How to Thrive in 2025: Master the 4 Basics

Eating: Slow down and Savor

Chewing gives your stomach time to process and digest all the goodness your putting in.

Work in vegetables or at least one green that you don’t hate (lately, mine is spinach - fresh in a salad or cooked down on the stove). Become more aware of what your snacking on. Keep up enough protein (to maintain muscle), carbs (the bodies fuel), and fats (deliciousness and fuel).

Remember to hydrate with at least 64oz of water.

Want more guidance? Check out Alyssa and Brian.

Sleep: Recharge and Recover

Quality rest is another key to helping your body/brain recover. Sleep is the most important recovery tool we have.

Write down what is on your mind, let it go for another day. Unwind before bed. Take a shower to rinse off the day. Grab a warm cup of your favorite warm drink.

Move: Motion is Lotion

Lotion keeps your skin soft and pliable (remember to drink water); movement keeps your joints lubed and healthy.

Add time into your schedule to move (either before you go to work or when you get home). If you don’t think about it and make the time, it probably won’t happen.

Go for a walk, lift something heavy, try a body weight movement from YouTube (Pilates, Yoga, Animal Flow…); something that has structure, that is difficult but do-able.

Movement keeps your joints and muscles happy!

Quiet Time: Power Up Your Energy

Nourish yourself by scheduling in time to do things that recharge your soul.

Building awareness and figuring out what your body / brain / soul needs might not come easy. Making time is the first step. Maybe it’s a full day, maybe a couple minutes to breath.

Being on-the-go fires up the brain and body to GO-GO-GO. I like to schedule a whole day of nothing to allow myself to get bored and figure out what I need. Do I need a nap? Do I want to do something I’ve been putting off for a while?

Maybe this week you need some time to yourself to do nothing. Or maybe you need some friend time. Whichever it is, I hope you have the ability to slow down and take a breath. How do you manage your stress?