creator of WritingSpark.com, where she blogs to help new freelance writers get their quills in the pot, so to speak. Among animal rights, music, and physical wellness, her passions include mental health and advocacy. Here at Psych Central she works as Syndication Editor as well as authors Your Body, Your Mind, Unleash Your Creativity, and World of Psychology's weekly "Psychology Around the Net."
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Articles by Alicia Sparks:
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15 Sneaky Ways to Squeeze in Exercise When You Just Don’t Have Time
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3 Reminders for Keeping Your Body & Mind Healthy Amid COVID-19
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3 Foolproof Ways to Screw Up Your Fitness Goals
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Broken Hearts and Grief Bacon: How Likely Are You to Gain Weight After a Breakup?
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How to Help Your Body and Mind Adjust to the Time Change
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6 Steps to Motivate Yourself When You’re Out of Shape
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3 Signs Your Gym Isn’t Mental Health Friendly
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New Research Links Air Pollution to Mental Illness in Children
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How Exercise Benefits Overweight and Obese Individuals’ Brains
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Want to Stick to Your Goals? Develop a Mantra
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The Best Time to Shower for Improved Sleep
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How to Safely Exercise Outdoors During the Summer Months
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Can Exercise Really Make You Smarter?
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New Rx: Get Two Hours a Week of Nature for Optimal Health & Wellbeing
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Teasing Children Won’t Help Them Lose Weight
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When Exercise Makes Your Anxiety Worse
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Create a Stronger Sense of Purpose for a Healthier Life
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Healthier People Have a Stronger Sense of Life Purpose
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3 Things You Can Lose at the Gym (That AREN’T Body Weight!)
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5 Resources to Learn About Body Dysmorphic Disorder
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POLL: Should You Take a Vacation From Exercising?
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Men and Body Image: Are Their Reasons the Same as Women’s?
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“All You Had to Do Was Ask”
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Project Semicolon: Your Story Isn’t Over Yet
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#ThrowbackThursday: 5 Ways to Celebrate the Summer Solstice
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5 Ways to Make Exercise as Painless as Possible
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Never Miss an Opportunity to Encourage Others
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What the Elliptical Taught Me About Letting People In
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3 Crucial Factors You MUST Look for in a Yoga Studio
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Top 5 Fitness Myths (And the Facts That CRUSH Them!)
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My Favorite Fitness Quote: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable!
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Before and After Pictures: A Portrait of Your Mind
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Lena Dunham On Exercise: “It Ain’t About the Ass”
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3 Super Simple Tips to Get Out of Your Rut…FOR GOOD!
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15 Quotes About Beauty to Live By
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The Best Healthy Living Advice I’ve Ever Gotten
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Life Hack: 9 Ways to Start Running
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Eating Disorders Awareness: “I Had No Idea…”
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POLL: Before-and-After Pictures: More Harm Than Good?
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Feeling a Little Unfit? 13 Reasons NOT to Get in Shape
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National Wear Red Day: 3 Ways Women Can Combat Heart Disease
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Life Hack: 15 Ways to Repurpose an Old Yoga Mat
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8 Resources for Clean Eating (& Improving Mental Health!)
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How to Overcome the Panic and Anxiety of Joining a Gym
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Top 12 Your Body, Your Mind Posts of 2014
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10 Mindful Quotes to Get You Through the Holidays
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Learn to Let Go This Holiday Season
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10 Journaling Prompts for the Mind and Body Conscious
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How to Stop Feeling Guilty Over Others’ Accomplishments
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Thanksgiving Meditation: Giving Thanks vs. Being Thankful