How to Make box breathing at a desk Actually Stick
If you have ever started box breathing at a desk with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Five Senses Grounding on a Busy Schedule
If you have ever started five senses grounding with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
Walking Meetings Alone: What to Do First
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what walking meetings alone can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
How to Make a worry window Actually Stick
There is a reason a worry window keeps coming up in conversations about Stress & Calm: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and payoff.…
Why progressive muscle relaxation Changes More Than You Expect
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what progressive muscle relaxation can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
Saying No Kindly on a Busy Schedule
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what saying no kindly can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and anyone…
Digital Sabbath Sundays: What to Do First
Most advice about digital sabbath Sundays falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
The Quiet Mistakes People Make With nature sounds at a desk
If you have ever started nature sounds at a desk with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
How to Make ten-minute meditation Actually Stick
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what ten-minute meditation can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Stretch Breaks Each Hour on a Busy Schedule
Most advice about stretch breaks each hour falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
A Week of stress journaling prompts: My Honest Notes
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what stress journaling prompts can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
The Quiet Mistakes People Make With calm corners at home
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what calm corners at home can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Tea As a Pause Button: What to Do First
Most advice about tea as a pause button falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
A Week of decluttering for a clear mind: My Honest Notes
There is a reason decluttering for a clear mind keeps coming up in conversations about Stress & Calm: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Breathing Before Hard Talks for Beginners: Start Small, Win Early
There is a reason breathing before hard talks keeps coming up in conversations about Stress & Calm: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Quiet Commutes Without Podcasts: What to Do First
If you have ever started quiet commutes without podcasts with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble…
Why yoga for tight shoulders Changes More Than You Expect
Most advice about yoga for tight shoulders falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
A Week of evening wind-down playlists: My Honest Notes
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what evening wind-down playlists can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
One-task Mornings: What to Do First
If you have ever started one-task mornings with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
The Two-minute Rule for Stress: What to Do First
There is a reason the two-minute rule for stress keeps coming up in conversations about Stress & Calm: it sits right at the crossing point between…