Self-Care & Stress Management

  • Virtuous Improvement Blog

    Article

    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.

    · 12 min read

  • Virtuous Improvement Blog

    Article

    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.

    · 15 min read

  • Mindful and Me Blog

    Article

    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.

    · 9 min read

  • The Unofficial Guide to Being an Adult

    Article

    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

    · 7 min read

  • The Unofficial Guide to Being an Adult

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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

    · 8 min read

  • The Unofficial Guide to Being an Adult

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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'

    · 11 min read