Joshua Chapman
@joshuachapman.bsky.social
I write about stress and health. When one goes up, the other goes down.
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It's okay that you are wrestling with difficult times.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
Three Ways to Reduce Stress
1. Leave room for quiet - It is only in quiet that we can rest and heal
2. Leave room for growth - Look back and notice how often the little things in your life turned out to be the big things you miss the most; give those little things an opportunity to grow
1. Leave room for quiet - It is only in quiet that we can rest and heal
2. Leave room for growth - Look back and notice how often the little things in your life turned out to be the big things you miss the most; give those little things an opportunity to grow
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Three Ways to Reduce Stress
1. Leave room for quiet - It is only in quiet that we can rest and heal
2. Leave room for growth - Look back and notice how often the little things in your life turned out to be the big things you miss the most; give those little things an opportunity to grow
1. Leave room for quiet - It is only in quiet that we can rest and heal
2. Leave room for growth - Look back and notice how often the little things in your life turned out to be the big things you miss the most; give those little things an opportunity to grow
"All things have their place in the universe, whether it is active or passive, moving or not moving. They fulfill their function in the world simply by being what they are." — Lieh Tzu
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"All things have their place in the universe, whether it is active or passive, moving or not moving. They fulfill their function in the world simply by being what they are." — Lieh Tzu
"The essence of spiritual reality is that of being in a perpetual process" — Liviu Petcu
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"The essence of spiritual reality is that of being in a perpetual process" — Liviu Petcu
Take time to integrate your life experiences.
You have been through ups and downs. Good times and bad. What have you learned from all these?
How will your life change?
Learn from your experiences, rather than ignore them. Find a new path. Take a new direction.
You might surprise yourself.
You have been through ups and downs. Good times and bad. What have you learned from all these?
How will your life change?
Learn from your experiences, rather than ignore them. Find a new path. Take a new direction.
You might surprise yourself.
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Take time to integrate your life experiences.
You have been through ups and downs. Good times and bad. What have you learned from all these?
How will your life change?
Learn from your experiences, rather than ignore them. Find a new path. Take a new direction.
You might surprise yourself.
You have been through ups and downs. Good times and bad. What have you learned from all these?
How will your life change?
Learn from your experiences, rather than ignore them. Find a new path. Take a new direction.
You might surprise yourself.
Pruning is a normal part of life.
Imagine that your life is a garden. You have planted many seeds and watered many plants. When the garden gets too crowded, you have to cut back somewhere to encourage healthy growth.
What part of life will you prune today?
What wilted leaves will be snipped off?
Imagine that your life is a garden. You have planted many seeds and watered many plants. When the garden gets too crowded, you have to cut back somewhere to encourage healthy growth.
What part of life will you prune today?
What wilted leaves will be snipped off?
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Pruning is a normal part of life.
Imagine that your life is a garden. You have planted many seeds and watered many plants. When the garden gets too crowded, you have to cut back somewhere to encourage healthy growth.
What part of life will you prune today?
What wilted leaves will be snipped off?
Imagine that your life is a garden. You have planted many seeds and watered many plants. When the garden gets too crowded, you have to cut back somewhere to encourage healthy growth.
What part of life will you prune today?
What wilted leaves will be snipped off?
We all need a break from social media from time to time.
It's not healthy to be too emotionally invested in the personas that people share in public.
Consider taking the rest of the day off as a social media sabbatical.
After you like this post, of course.
It's not healthy to be too emotionally invested in the personas that people share in public.
Consider taking the rest of the day off as a social media sabbatical.
After you like this post, of course.
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We all need a break from social media from time to time.
It's not healthy to be too emotionally invested in the personas that people share in public.
Consider taking the rest of the day off as a social media sabbatical.
After you like this post, of course.
It's not healthy to be too emotionally invested in the personas that people share in public.
Consider taking the rest of the day off as a social media sabbatical.
After you like this post, of course.
Following up on yesterday's post, if you are looking for a free and dead-simple exercise to help lower your blood pressure, Adam Story, D.C., has a detailed how-to video on planking with proper form.
How long can you go in good form? For me, around 30 seconds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bip...
How long can you go in good form? For me, around 30 seconds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bip...
How to do a Proper Plank to Lower BLOOD PRESSURE
YouTube video by Adam J. Story, DC
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Following up on yesterday's post, if you are looking for a free and dead-simple exercise to help lower your blood pressure, Adam Story, D.C., has a detailed how-to video on planking with proper form.
How long can you go in good form? For me, around 30 seconds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bip...
How long can you go in good form? For me, around 30 seconds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bip...
I watched an intriguing interview between Ben Azadi and Mark Young about the causes of high blood pressure.
This interview started strong with a discussion about the connection between sugar consumption and the sodium levels you will see in your lab work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dx...
This interview started strong with a discussion about the connection between sugar consumption and the sodium levels you will see in your lab work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dx...
The SHOCKING Cause Of High Blood Pressure (& How To REVERSE It Naturally) | Mark Young
YouTube video by Ben Azadi
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I watched an intriguing interview between Ben Azadi and Mark Young about the causes of high blood pressure.
This interview started strong with a discussion about the connection between sugar consumption and the sodium levels you will see in your lab work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dx...
This interview started strong with a discussion about the connection between sugar consumption and the sodium levels you will see in your lab work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dx...
Here is a deep thought for a Monday: It’s safe to rest.
Your worth is not measured by your productivity.
Your worth is not measured by your productivity.
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Here is a deep thought for a Monday: It’s safe to rest.
Your worth is not measured by your productivity.
Your worth is not measured by your productivity.
Spend some time outside to contemplate the beauty in the world.
"The Beautiful stirs passion and urgency in us and calls us forth from aloneness into the warmth and wonder of an eternal embrace." — John O'Donohue
"The Beautiful stirs passion and urgency in us and calls us forth from aloneness into the warmth and wonder of an eternal embrace." — John O'Donohue
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Spend some time outside to contemplate the beauty in the world.
"The Beautiful stirs passion and urgency in us and calls us forth from aloneness into the warmth and wonder of an eternal embrace." — John O'Donohue
"The Beautiful stirs passion and urgency in us and calls us forth from aloneness into the warmth and wonder of an eternal embrace." — John O'Donohue
The sky changes every day. So will you.
November 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The sky changes every day. So will you.
Have you tried grounding yet?
Focus on the sensation of your bare feet touching the ground.
Close your eyes.
Feel centered and connected to the present moment.
It's how we were meant to live.
(Use with care in cold climates)
Focus on the sensation of your bare feet touching the ground.
Close your eyes.
Feel centered and connected to the present moment.
It's how we were meant to live.
(Use with care in cold climates)
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Have you tried grounding yet?
Focus on the sensation of your bare feet touching the ground.
Close your eyes.
Feel centered and connected to the present moment.
It's how we were meant to live.
(Use with care in cold climates)
Focus on the sensation of your bare feet touching the ground.
Close your eyes.
Feel centered and connected to the present moment.
It's how we were meant to live.
(Use with care in cold climates)
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." — C.S. Lewis
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." — C.S. Lewis
Try a new affirmation with me.
"My worth is not defined by my mistakes. I am worthy of love and respect."
"My worth is not defined by my mistakes. I am worthy of love and respect."
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Try a new affirmation with me.
"My worth is not defined by my mistakes. I am worthy of love and respect."
"My worth is not defined by my mistakes. I am worthy of love and respect."
It's okay that you are wrestling with difficult times.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's okay that you are wrestling with difficult times.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
It's okay that you are facing difficult thoughts and emotions.
Know that you are strong.
Know that you will get through this.
It's okay to not be okay.
It's okay to rest.
It's okay to feel sad without trying to fix it immediately.
Healing isn't a project with a deadline.
It's a process with its own timing.
It's okay to rest.
It's okay to feel sad without trying to fix it immediately.
Healing isn't a project with a deadline.
It's a process with its own timing.
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's okay to not be okay.
It's okay to rest.
It's okay to feel sad without trying to fix it immediately.
Healing isn't a project with a deadline.
It's a process with its own timing.
It's okay to rest.
It's okay to feel sad without trying to fix it immediately.
Healing isn't a project with a deadline.
It's a process with its own timing.
Feeling overwhelmed today?
Sunday is a day of rest, but there is no guarantee that you will enjoy it.
Your breakdown might actually be a breakthrough in disguise.
Sometimes we have to fall apart to make room for who we're becoming.
Sunday is a day of rest, but there is no guarantee that you will enjoy it.
Your breakdown might actually be a breakthrough in disguise.
Sometimes we have to fall apart to make room for who we're becoming.
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Feeling overwhelmed today?
Sunday is a day of rest, but there is no guarantee that you will enjoy it.
Your breakdown might actually be a breakthrough in disguise.
Sometimes we have to fall apart to make room for who we're becoming.
Sunday is a day of rest, but there is no guarantee that you will enjoy it.
Your breakdown might actually be a breakthrough in disguise.
Sometimes we have to fall apart to make room for who we're becoming.
Loving-kindness practice for hard days
Send love first to someone who is easy to love, and then to yourself:
May I be safe,
may I be peaceful,
may I be kind to myself,
may I accept this moment as it is.
Send love first to someone who is easy to love, and then to yourself:
May I be safe,
may I be peaceful,
may I be kind to myself,
may I accept this moment as it is.
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Loving-kindness practice for hard days
Send love first to someone who is easy to love, and then to yourself:
May I be safe,
may I be peaceful,
may I be kind to myself,
may I accept this moment as it is.
Send love first to someone who is easy to love, and then to yourself:
May I be safe,
may I be peaceful,
may I be kind to myself,
may I accept this moment as it is.
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and more loved than you know." — Carter Crocker.
Sometimes we need to borrow someone else's faith in us until we find our own again.
Sometimes we need to borrow someone else's faith in us until we find our own again.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and more loved than you know." — Carter Crocker.
Sometimes we need to borrow someone else's faith in us until we find our own again.
Sometimes we need to borrow someone else's faith in us until we find our own again.
Reposted by Joshua Chapman
Practical Steps for Managing Anxiety - A Thread
Inhale calm, exhale panic — science-backed breathing techniques can quiet anxiety in minutes.
There are many forms, but the most widely tested technique is box breathing: inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold empty for 4, repeat.
Inhale calm, exhale panic — science-backed breathing techniques can quiet anxiety in minutes.
There are many forms, but the most widely tested technique is box breathing: inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold empty for 4, repeat.
September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Practical Steps for Managing Anxiety - A Thread
Inhale calm, exhale panic — science-backed breathing techniques can quiet anxiety in minutes.
There are many forms, but the most widely tested technique is box breathing: inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold empty for 4, repeat.
Inhale calm, exhale panic — science-backed breathing techniques can quiet anxiety in minutes.
There are many forms, but the most widely tested technique is box breathing: inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold empty for 4, repeat.
Today marks 150 days of consistent daily writing.
Thanks to everyone who has read, liked, replied, reposted, and followed so far.
What is your longest streak?
Thanks to everyone who has read, liked, replied, reposted, and followed so far.
What is your longest streak?
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today marks 150 days of consistent daily writing.
Thanks to everyone who has read, liked, replied, reposted, and followed so far.
What is your longest streak?
Thanks to everyone who has read, liked, replied, reposted, and followed so far.
What is your longest streak?
Reposted by Joshua Chapman
Practical Steps for Managing Stress - A Thread
When your nervous system is overwhelmed, a 2-minute breathing technique can convince your brain the crisis is over.
There are several approaches that can work. Try the 4-7-8 technique: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Repeat 4 times.
When your nervous system is overwhelmed, a 2-minute breathing technique can convince your brain the crisis is over.
There are several approaches that can work. Try the 4-7-8 technique: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Repeat 4 times.
September 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Practical Steps for Managing Stress - A Thread
When your nervous system is overwhelmed, a 2-minute breathing technique can convince your brain the crisis is over.
There are several approaches that can work. Try the 4-7-8 technique: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Repeat 4 times.
When your nervous system is overwhelmed, a 2-minute breathing technique can convince your brain the crisis is over.
There are several approaches that can work. Try the 4-7-8 technique: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Repeat 4 times.
"Philosophy likes to ask why to everything, and even if it has an answer, it asks why again." — So Jeong Park
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Philosophy likes to ask why to everything, and even if it has an answer, it asks why again." — So Jeong Park
Reposted by Joshua Chapman
Understanding What a Nervous Breakdown Is - A Thread
What Victorian doctors called “nervous exhaustion” and your grandfather called “cracking up” is now recognized as a treatable medical condition — not a character flaw.
What Victorian doctors called “nervous exhaustion” and your grandfather called “cracking up” is now recognized as a treatable medical condition — not a character flaw.
September 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Understanding What a Nervous Breakdown Is - A Thread
What Victorian doctors called “nervous exhaustion” and your grandfather called “cracking up” is now recognized as a treatable medical condition — not a character flaw.
What Victorian doctors called “nervous exhaustion” and your grandfather called “cracking up” is now recognized as a treatable medical condition — not a character flaw.
The desire to control something should not exceed the desire to set it free.
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The desire to control something should not exceed the desire to set it free.