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Calm

How Solitude Helps Us Heal 

This brief animation explains how the places we feel least at home often provide us with the ability to feel most like ourselves. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • August 18, 2018
Anxiety

Why We Worry All the Time 

Do you worry seemingly as much as you inhale? In this animation from The School of Life, philosopher Alain de Botton talks about why we "catastrophize," and why some of us spend more time worrying than others. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • August 10, 2018
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Calm

The Importance of a Breakdown 

A breakdown can be inconvenient, but it comes with an important message. In this video from School of Life, philosopher Alain de Botton explains how breakdowns provide you with an opportunity to listen to what your body and mind really need. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • July 20, 2018
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Calm

To Be Happy, Fail and Try Again 

Actor Nick Offerman gave up perfection in favor of "halfway decent": leaning into the mistakes you make in pursuit of a discipline or craft that makes you happy. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • July 12, 2018
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