Corinne Baptiste
Corinne Baptiste writes about the reasons behind wellness rather than the routines. Every piece starts with a motive, then does the honest accounting of what that motive cost, and the weeks the accounting came out against her are published too.
Permission to Rest Without Earning It First
I used to believe rest had to be earned with a full to-do list. Here is what changed my mind, broken into the parts that actually mattered.
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How I Decide What Gets My Time
I used to say yes and figure out the cost later. Now I run everything through a short list of questions before…
Optimizing Myself Into Exhaustion
There was a season where every part of my day had a metric attached to it, and I was more tired at…
How I Decide What Earns a Spot Back on the List
After trimming my routine down to a handful of habits, the hardest ongoing work is deciding what is allowed back in. Here…
Four Questions I Ask Before Joining a Group Challenge
Group challenges pulled me into more wellness goals than any ad ever did. These are the four questions that now stop me…
Why I Quit Cold Plunging After Three Months
I bought the tub, set the timer, and did it every morning for three months. Here is the honest list of why…
I Could Not Explain Why I Kept Going to the Same Class
When someone asked me a simple question about a habit I had kept for two years, I realized I did not have…
What I Actually Ask Myself Once a Month, Not Every Day
I stopped trying to reflect every day and moved my real check-in to once a month. Here is what that rhythm looks…
Rest as a Choice Versus Rest as a Collapse
There is a real difference between choosing to rest and hitting a wall so hard that rest is the only option left.…
The Cost I Forget to Count
Time is the cost everyone talks about. The one that actually breaks me is the recovery time after, and I almost never…