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This is for anyone who lies in bed, feeling like they lost themselves somewhere in the day.

That used to be me, a few months ago. Lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, doing mental math on how I'd wasted another day.

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Not wasted in the traditional sense. I'd worked. I'd parented. I'd answered emails and made dinner and folded laundry and done all the things. But somewhere between the morning chaos and the nighttime collapse, I'd completely lost myself.

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You know the feeling. When you're technically functioning but not actually well. When "self-care" sounds like a luxury that requires time you don't have—and honestly, the last thing you need is another thing on your to-do list.

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I'm a busy mom with twins under two. I run a coaching business. I don't have hours to meditate or meal prep or take baths with candles and jazz. And I definitely wasn't going to overhaul my entire life based on some influencer's morning routine. ut I also couldn't keep going like this.
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So I started small. Really small.
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I came up with three words: grounded, creative, loved.

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Then I brainstormed the tiniest actions that help me feel those things. Deep breathing in the morning (grounded). Working on my screenplay (creative). Texting someone I care about (loved).

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he smaller, the better. Because I wasn't trying to become a different person. I was just trying to feel like myself again.
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I did some research. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Positive psychology. The science of habit formation. And I landed on five foundational elements—what I started calling my "building blocks" of wellbeing:
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1. Connection to Self — journaling, meditation, even just asking myself "how am I really doing?"
2. Connection to Others — a text, a call, a real conversation
3. Move Your Body — stretching, walking, dancing in the kitchen
4. Move Your Brain — reading, puzzles, learning something new
5. Notice the Numbing — catching myself when I reach for the scroll, the snack, the checkout

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I also added a sixth one, just for me: Do one thing for my home. Cleaning, organizing, returning the Amazon packages that have been sitting by the door for two weeks. It sounds boring, but it makes me feel grounded and in control of my space. Plus it makes my wife happy :)
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Here's where things really shifted.

I challenged myself to fulfill each building block in just five minutes with a daily log of checkboxes to keep me accountable. Seeing how I could achieve things in five minute chunks made it fun and actually doable. And ticking off checkboxes gave me a boost of dopamine that motivated me even more. Slowly but surely, I started to feel better.

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The goal isn't perfection. It's awareness. It's catching yourself in the moment rather than beating yourself up after. It's celebrating the messy middle. Incremental change leading to big transformation.

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I've been doing this for a while now, and I can tell you: it works. Not because it's magic, but because it's mine. I'm not following someone else's protocol. I'm building a life that actually fits.

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And that's what I want for you.

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I turned this whole system into a free workbook you can download. It walks you through defining your wellbeing words, mapping out your building blocks, and tracking seven days of practice—with zero judgment and plenty of room to adjust.
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Download the Wellbeing Workbook

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Now go get paid.

x Claire

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