Welcome to Living Well Daily, the newsletter serving up tips to help you live a healthier, happier life.
In today’s edition:
💖Longevity & Wellness: The Simplest Movement Hack… EVER???
😊Mental / Emotional Well-Being: Tiny Sparks That Keep You Going
🧠 Inner Reps: A Guided Meditation “You’re Enough”
☀️Self-Care & Connection
🌱Trauma Healing: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn: Spotting Your Dominant Stress Responses (Day 3)
👇 And more good stuff!
Today’s Edition
You are a powerful person with a beautiful soul and heart (trust us, we are a good judge of character).
PS. You’re brilliant!
The Simplest Movement Hack… EVER???
Moving your body consistently is one of the best ways to maintain and improve your health. This doesn’t mean never sit down but it does mean don’t spend the majority of your time sitting down, get up. Move around and do things that are active.
Here is a great way to get yourself moving more.
The 5-minute rule…
Get at least 5 minutes of movement every hour you’re awake.
If you’re awake for 16 hours a day, that is 80 minutes of movement a day.
The majority of you probably do 5 minutes each hour without even trying (walking around your home, cooking, grocery shopping, etc.).
However, almost all of us have times or blocks during the day when we aren’t active. This is where it can come in handy as moving more can lower joint stiffness, increase blood flow, improve mood, lower stress and more!
✅ Action Step: Implement the 5-minute rule into the rest of your day and notice how it makes you feel physically, mentally and emotionally.
Tiny Sparks That Keep You Going
When life feels heavy, joy might feel far away, but it doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Enter micro-joys: fleeting, often-overlooked moments that spark a little lightness, warmth, or delight. These tiny glimmers don’t solve everything, but they remind us that good still exists, even in hard seasons.
What counts as a micro-joy?
🍓 A burst of flavor from fresh berries or the perfect cup of coffee
🐦 The sound of birdsong or wind moving through trees
💬 A kind text message, a stranger’s smile, or a shared laugh
🎶 A song that hits just right, even for 30 seconds
🌅 A moment of light: sun filtering through a window, candles flickering
Why they matter:
🥰They help balance your nervous system and increase emotional resilience
🧠They train your brain to notice what’s working, not just what’s wrong
🎉They create moments of presence, joy, and meaning - without needing a perfect day
✅ Action Step: Start a “Micro-Joy Notes” list in your phone. Every time you notice a little moment of goodness, jot it down. The act of noticing is the win. Let it remind you: not everything has to be big to be beautiful.
Today’s Guided Meditation
Steep in your enoughness.
It’s okay to let go of who you thought you had to be. Even when change feels scary, there’s deep joy in becoming who you truly are.
📖Journal Prompt:
Imagine your body was trying to have a loving conversation with you. What loving words would it say and share?
🌟Spark of Joy:
Listen to a favorite song — like when the chorus lifts your heart and makes your body move without thinking.
🦋Weekly Connection & Kindness Challenge:
🌺Bring Flowers to Someone
Handpicked wildflowers, store-bought, send an emoji, or homegrown. A little something to say I’m thinking of you. Not a flower person? Try a nice rock or a pretty leaf. As August is coming to an end, let’s connect with nature to share the love.
Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn: Spotting Your Dominant Stress Responses
These four responses are your nervous system’s ways of protecting you when it senses threat.
Day 3: Spotting Your Dominant Response
Notice your go-to pattern when stressed. Below are some example responses. Try to identify your most common response and add any descriptive words that help you see when it has been triggered.
🥊Fight: tension, irritability, quick to anger.
✈️Flight: restlessness, overworking, avoiding.
☃️Freeze: feeling numb, spaced out, stuck.
🦌Fawn: agreeing when you don’t mean it, prioritizing others over self.
Darling, don’t give up on yourself, you’re so worth it. Sending love 💕
Thank you for being here!
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With love and care,
Lola & Joshua | The Living Well Team
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