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Finding Purpose in Your Work—Without Going Broke
existential health, occupational health Michelle Porter 8/8/25 existential health, occupational health Michelle Porter 8/8/25

Finding Purpose in Your Work—Without Going Broke

Purposeful work and financial stability are not mutually exclusive. But if you want to make it work, you need a plan.

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The Everyday Life You Live Is the Legacy You Leave: Are You Living in Alignment With Your Core Values?
deep health, existential health Michelle Porter 8/7/25 deep health, existential health Michelle Porter 8/7/25

The Everyday Life You Live Is the Legacy You Leave: Are You Living in Alignment With Your Core Values?

Legacy is not just about what you leave behind; it’s about how you live your life today.

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Rise and Shine: How Morning Exercise Can Improve Focus for the ADHD Brain
physical health, fitness Michelle Porter 8/6/25 physical health, fitness Michelle Porter 8/6/25

Rise and Shine: How Morning Exercise Can Improve Focus for the ADHD Brain

The morning exercise dopamine hit to improve your focus work.

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What You DO Have Control Over: Reclaiming Your Power in a Stressful World
deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 8/5/25 deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 8/5/25

What You DO Have Control Over: Reclaiming Your Power in a Stressful World

While we can’t control everything, we can control how we navigate life’s chaos.

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Make Better Decisions: Long-Term Strategic Planning Over Short-term Problem-Solving
deep health, goals & planning Michelle Porter 8/4/25 deep health, goals & planning Michelle Porter 8/4/25

Make Better Decisions: Long-Term Strategic Planning Over Short-term Problem-Solving

When caught up in immediate stressors, it’s easy to focus only on the short-term—reacting to problems rather than proactively planning for the future.

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Mid-Life Crisis or Mid-Life Awakening? The Messy Truth About Radical Change
deep health, existential health Michelle Porter 8/1/25 deep health, existential health Michelle Porter 8/1/25

Mid-Life Crisis or Mid-Life Awakening? The Messy Truth About Radical Change

Mid-life is a tipping point making the realization unavoidable: time is finite. This is why major life changes tend to happen. It’s not about losing control—it’s about finally taking control in a way that’s long overdue.

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Reclaiming Your Power: How to Rise After Failure, Loss, and Humbling Defeats
deep health, emotional health Michelle Porter 7/31/25 deep health, emotional health Michelle Porter 7/31/25

Reclaiming Your Power: How to Rise After Failure, Loss, and Humbling Defeats

Even when everything has crumbled, even when you feel like you have nothing left, you are still powerful.

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Analysis Paralysis: Thinking So Much You Do Nothing
deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/29/25 deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/29/25

Analysis Paralysis: Thinking So Much You Do Nothing

Analysis paralysis is the state of overthinking to the point where you can’t make a decision—or take action.

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Don't Accept Less Than You Deserve: Breaking Free from Limiting Beliefs and Claiming Your Worth
deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/28/25 deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/28/25

Don't Accept Less Than You Deserve: Breaking Free from Limiting Beliefs and Claiming Your Worth

Often, we convince ourselves that we shouldn’t ask for more—but selling ourselves short has real consequences.

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The Planning Fallacy: Why Overachievers Keep Underestimating How Long Things Take and How to Fix It Before It Wrecks Your Schedule
deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/24/25 deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/24/25

The Planning Fallacy: Why Overachievers Keep Underestimating How Long Things Take and How to Fix It Before It Wrecks Your Schedule

This cognitive bias makes us underestimate how long tasks take, overcommit, and set ourselves up for failure.

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Stress is Actually Contagious: Science-Backed Strategies to Protect Yourself from Other People’s Stress
stress & burnout, deep health Michelle Porter 7/23/25 stress & burnout, deep health Michelle Porter 7/23/25

Stress is Actually Contagious: Science-Backed Strategies to Protect Yourself from Other People’s Stress

Stress is contagious. It spreads like a virus through workplaces, relationships, and even the news you consume. But you don’t have to catch it.

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Cognitive Dissonance: When Your Brain Battles Itself With Conflicting Beliefs
deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/22/25 deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/22/25

Cognitive Dissonance: When Your Brain Battles Itself With Conflicting Beliefs

Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort we feel when our actions, beliefs, or values contradict each other.

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Starting Over in Life: You’re Not Starting Over, You’re Starting Again—This Time With More Experience and Knowledge
deep health, goals & planning Michelle Porter 7/21/25 deep health, goals & planning Michelle Porter 7/21/25

Starting Over in Life: You’re Not Starting Over, You’re Starting Again—This Time With More Experience and Knowledge

Success, we’re told, is the reward for checking the right boxes. But life rarely unfolds this way.

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No More Regrets: How to Bet on Yourself and Live Without 'Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda'
deep health, existential health Michelle Porter 7/18/25 deep health, existential health Michelle Porter 7/18/25

No More Regrets: How to Bet on Yourself and Live Without 'Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda'

For people at the end of life, the most common and deepest regrets stem from acts of omission—the things they didn't do.

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Time Blindness: Do You Have Difficulty in Perceiving and Managing Time Effectively?
deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/17/25 deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/17/25

Time Blindness: Do You Have Difficulty in Perceiving and Managing Time Effectively?

Time blindness is more than just poor time management. It’s a cognitive bias that leads us to consistently underestimate how long tasks take.

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Fear of Missing Out (FOMO): The Grass is Always Greener
deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/15/25 deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/15/25

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO): The Grass is Always Greener

At its core, FOMO is a form of loss aversion. Your brain is wired to avoid regret more than it is to seek happiness.

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The Importance of Trying and Failing: Don't Look Back at 80 and Wish You Had Just Gone for It
deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/14/25 deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/14/25

The Importance of Trying and Failing: Don't Look Back at 80 and Wish You Had Just Gone for It

For many people, the fear of failure is not just about failing itself—it’s about being seen failing.

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Live a Life That Makes You Feel Fully Alive: Having Purpose is Key to a Fulfilling Life
deep health, existential health Michelle Porter 7/11/25 deep health, existential health Michelle Porter 7/11/25

Live a Life That Makes You Feel Fully Alive: Having Purpose is Key to a Fulfilling Life

It’s about knowing what lights you up and aligning your daily life with those passions and values.

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Choice Overload (Paradox of Choice): The More Options, The More Chaos
deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/10/25 deep health, mental health Michelle Porter 7/10/25

Choice Overload (Paradox of Choice): The More Options, The More Chaos

Choice overload, also known as the paradox of choice—is when too many options leave you paralyzed rather than empowered.

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Stress Is Contagious: How to Protect Your Energy in a World Full of Stressors
stress & burnout, mental health Michelle Porter 7/8/25 stress & burnout, mental health Michelle Porter 7/8/25

Stress Is Contagious: How to Protect Your Energy in a World Full of Stressors

Stress isn’t just something we feel—it’s something we transmit. Stress is contagious, and science backs this up.

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