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.

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.

Social media can connect us, inspire us, and make us feel less alone, but it can also leave us feeling overwhelmed and drained. In this episode, Tina shares two simple ways to create a healthier relationship with social media by curating your feed and taking intentional breaks. This invitation helps you protect your energy and feel more in control of what you consume.

Joy doesn’t have to be big or rare to matter. In this episode, Tina explores how small, everyday moments of joy can help restore energy, shift your mood, and support your overall wellness. Through simple reflections and gentle invitations, this episode encourages you to notice what brings you joy and intentionally make space for more of it in your daily life.

Some of the most powerful joy in our lives comes from the smallest moments. This episode explores disproportionate joy, the simple things that bring an outsized sense of happiness and calm. As you move through your week, notice what brings you joy beyond reason and see how those moments begin to multiply.

In this episode, Tina introduces an emotional checkpoint: a short, mindful pause to identify how you’re feeling, where you feel it, and what you need next. Checking in even once or twice a day can interrupt stress and build resilience during the December rush. It’s a small shift with big impact.