Welcome to Living Well Daily, the newsletter serving up tips to help you live a healthier, happier life.
In today’s edition:
💖Longevity: Health Snack Ideas
😊Mental / Emotional Health: What if Failing Could Make You Stronger
🧠 Inner Reps: Mindfulness & Gratitude
☀️Self-Care & Connection
🌱Trauma Healing: Masking (Day 4 of 5)
👇 And more good stuff!
Today’s Edition
Hey there, you bada$$! Your uniqueness is a breath of fresh air, don’t ever hold back on being you! Your authenticity is needed. Sending love and keep being you!
Healthy Snack Ideas
On Monday this week, we talked about how ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) can impact your health and how it can be useful to integrate more whole foods.
One place people struggle with cutting back on UPFs is typically in their snacks, so here are 5 healthier snack ideas for you.
🍉Fruit with unsweetened Greek yogurt
🥕Carrot sticks with hummus
🫛Edamame
🍞Whole-grain toast with peanut butter and banana
🥒Sliced cucumber with salt and pepper
Cutting down on UPFs doesn’t mean you can never eat them it means making substitutions to help balance how much you are eating.
For the majority of people, a healthy diet means having balance and eating like a modern human, not like some dude on social media who eats off a cutting board instead of a plate.
✅ Action step: have a healthier snack today :)
What If Failing Could Make You Stronger?
Failure stings, but avoiding it keeps us stuck. When we treat every misstep like proof that we’re not good enough, we miss out on growth. One way to loosen the grip of fear of failure is by practicing small, safe “failures” and learning to respond with kindness instead of criticism. Just like working out builds physical strength, tiny failures build your emotional resilience muscle.
Why this works:
🧠 Fear of failure is often overgeneralized. Your brain sometimes treats every risk like it’s high-stakes, even when it’s not.
💪 Resilience grows through reps. The more you survive little slip-ups without shame, the more confident you become in your ability to bounce back.
🧡 Self-kindness rewires the experience. When you fail and still speak gently to yourself, you reshape how your mind processes “mistakes.”
🧪 Low-stakes experiments help. Trying something new (even a recipe, hobby, or idea you might “mess up”) can help normalize imperfection.
✅ Action Step: Choose one low-pressure thing to try this week where it’s okay to flop a little. (Think: a new workout class, a new recipe, or posting something online.) If it doesn’t go how you hoped, pause and practice saying something kind to yourself like, “It’s okay to learn as I go.”
Today’s Mental and Emotional Workout:
Practicing gratitude has been shown to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Saying “no” creates room for your deeper “yes.” Every “no” makes space for what matters most. Let go of the guilt, respect your boundaries, and embrace the power of a meaningful “yes” and “no.”
📖Journal Prompt:
What emotions do you feel most in your life right now? If those emotions were messengers, what would they be trying to tell you? Is there one you want to honor with a small kindness today?
🌟Spark of Joy:
Whisper “thank you” as you sip a favorite drink — like when your morning coffee fills you with warmth and energy for the day ahead.
🦋Weekly Connection & Kindness Challenge:
Send a Gratitude Message: Text, email, or DM someone to let them know you appreciate them and why.
Masking
Masking is a common coping mechanism after trauma. This week’s series helps you notice, understand, and begin to soften the mask.
Day 4: Exploring Safe Unmasking
Unmasking doesn’t have to happen all at once, small, intentional moments can build safety and self-trust.
💌Identify 1–2 people or spaces where you feel safest (or start practicing with yourself first).
🎈Practice sharing something true about how you feel in those settings.
🧸Notice how your body responds: relief, anxiety, or both are normal. Be kind and gentle with yourself, taking it as slow as needed.
Darling, don’t give up on yourself, you’re so worth it. Sending love 💕
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Lola & Joshua | The Living Well Team
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