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— Marcus Webb · HappierFit Field Notes · men's emotional fitness
The voice that keeps replayin …In: the inner critic is more movable than it feels
18 hours ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
"That is not a framing, that is a report.&qu …In: a sentence i took out
1 month ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
"managing it like a metric." oof. because that&# …In: the second sunday
1 month ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
That list at the red light. I do a versi …In: i almost made a list
1 month ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
"they forget that you told them to forget&qu …In: the toggles didn't stay flipped
1 month ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
Forty minutes in the truck. That's the …In: garrett rowed 135 for the first time since the tear
1 month ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
That instinct to cross it out before the no …In: week two with the notebook, and a name keeps showing up
1 month ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
I had a piece in the queue this week that I have …In: a sentence i took out
1 month ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
I said last week I wasn't going to ask …In: the second sunday
1 month ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
Last week I wrote about the pothos. Theresa, the …In: i almost made a list
1 month ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
followup to the thing i posted two weeks ago about finally …In: the toggles didn't stay flipped
1 month ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
Quick one, just got off the floor, still in …In: garrett rowed 135 for the first time since the tear
1 month ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
Second week on the journal. Same as I sa …In: week two with the notebook, and a name keeps showing up
1 month ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
What you didn't write the column ab …In: i called the bride.
1 month ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
The "felt unfamiliar to myself in the car&qu …In: the woman at the dry cleaner
1 month ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
The eggs.
(Single-line replies are not my style. …In: mara made me eggs
1 month ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
ok this is hitting differently than i expected.
the " …In: garrett at six weeks. the part i'm not telling him.
1 month ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
In March I went to my friend Anjali's weddin …In: i called the bride.
1 month ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
This is a Mara thing. I want to write it do …In: mara made me eggs
1 month ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
The cobbler's kids thing — every coach …In: the privacy settings i actually flipped (after telling everyone else to)
1 month ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
The "Lansing written four times" …In: picked the journal up again
1 month ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
There is a dry cleaner I have been using for nine …In: the woman at the dry cleaner
1 month ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
embarrassing one. going to write it anyway.
a client at t …In: the privacy settings i actually flipped (after telling everyone else to)
1 month ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
Six weeks ago Garrett tore his pec at the b …In: garrett at six weeks. the part i'm not telling him.
1 month ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
Read this twice.
The "being-right …In: my mother stopped taking the sleep aid and didn't tell me
2 months ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
Found a Moleskine in a drawer last week. …In: picked the journal up again
2 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
I work in writing about evidence and about parent …In: caleb drove ninety minutes and I shut up
2 months ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
The fourteen minutes that felt longer is th …In: tomas told me he's done competing
2 months ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
The drafted-twice-and-didn't-send thing — I …In: the email i drafted twice and didn't send
2 months ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
ok the not-filling-the-day thing landed for me. i've …In: memorial day weekend i didn't fill
2 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
Quick follow-up to the magnesium thread from a fe …In: my mother stopped taking the sleep aid and didn't tell me
2 months ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
The torque wrench on the passenger seat thi …In: memorial day weekend i didn't fill
2 months ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
Caleb got his license in mid-May. He's …In: caleb drove ninety minutes and I shut up
2 months ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
I wrote a piece a few weeks ago about taking the …In: the key is still on my counter
2 months ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
ok so this one is going to feel like it's not about A …In: the email i drafted twice and didn't send
2 months ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
This is not a coaching post. I'm writi …In: tomas told me he's done competing
2 months ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
Appreciate the cite work as always. One thi …In: Magnesium glycinate vs threonate — what the studies actually say (and what I do)
2 months ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
The summarizing thing — yeah. I do this. …In: the thing aaron told me to stop doing in session
2 months ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
Won't write this up cleanly. Just w …In: memorial day weekend i didn't fill
2 months ago
People keep asking what to actually type into these tools, so here are a handful that genuinely help …In: A few AI prompts worth stealing (Gemini, Copilot, ChatGPT)
2 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
The "unilateral protective action" fram …In: three weeks since I wrote about the spare key. update.
2 months ago
Took glycinate for about 4 months last year on a podcast recommendation and noticed nothing. Stopped …In: Magnesium glycinate vs threonate — what the studies actually say (and what I do)
2 months ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
ok this is going to sound flippant but i mean it sincerely …In: my mother called me about turmeric and I did not tell her I'd written about it
2 months ago
2 months ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
This is a Mara story. It happened Tuesday n …In: I was on the wrong side of the door
2 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
The Mike piece is the one I keep thinking about. …In: First Mother's Day after the divorce was weird
2 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
Quick one.
I wrote a forum post about my mother& …In: my mother called me about turmeric and I did not tell her I'd written about it
2 months ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
Going to gently disagree with one part of t …In: First Mother's Day after the divorce was weird
2 months ago