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Health & Vitality•7 min read
Feeling Off? Your Body Might Know Why.
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Connection to Self•7 min
Did We Get So Busy Adulting That We Forgot How to Have Fun?
At some point, many of us start believing play is just for kids. But research shows play is valuable for adults, too. Here’s what it can do for you, plus four simple steps to add more play into your week.
Connection to Others•7 min
Lessons on Staying Well: Wisdom From Those Who Had No Choice
A psychiatrist asked more than 130 people living with mental health conditions what keeps them well. Their answers, from paper plates to a dog’s schedule, apply to all of us.
Connection to Self•6 min
What If You Treated Your Habits Like Experiments?
Most quick fixes fail and leave us blaming ourselves. Here’s how to test what works for you with one small, 14-day experiment, the way a scientist would.
Start with a pillar
- Connection to Self28 resources →
Understanding your internal state, emotions, and nervous system so you can intentionally respond to life instead of constantly reacting to it.
- Connection to Others5 resources →
Building meaningful relationships, empathy, and support systems. Humans are biologically hardwired to regulate stress through connection, meaning resilience cannot be built in isolation.
- Health & Vitality9 resources →
Prioritizing sleep, daily movement, and nutrition. You cannot out-think exhaustion, so your mental resilience can only rise as high as your physical foundation allows.
- Foundations13 resources →
The core ideas behind mental fitness and the simplest daily habits for building it, starting from zero.
Health & Vitality•6 min
A Psychiatrist’s Most Overlooked Prescription
A psychiatrist explains why sleep, exercise and food often come before medication in his practice, and how to keep those habits going after motivation fades.
Connection to Self•7 min
You Said You’d Stop. So Why Are You Still Doing It?
Knowing better rarely breaks a habit. Learn why wanting can outlast enjoyment, and try a five-step agency reset built on deciding before the moment arrives.
New•30 min
Before You Fix Your Mind, Check Your Body: Sleep, Movement, and Fuel for Mental Health
Connection to Self•41 min
The Play Paradox: Why Adults Stop Having Fun and How to Start Again
Guest Interview•49 min
What This Harvard Psychiatrist Missed for 40 Years
Connection to Self•46 min
Don’t Fix Yourself, Create Yourself: The 14-Day Self-Experiment for Mental Fitness