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Heart Breath Mind
Leah Lagos is a health and performance clinical psychologist who’s worked with numerous college and professional athletes. She specializes in in…
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Chris Irwin
Anxiety Rx
If anxiety is your thing, you should check out Russell Kennedy’s work. In addition to his book Anxiety Rx, he has a podcast of the same name. Wh…
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The Trauma Heart
In my upcoming article, I will discuss trauma. One of the best books I’ve read about this topic is The Trauma Heart by Judy Crane. I’m grateful …
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7 1/2 Lessons About the Brain
7 1/2 Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett is a fantastic little book that everyone should read. In 125 pages, she provides critical …
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The Myth of Normal
I think a great book to start 2024 with is The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté. One of the key learnings I had during my years navigating chronic i…
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Stolen Focus
My recent content has been about focus. I feel like, collectively, as a species, our increasing inability to focus on anything for more than a f…
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Chris Irwin
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The Obstacle Is the Way
This month’s book recommendation rounds out the trifecta of my Stoic starter pack. I consider Meditations the best source material and use The D…
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Meditations
I recommended The Daily Stoic in February as part of your morning routine.
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Why We Sleep
In Episode 14 of the RARE SENSE Podcast, I interviewed the “sleep genius,” Rob Sweetman. During that discussion, he mentioned Matthew Walker and…
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Chris Irwin
OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say?
How many of us have asserted that something is “unconstitutional” at some point in our lives? And yet, when was the last time you perused our fo…
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The Happiness Hypothesis
I’m going to keep it short and sweet this month. The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt details ten great ideas from ancient wisdom that sti…
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Breath
This month's article was about breathing and its importance to mind fitness.
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Chris Irwin
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