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Episode 5: Junk Journal Meets Wellness with My Book of Delights
A book of delights might be the most joyful wellness practice you try this season. Tina shares how a planner turned into a journal where she records the small things that delighted her each day. It's a screen-free, creative way to notice and hold onto joy, no rules required.
Tina Boogren
4 days ago7 min read


Episode 4: Try a Phone Fast to Reset Your Brain
A phone fast, or digital detox, might be exactly what your mental wellness needs. In this episode, Tina Boogren shares eye-opening stats on phone addiction and her own simple practice for less screen time. Start small, even five or ten minutes screen-free, and notice how much better you feel.
Tina Boogren
Sep 276 min read


Episode 3: Meet the New Book- Reimagining School Climate
In this episode, Tina Boogren introduces her brand-new book, Reimagining School Climate, co-authored with Mario Acosta, and unpacks the four essential conditions behind a healthy climate: feeling safe, supported, valued, and fulfilled. Whether you're a teacher, leader, or anyone working in schools, this episode offers a preview of a practical resource built to help you build a healthy climate day by day.
Tina Boogren
Sep 206 min read


Episode 2: Ditch Doom Scrolling for Bloom Scrolling
Bloom scrolling is the opposite of doom scrolling, and it starts with taking control of your social media feed. In this episode, Tina Boogren shares how unfollowing negative accounts and curating a feed full of joy, laughter, and inspiration can retrain your brain to notice more good.
Tina Boogren
Sep 135 min read


Episode 1: The Reticular Activating System and How to Train Your Brain for Good
The reticular activating system is the key to training your brain to notice more good. In this Season 7 premiere, Tina Boogren shares a simple daily practices that prime your brain to scan for what's going well instead of what's wrong. It's a small habit with a surprisingly powerful ripple effect.
Tina Boogren
Sep 66 min read


Summer Replay: Creating Your Morning Routine
This week's episode is a summer replay all about creating your morning routine, one that actually makes you feel good. From the benefits backed by research to Tina's own "sacred" morning ritual of walking, coffee, and journaling, this episode offers practical ideas for creating a morning routine you can adapt to your own life, no matter how much or how little time you have.
Tina Boogren
Aug 237 min read


Summer Replay: How Do You Want to Feel?
Before your to-do list takes over, there's one question worth sitting with: how do you want to feel this school year? In this Season 5 premiere, Tina Boogren walks through a simple but powerful practice, identifying the core feelings you want to embody this year and using them to set your intention, not just for the school year, but for each day within it.
Tina Boogren
Aug 96 min read


Summer Replay: What Is Freudenfreude? (And Why You Need More of It)
Have you ever felt genuine, full-body joy watching someone else succeed? There's a word for that: freudenfreude. In this episode, Tina Boogren shares a term she discovered in Brené Brown's Atlas of the Heart, the opposite of schadenfreude, and why practicing it might be one of the most powerful things you can do for your own wellbeing.
Tina Boogren
Jul 264 min read


Summer Replay: Live Your Best Life
What does it really mean to live your best life? Not another product to buy, but the small, real habits that help you show up fully even in the hard stuff. Four letters serve as a daily check-in: LYBL. This episode is an invitation to define your own best life, and to return to that question again and again as you make the most of summer.
Tina Boogren
Jul 125 min read


Summer Replay: Why Everyone Needs Something to Look Forward To
When life feels heavy with cancellations and disappointments, one of the most powerful things you can do is give yourself something to look forward to. That's exactly what adventure is, not necessarily jumping out of a plane, but anything outside the ordinary that lifts your spirit and reminds you there's more to life than the daily grind. Big or small, solo or with people you love, adventure is self-care.
Tina Boogren
Jun 285 min read


Summer Replay: Create Your Summer Bucket List
Summer has a way of feeling endless at the start and somehow gone in an instant. One of the best ways to make the most of it is to get intentional before the busy days take over. Creating a summer bucket list, whether on your own or with the people you love, helps you carve out time for what actually matters, so you reach the end of summer feeling like you lived it rather than just survived it.
Tina Boogren
Jun 145 min read


Summer Replay: Take a Break, You Deserve It
Summer is here and so is your permission to slow down. Whether you have a few weeks off or just a handful of stolen moments between a busy schedule, this episode is packed with summer wellness ideas to help you rest, recharge, and reconnect with yourself — because you have spent a long time pouring into everyone else, and it is time to pour a little back into you.
Tina Boogren
May 317 min read


Episode 38: Before You Start a New Season, Make a Ta-Da List
It's easy to close out a busy season and immediately start thinking about what's next. But before you move into summer, this week's invitation is to pause and spend time celebrating accomplishments, big and small, from the season you just completed. A ta-da list is a simple, joyful way to do exactly that.
Tina Boogren
May 246 min read


Episode 37: Design Your Summer Around How You Want to Feel
Summer has a way of disappearing before we've done the things we actually wanted to do. This week's invitation is to design your summer before it gets away from you, not with a rigid schedule or an overwhelming checklist, but by starting with one simple question: how do I want to feel this summer? When we get clear on that feeling first, everything else falls into place.
Tina Boogren
May 176 min read


Episode 36: How to Choose Your Last Thought of the Day for Better Sleep
Most of us are intentional about how we start our mornings, but rarely think about our last thought before sleep. It turns out that final moment before you drift off matters more than you might realize. Your brain continues processing and consolidating whatever is on your mind as you fall asleep, which means choosing that last thought carefully could change not just how you sleep, but how you feel the next day.
Tina Boogren
May 106 min read


Episode 35: Why Calling Your Friends Is Essential for Social Wellness
Life gets busy, and somehow the people who matter most to us end up at the bottom of the to-do list. We stay in touch through texts and social media, but there's something those quick exchanges can't replace — an actual conversation with someone who knows you. This week's invitation is simple: reach out to a friend and schedule a real time to talk.
Tina Boogren
May 37 min read


Episode 34: How to Build a Morning Reading Habit
Most of us start our mornings the same way — phone in hand, scrolling before we've even gotten out of bed. But what if those first few minutes looked completely different? Adding just a little bit of reading to your morning routine, before the emails, before the news, before social media, can be one of the simplest ways to start your day feeling grounded and in control.
Tina Boogren
Apr 267 min read


Episode 33: Let Go of Perfectionism Without Lowering Your Standards
If you're someone who takes pride in doing things well but feels exhausted by the pressure to get everything exactly right, this episode is for you. Dr. Tina Boogren explores how perfectionism quietly slows us down and shares one simple invitation to create more space and momentum in your life.
Tina Boogren
Apr 196 min read


Episode 32: Who Are Your People?
We don’t need a large circle of close relationships to feel supported, we need the right people. In this episode, Tina reflects on the small group of people we turn to when something good or hard happens. This invitation encourages you to identify those relationships, appreciate them, and intentionally nurture the connections that matter most.
Tina Boogren
Apr 126 min read


Episode 31: Creativity Matters More Than You Think
Creativity isn’t just for artists, it’s something we can all access in small, everyday ways. In this episode, Tina explores how simple creative moments can help calm your mind, reduce stress, and bring more joy into your day. This invitation encourages you to step away from constant consumption and reconnect with creativity in a way that feels easy and personal.
Tina Boogren
Apr 56 min read
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