The Great World Race & the Remarkable 7-Day Journey of Ellen Hunter Gans

The waiver for Antarctica was not especially comforting. In fact, according to Ellen Hunter Gans, it essentially boiled down to a simple message: if something goes wrong on the frozen continent, you're on your own. For many people, such a warning would serve as a compelling reason to stay home. For Gans, a lifelong traveler, writer, mother, and increasingly ambitious…

Why This Exercise Deserves a Spot in Your Workout

The Dumbbell Lateral Lunge Most people train in straight lines. We squat up and down, lunge forward, walk forward, run forward, and for a lot of us, lean forward at a desk during our work day. But everyday life—and most sports—require us to move through multiple planes of movement. That’s why I’m a big fan of the dumbbell lateral lunge.…

The Body Mind Connection: Money Won’t Make You Happy

Many people spend much of their lives pursuing more money. We tell ourselves that if we could just earn a little more, save a little more, or buy a few more things, happiness would finally arrive. While financial stability is certainly important, the evidence is clear: beyond meeting our basic needs, more money does not automatically lead to greater happiness,…

The Wellness Reframe: Beyond the Scale

When did a three-digit number become the boss of us? My clothes have been lying to me. Or maybe — finally — they've been telling the truth. Last spring, I pulled on a pair of jeans I hadn't worn since before I got serious about strength training. They didn't fit. I nearly spiraled — until I realized they were tight…

Tech Life with Taino: Handling Information Overload

More information in a day than in a lifetime Some studies estimate that the average person today processes or gets exposed to more information in a day than a person would come across in their whole life a few hundred years ago. But we still have the same brain. And the production of information has increased around 50,000 times just…

The Body Mind Connection: Beyond the Diploma

Stoic Lessons for Life’s Next Chapter Graduation is often described as the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. It is a moment filled with excitement, uncertainty, pride, and reflection. Whether graduating from high school, college, graduate school, or a professional program, people naturally begin thinking about the future, their identity, and what success truly means. While graduation…

The Wellness Reframe: Stop Getting Ready to Live Your Life

When you’re focused on crushing the path, you miss the point of walking it. A stretch of the Camino taught me the difference. The Mistake I Made in Spain In 2022, Bill and I walked one leg, a 17-mile stretch, of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. I showed up the way I show up to most things — ready…

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