You booked the massage. You took the bubble bath. You bought the journal with the gold lettering. You carved out 45 minutes on a Sunday morning while your partner handled the baby, and you sat in a...

Long before Paul E Skidmore III worked in sales, he spent years behind bars across Tampa learning how people communicate. Bartending may seem far removed from account management, but both careers depend on...

From Charlotte Courts to Chapel Hill classrooms. Matthew Stiles grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, where sports and music were both important parts of his early life. He was captain of his high school...

Burnout is commonly defined as “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation, usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration.” But this dictionary definition only tells part of...

Your organization may have competitive pay, flexible working, wellbeing initiatives, and a carefully designed employee retention strategy. Yet if people experience poor leadership every day, those investments...

Most of us meet trauma on two fronts. There is our mind, the memories that replay, the stories we tell ourselves, and the beliefs that subtly wire in. There is our body, a nervous system that learns to be on...

Most founders know how to pitch, but few know how to fight. There is a difference. Business has become increasingly polished, but pressure removes the polish. That is where Founder Arena begins.

A full-ride Division I commitment. 1,000+ career points. All-State recognition. Academic excellence. One young woman changing what the next generation believes is possible.

You walk into the room; your face and hair look fabulous, your suit is popping, and the arch supports in your block-heel pumps feel perfect. Within seconds, your nervous system feels and registers a weighted...

There are few things more effective at making you question your life choices than stepping into an ice-cold shower first thing in the morning. The water hits your skin. Your nervous system immediately objects.

What if the qualities you are most proud of – your independence, empathy, ambition, and ability to handle everything were not always just personality traits? For many women, being “the strong one” started long...

We live in a world that celebrates movement. Keep going. Push harder. Hustle more. Never stop. Somewhere along the way, we turned life into an endurance event where everyone seems to be competing for an imaginary...

Reducing your workload and taking time off are essential to recovering from burnout. But when your capacity still hasn’t returned, the missing piece may be how prolonged stress has affected your ability...

For many years, scientists believed the adult brain was largely fixed. Once we reached a certain age, it was assumed that our brain could no longer change significantly. We now know differently. Neuroplasticity is...

I am going to start with a confession. Before I understood the language of the nervous system, before I knew what somatic meant, before I had any of the frameworks I now work with every day, I was a health...

I walked home from the gym recently and got wolf-whistled. Nothing particularly remarkable happened. I didn't stop. I didn't confront anyone. I wasn't traumatised by it. I did what I imagine thousands...

In the modern corporate and entrepreneurial landscape, we hyperfocus on metrics of optimization. We track key performance indicators (KPIs), download time management applications, and hire elite...

I have spent years talking about the power of mindset. I believe deeply in our ability to change the way we think, challenge the stories we tell ourselves, and make intentional choices about how we...

“Back for sleep.” “Tummy time while awake.” When we put those two messages side by side, they can sound like competing instructions. They are not. They answer different questions, in different contexts...

Elena Hernandez-Cordova, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, behavioral health leader, educator, writer, and founder of Embrace Psychotherapy & Education, an integrative group psychotherapy and teaching...

Buying ad inventory on a publisher's site is a commitment. The budget goes to that site's audience, that site's content environment, and that site's ad infrastructure. If the site has low-quality...

There are probably hundreds of things you see every day that you don't actually see anymore. The building you pass on the way to work, the same person walking their dog in the morning, the coffee shop...

Clark Gallagher grew up in Oregon, where, like a lot of kids, he tried his hand at different sports. None of them really stuck. He was not the fastest or strongest athlete on the field, and eventually he...

Simple ways to reduce overwhelm, support nervous-system regulation, clear mental clutter, and stay connected as your family returns to routine. September often feels like a fresh start. New school year...