by selena | Nov 30, 2025 | Wellness & Healing, Yoga & Meditation Retreats
By David M. At 52 years old, getting laid off from the manufacturing company where I’d worked for sixteen years felt like losing my identity. One Tuesday morning in a conference room, sixteen years as operations manager ended in twenty minutes. For the first...
by selena | Nov 28, 2025 | Wellness & Healing
By Kei, Financial Analyst At 4:30 AM in Singapore, finishing Ashtanga practice before markets opened. Eight years of disciplined yoga, several 10-day Vipassana retreats, successful career in asset management, therapy for “high-functioning depression.”...
by selena | Nov 27, 2025 | Wellness & Healing, Yoga & Meditation Retreats
By Yuki M., Senior Accountant This is being written from the airport in Denpasar, waiting for the flight back to reality, still processing the past week. As a senior accountant on the CPA partner track at a regional nonprofit firm, my life revolves around...
by selena | Nov 26, 2025 | Wellness & Healing
By Keiko, Child Welfare Social Worker Six months ago, I couldn’t sit in stillness before walking into a home visit. I couldn’t control the anxiety that came with every case file. As a child welfare social worker carrying eight years of vicarious trauma,...
by selena | Nov 25, 2025 | Activities & Experiences, Wellness & Healing
By Jane M, Elementary Music Teacher The 15-minute drive between Lincoln Elementary and Oakwood Primary used to be the worst part of my day. Mentally rehearsing which classes had been difficult yesterday, wondering if I’d forgotten materials at the last building,...
by selena | Nov 24, 2025 | Wellness & Healing
By Tomás, Restaurant Line Cook My name is Tomás, and I’m a line cook at an upscale farm-to-table restaurant in the city. Three months ago, if you’d told me I’d be writing about mental health and actually meaning it, I would’ve laughed you out...
