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We don’t learn much from success, but we learn a lot from failure.
Embrace those lessons and move forward.
You’ve got this, we believe in you and all you are!

^{In this series, we explore common thinking patterns (cognitive biases) that can limit well-being and practice loosening its grip to empower our thoughts, increase resilience, and live to the fullest.}

Our brains estimate likelihood based on what comes to mind quickly. This is called the availability heuristic: if something is easy to recall, we assume it’s more common or likely than it actually is.

This can be especially influenced by recent experiences, emotional events, or what we see frequently (like news or social media). It can narrow our view of life, but, with awareness we can expand possibility and opportunity.

Common ways the availability heuristic shows up:
• 📱 Assuming something is common because you’ve seen it online often
• 😬 Believing a negative outcome is likely because it happened recently
• 🧠 Overestimating risks based on vivid or emotional examples
• 🔁 Replaying one experience and expecting it to repeat
• ⚠️ Feeling heightened anxiety based on what’s top of mind

Ways to gently bring in perspective:
• 📊 Ask: “How common is this actually?” or “What else is possible?”
• 🧠 Separate what feels likely from what is possible
• 🔍 Look for broader or more balanced information
• 💬 Remind yourself: “One example doesn’t equal a pattern”
• 💙 Ground yourself in the present moment

Just because something is easy to recall doesn’t mean it’s likely to happen. Your mind is highlighting, not reading a set future.

✅ Action step: The next time something feels likely, pause and ask: “Is this based on facts or what’s most available in my mind?”

^{Love, Lola Graham}

If you ever want to make time slow down, then just do a plank. It can make a minute feel like 10.

Planks are a good way to challenge core stability and strength, but once you can do a plank for a minute, then you should be adding some difficulty to keep challenging yourself. If you struggle to do a plank, then I also share a way to scale it until you can do a full plank from your toes.

In this video, I also share some cues to help you do a plank the right way.

Click here to watch the video and learn some plank regressions & progressions.

^{By: Joshua Graham}

^{A gentle invitation to integrate lived experience with kindness, perspective, and care.}

If you viewed yourself through loving eyes, what would stand out as admirable?

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