💌 move your body, clear your mind

👋 Welcome back to Balanced Living: your weekly reminder to live slower, feel more balanced, and find joy in the everyday.

Hi hii!!

Life recently has been full of little moments that reminded me what joy in motion feels like. I’ve been playing padel, running and even Pilates (!!) but the weekly Padel games are defo my fav! No pressure to be “good” but just having some fun.

In today’s send:
🩵 a reminder that joy doesn’t need a reason
🩵 a tiny pause to reconnect
🩵 a few reads that’ll make you smile

But first, if anything here resonates, hit reply. I love hearing from you 💌

Now, on to the good stuff 👇️

🧠 things to read (or do) instead of doomscrolling

i’ve been swapping scroll time for reading time. here’s what I read this week:

🖼️ this short piece will stay with me for a long time: a quiet, poetic reflection on why meaning doesn’t come from the grand stuff… but from how we move through the small moments.

🎨 art lowers stress, inflammation, and heart rate: a gallery visit can literally make you feel better.

🧠 you need boredom. Harvard professor Arthur Brooks explains how boredom fuels creativity, protects your brain, and helps you process life.

💸 you’re overspending because you lack values. This one’s a punch in the gut, but it’s so honest, it feels like a wake-up call in the best way.

🌿 note to self