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Does Stress Affect Your Heart? The Burnout-Body Link
Burnout isn't just mental — chronic stress has a real, researched connection to heart health. Here's what the research says, and what actually helps.
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Why Is Digital Detox Easier in Nature? Here’s the Science
Digital detox feels easier outdoors, not because your willpower gets stronger there — nature removes the cues it has to fight. Here's the real mechanism.
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Walking, But Differently
A reflective essay on walking with others in midlife, guided walks, spring mornings, and the wellbeing benefits of slowing down outdoors in nature.
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The Dopamine Hunt: Small Things That Lift My Mood When Motivation Is Low
When motivation felt low, I started a simple dopamine hunt. Small, everyday things that lifted my mood, supported ADHD awareness, and helped me feel more like myself again in midlife.
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Slow Movement in January: Gentle Yoga and Walking for Winter Wellbeing
Why January movement feels different, and how gentle yoga and walking can support a slower, kinder return to movement through winter.
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What I’m putting in next year’s diary and quietly starting now
Reflections on writing things down, choosing a word of intention, and beginning the year ahead with less pressure.
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Autumn Reset: Simple Midlife Self-Care & September Reflections
Discover small, simple shifts for autumn self-care and midlife wellbeing - from protecting white space to a magical floating soundbath.
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Setting Boundaries With People & Things In your Life
\\This is an excerpt from a chapter on boundary setting in my upcoming book\\ You're going to have people or things in your life that probably make it easy to let your guard down, which is a great feeling and how I pictu
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Sticking To Your Goals
So, it's the time of year again when most people are setting up resolutions that they will quickly give up a few weeks later. We've all done it. The new year comes around, we have this burst of energy and inspiration to
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Letter To My Younger Self, part two
You may be asking, where the heck is part one? Well... I wrote it many many years ago herehttps://viewsfromamaninthe6ix.wordpress.com/2015/03/25/a-letter-to-my-younger-self/. I figured it could be good to revisit what I'