Kaitlyn Carroll

Muscle: The Real Fountain of Youth

By Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Excerpted from Forever Strong: A New Science Based Strategy for Aging Well

My goal is nothing short of upending modern medicine with a refocus on muscle as the fountain of youth. In real life, it’s neither a fantastical elixir nor a miraculous curative. But muscle can still be a magic pill fo... See more

Instead of trying to force massive transformation through sheer will and a concerning number of journaling prompts, consider:

• Making friends with your current state (yes, even the messy parts)


• Experimenting with tiny changes


• Treating yourself like a fascinating science experiment instead of a problem to be solved


• Taking regular breaks from trying to f

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We collect healing modalities like they're Pokémon cards, each promising to fix whatever part of ourselves we've decided is defective this week. " Oh, you have childhood trauma? Have you tried this artisanal, small-batch, locally-sourced form of emotional self-flagellation?"

The real kicker? The vicious rumor that personal growth must feel like wre... See more

You don't need permission from your healed self to start living your life. You don't need to wait until your energy is perfectly aligned to trust your intuition.

I became the Nancy Drew of my own neuroses, desperately hunting for clues about what was "wrong" with me. Like a spiritual hypochondriac, I diagnosed myself with everything from "ancestral wounds" to "money blocks" to "inner child trauma" to “low self worth.” I grew convinced that if I excavated myself enough, I would find the missing link that was... See more

I can't ignore the fire I feel in my heart to bridge our personal symptom healing with the collective liberation we're here to create.

Because how we heal—how we relate to our bodies— shapes the future we build on earth.

What does your healing have to do with liberation?

Your orientation to your body is your orientation to nature.

We ARE nature. Ho... See more

the real struggle of perfectionism isn’t the impossibility of perfection — it’s the constant feeling of failure.

I’ve long lived as if there’s a silent critic in the corner, watching and grading me. Is my kitchen clean? Do my pants fit? Did I complete everything on my to-do list? Did I journal, meditate, exercise? Did I try hard enough? Did I make ... See more