It’s been a few months since I last posted, and that’s because I’ve been directing all of my writing energy towards a new and unexpected project: a book! I hadn’t planned to write a book until the exact moment I could picture myself doing it. And once that happened, I felt compelled to do it. Part of me felt like it might be a crazy idea, but somehow it just made sense. If there’s one thing I've learned about myself in the past few years, it’s that when I set a goal and have

Last week, I started a short series on the 7 universal needs that are essential to your well-being, and talked specifically about three of these, health, leisure, and autonomy, which I group together as the fundamental lifestyle and well-being needs. To recap, when you pay attention to and care for your own needs, you are regulating your nervous system, which allows you to stay more calm and centered. This leaves you feeling more energetic and increases your capacity to make