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The vagus nerve
I liked this idea that we have something like a secret piano key, under our skin, to press internally to calm us down. Or like a musical string to pluck. I Now Suspect the Vagus Nerve Is the Key to Well-being – The Cut TLDR: There’s this huge nerve that goes through your whole body,…
99 Red Balloons: a meditation.
My favorite meditation for just about any situation goes like this: I unfocus my eyes, look slightly downward. I take a deep, slow breath. I close my eyes on the exhale. Whatever I am feeling or thinking, I watch it, listen to it. There are usually many thoughts and feelings, so I take the strongest…
Managing unwanted feelings
I have a confession to make: I’m jealous. A lot of the time. And I hate it. I have jealousy over people doing their jobs better than I do mine, jealousy over mad skills, jealousy of engineers who make it look so easy to jam code into stuff and make it work. Jealousy about people…
Here to help (part-time at least)
One of my favorite things is helping people talk through their problems, issues, relationship troubles, friend troubles, etc. I’ve always wanted to write an “Ask Alice” type column, but I wrote a blog once (in high school, about my boy troubles) and eventually that hurt people because I was a little too fast and loose…
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Hi, I’m Lillie. Previously a magazine editor, I became a full-time mother and freelance writer in 2017. When I’m not spending time with my wonderful kids and husband, I love writing about my fascination with food, adventure, and living a healthy and organized life!
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