Welcome to Living Well Daily, the newsletter serving up tips to help you live a joyful, healthier life.

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We are sending you so much love and a big hug your way. You matter, and we appreciate you very much.

Perfectionism convinces us we’ll feel safe or confident once things are perfect. But the finish line keeps moving. It’s exhausting. “Good enough” is not settling, it’s choosing what matters most. It means protecting your energy, your joy, your mind, and your time. The truth is: 95% effort often creates the same (or better) results than trying to perfect something endlessly. And it frees up energy to live your life. The constant drive for perfectionism can fuel shame, get you caught in unrealistic expectations, and can lead to burnout. You deserve to do more (instead of spending more time on one thing), to have more rest, and to know that you’re worthy even when things are perfect. See where you can adopt a “good enough” attitude to reduce anxiety and let go of energy drains.

🌟 How to practice “good enough”

✅ Action Step: Today, finish one task at “good enough.” Release it. Celebrate it. Move on.

Last week, we talked about your core and core stability and why that is important, but your core isn’t designed to be some immobile thing; it is also designed for movement, including core flexion.

Core flexion is the act of rounding and curling your spine. If you move your chest closer to your hips, that is core flexion. It plays a key role in spinal support, trunk control, and force transfer. 

Core flexion helps strengthen the rectus abdominis (the “six-pack” muscle), which helps you brace, stabilize your spine, protect your lower back, and efficiently generate power for everyday movement like sitting up out of bed, lifting groceries, or controlling posture.

Many people avoid core flexion because they’ve heard it’s “bad for your back,” but when performed with good form and load management, flexion is both safe, functional and important! Your spine is meant to move, not stay rigid.

Some great ways to train core flexion:

✅ Action step: Do at least 2 sets of a core flexion exercise each week. 

Trauma often brings invisible losses of innocence, trust, safety, time, relationships, or opportunities. Grief honors those losses and creates space for healing. This week is about validating grief and learning gentle ways to move with it.

Healing doesn’t mean the grief disappears, it means you learn to carry it with tenderness instead of isolation. Grief can deepen your capacity for connection, compassion, and presence. You are allowed to keep living, to rebuild, to create meaning, even while carrying what was lost. Your grief is part of your story, and your healing is too. It’s perfectly natural to have moments where grief feels far away and others where it’s closer. Honor your cycles with kindness and care.

^{Darling, don’t give up on yourself, you’re so worth it. Sending love} 💕

What is a boundary you wish you could set? What fear stands between you and that boundary?

Let a memory make you smile… bring forward a moment that once warmed your heart and let it warm you again, even just one degree.

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With love and care,

Lola & Joshua | The Living Well Team

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