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 - rest as a choice

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 - what is worth it
What Is Worth It

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 - the cost of optimizing
The Cost of Optimizing

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 - doing less better
Doing Less Better

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 - other people's goals
Other People's Goals

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 - wellness i quit
Wellness I Quit

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 - why i do this
Why I Do This

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 - checking in with myself
Checking In With Myself

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 - rest as a choice
Rest as a Choice

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 - what is worth it
What Is Worth It

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…