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How Waking Up at 3:15 AM for a Starbucks Glass Bear Cup Became a Legitimate Health Investment

How Waking Up at 3:15 AM for a Starbucks Glass Bear Cup Became a Legitimate Health Investment

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

Sleep is one of the most important pillars of health. So how on earth does waking up at 3:15 AM to hunt down a limited-release Korean “Bearista” glass cup from Starbucks shift from “this is crazy” to “this was one of the best health investments we made all year”? As...
Stranger Things: Why a 1980s-Inspired Sci-Fi Show Became One of My Most Unexpected Health Investments

Stranger Things: Why a 1980s-Inspired Sci-Fi Show Became One of My Most Unexpected Health Investments

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

Adria with Gaten Matarazzo, aka Dustin from Stranger Things, her undisputed favorite resident of Hawkins. I’m usually late to the party when it comes to TV. Actually, always late. When Game of Thrones ended, people spent months dissecting plotlines, arguing over...
Propping Up the Pillars:  A Health401k® Reflection

Propping Up the Pillars: A Health401k® Reflection

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

Some health investments do not look like effort or discipline. They look like the relationships that quietly stabilize everything else. What’s Protecting the Tank? We have all heard the expression: put your oxygen mask on first. That is sound advice. But it raises a...
A Flautist, a Civil Engineer, and Sugarloaf: Thriving Seniors

A Flautist, a Civil Engineer, and Sugarloaf: Thriving Seniors

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

Some people don’t seem to work very hard at health, yet somehow live deeply regulated, connected lives.This is a story about noticing that kind of alignment up close. Derek and Lisa Brunsley are unconventional in the best ways. In their 80s, they seem to suck the...
The Power of Human Connection: The Health401k® Guiding Principle

The Power of Human Connection: The Health401k® Guiding Principle

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

The Power of Human Connection: A Guiding Principle My entire professional life has centered on one unwavering belief: human connection is the most powerful force in creating and sustaining meaningful change. Whether in fitness, wellness, or health education, I have...
The Power of Personal Attention and Human Connection

The Power of Personal Attention and Human Connection

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

Editor’s Note This reflection was written early in the life of Health401k®. While the platform has evolved, the principle below remains foundational. What has changed is not the belief, but the way we hold it, apply it, and protect it from becoming performative. WE...
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