Stillness & Ink

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True nobility is being superior to your former self – Ernest Hemingway

This space is part practical, part personal.

Some days I share strategies that have shaped my approach to wellness—strength training, fueling for energy and muscle, mindset work, recovery tools, and biohacks that support real-life longevity. Other days I write from the heart—to work through the messy middle with curiosity, compassion, and a little grit.

New Here? Start with these two articles:
→Why I Started Life’ing Over 50—A Journey Back to Self
→4 Key Pillars for Aging Well – Because How you Age Matters

The latest articles will appear below each section—organized by theme—so you can start where you are and explore what speaks to you. Click any header to view more articles in that category.

• Grounding Mantras for When You Feel Untethered
• The Weight We Carry: How Emotions Live in the Body
• Breaking the Cycle: Healing Generational Trauma

• Creatine for the Long Game: Why It’s Not Just for Athletes
• The Meat Myth: How Fear, Politics, and Bad Science Misled a Generation

• Invisible in Research, Invisible in Care: The Research Gap That’s Costing Women Their Health
• Osteopenia or Osteoporosis? What to Do Next

• Stelo + Oura: A Comprehensive Metabolic Snapshot
• Microdosing Cannabis for Mood, Sleep & Focus – The Science Behind the ECS

• Life, Outside the Frame
• Anxiety Wasn’t My Identity. It Was a Signal.

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Each season, I’ll be sharing the small shifts, routines, and tweaks that are helping me feel more grounded, strong, and at ease. Think of it as a real-time check-in on what’s actually working.

• Late-night blogging — no phone, no pressure
• Having protein ready — quick bites during the day keep me steady
• Strength training 3 times week — even on the “meh” days (not overdoing it, not slacking)
• Texting one friend a day — connection without overwhelm
• Resting without guilt — because recovery is progress

“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” – Abraham Maslow