Maggie Mae

I've been intermittent fasting for probably 7 years now. there's been tons of research done on why you shouldn't be constantly eating - but what about for your mind? what if you didn't feed your mind with information all day long? what would happen? https://t.co/is8PMk8Kpi

we’re terrified of being directionless. we pathologize stillness. we treat confusion like a flaw in the system instead of a sign that the system no longer fits. especially in wellness culture — where even healing becomes a brand strategy. you’re expected to optimize your nervous system, journal your limiting beliefs, and manifest your next season, ... See more

The tool I use is Dan Siegel’s window of tolerance which is the space in which we can put up with intensity and arousal without becoming dysregulated. In our windows, we can meet unwanteds head-on without getting distressed. It takes practice, but you can increase your ability to be grounded and calm even when your trauma is being triggered. This m... See more

The aMCC has been shown to be central to willpower, and according to neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, it’s “the seat of the will to live.” It grows when we do things we don’t want to do, and athletes and people who see themselves as continually overcoming challenges (i.e., they see themselves as resilient) have larger aMCCs, as do superagers. The gr... See more

the quiet rebellion of a little life

caitlyn

Dec 09, 2024

hello.

there’s a pervasive myth that has seeped into every corner of our current reality claiming that in order to have a meaningful life, we’re told that worth is measured in titles, achievements, and the scope of our influence. it’s a myth that demands endless striving, as though the only liv... See more

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