A newsletter for the thoughtful ☕️
A medley of resources and thoughts on wellness start-ups,
personal development, spiritual growth and philosophy.
Because without freedom, what good is success? As Seneca said, “Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.”
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Read More >How semantics can shape our minds, video games to help improve mental health, and frameworks on wellness.
Read More >New mental health product features at Apple, Snapchat, Google, Reddit. Nassim Taleb's take on success: self-respect. Journal prompts for philosophical meditation. A haiku about the moon 🍵
Read More >Cass is a community builder, entrepreneur, and yoga teacher currently based in Brooklyn, NY. As CEO and Co-Founder of The Cosmos, she creates transformative spaces for Asian womxn to get support for their self-healing and self-discovery journeys through intentional community.
Read More >Sharing mental health resources for people of color and ally-ship guides.
Read More >In this newsletter I share an announcement on The Wellness Wisdom Stack Website, the rise of Instagram and TikTok therapists, recent mental health start-up raises, and readings + recordings + tools activities that support your wellbeing.
Read More >Volume 12 of the Wellness Wisdom is a special one. I share a gift to the WW community and the articles, books, and videos that have changed my life
Read More >In this volume I talk about: Chinese philosophy on how slowing down = progress, tech start-ups moving our traditional emotional support systems online - from marriage to substance abuse, and updates from Naval, Harry Potter and Oprah.
Read More >I talk about how the upsurge in mental health demand + increasing accessibility = positive impact to mental health start-ups that have traditionally been blocked from providing services across state lines. Furthermore, In Q1 2020 there were 30 mental health startup funding rounds totaling $462mm invested. Lastly, I talk about reads, activities, and tools to support your internal space.
Read More >Today I’m SO excited to feature an amazing human, Alexa Meyer, and her Wellness Wisdom Stack. Alexa is currently building Coa, a home for therapy, emotional fitness classes, and community. Prior to that, she was the VP of Revenue at Keen IO and comes from a background of start-ups, product, and branding. When I first met Alexa, her passion to make a difference in the mental health space was palpable.
Read More >A key theme that’s been swirling in my mental landscape this past week is the concept of enduring discomfort in the short-term for my future self’s benefit. In the past few weeks I’ve struggled to stay mentally balanced amidst the myriad of side projects, social zoom gatherings, and professional endeavors that have flooded the time-abundant valley of shelter-in-place. These 3 concepts have helped me filter what is truly worthy of pursuing: The optionality fallacy, Seneca’s perspective on time, and Essentialism.
Read More >Today I’m excited to feature Brandon Lee and his Wellness Wisdom Stack. Brandon currently runs Operations at Searchlight.ai, a YC company helping teams hire diverse candidates. Prior to that Brandon has lived many lives - from flipping houses, starting a personal development coaching program for teens, to moonlighting as a Quora writer with over 17K followers. Unsurprisingly, I got to know Brandon through his writing.
Read More >Happy Saturday! This weeks newsletter will be pretty straightforward as i’m pretty burnt out from the past week (did Wellness Stack Interviews for 3 amazing people and can’t wait to share with you all ☺️). Below i’ve curated a round-up of wellness links I found interesting this week and a spreadsheet I put together to support those looking for jobs.
Read More >Welcome to the 1st Wellness Wisdom Stack ✨Today i’m excited to feature one of my favorite humans, Rei Wang, and her Wellness Wisdom Stack. Rei is currently building The Grand. Prior to that, she was the CEO of Dorm Room Fund and led product/community at General Assembly. I met Rei over an essay.
Read More >Happy Monday! How’s everyone doing? 🙋🏻♀️For me, the initial shock of shelter-in-place and upheaval of life routines has gradually transitioned from a place of anger/denial into acceptance and meaning-making. It’s a contributing factor to why this newsletter is so important to me and why I’ve 4x’d my Zoom usage in an effort to bond with others and learn new things via virtual classes.However, by the weekend I was feeling overwhelmed and drained. In all the flurry to problem-solve away the collective grief of the world, I had put the proverbial cart before the horse.
Read More >How’s everyone doing? 💆🏻♀️As we enter into the 3rd week of quarantine, I hope everyone has settled into the present reality and has a good routine going for them. I’ve found that both starting and ending my days with a set of actions helps mitigate the illusion of days blurring quickly into weeks. In this post I share my morning and night routines, additional wellness links and resources that I’ve come across, and job boards.
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