Emily Parcell
@emilyparcell.bsky.social
Certified Stress Management Coach. Battler of Burnout. She/Her/Hers.
Stress Less Newsletter: https://emilylowe.substack.com/
Balance Builders Community: https://balancebuilders.mn.co
Stress Less Newsletter: https://emilylowe.substack.com/
Balance Builders Community: https://balancebuilders.mn.co
EXCITING NEWS!
I'm combining lessons I've learned during:
🗳️25 years in the high-pressure political industry
💪behavior change training
😰stress management coaching
To build a radically simple, evidence-based program called The Stress Less Life. (1/2)
I'm combining lessons I've learned during:
🗳️25 years in the high-pressure political industry
💪behavior change training
😰stress management coaching
To build a radically simple, evidence-based program called The Stress Less Life. (1/2)
Coming Soon!The Stress Less Life: A Radically Simple System for Success.
stresslesslife.kit.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
EXCITING NEWS!
I'm combining lessons I've learned during:
🗳️25 years in the high-pressure political industry
💪behavior change training
😰stress management coaching
To build a radically simple, evidence-based program called The Stress Less Life. (1/2)
I'm combining lessons I've learned during:
🗳️25 years in the high-pressure political industry
💪behavior change training
😰stress management coaching
To build a radically simple, evidence-based program called The Stress Less Life. (1/2)
“You can sleep when you’re dead” is Hustle Culture's #1 Lie.
Here’s the truth…
Science says our we need to spend 42% of the day in a rest state. Less than that can lead to:
- Lower productivity
- Chronic disease
- Burnout
Magic Rest Formula: 42% = 10 hours
Rest = Not working. Not multitasking.
Here’s the truth…
Science says our we need to spend 42% of the day in a rest state. Less than that can lead to:
- Lower productivity
- Chronic disease
- Burnout
Magic Rest Formula: 42% = 10 hours
Rest = Not working. Not multitasking.
February 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“You can sleep when you’re dead” is Hustle Culture's #1 Lie.
Here’s the truth…
Science says our we need to spend 42% of the day in a rest state. Less than that can lead to:
- Lower productivity
- Chronic disease
- Burnout
Magic Rest Formula: 42% = 10 hours
Rest = Not working. Not multitasking.
Here’s the truth…
Science says our we need to spend 42% of the day in a rest state. Less than that can lead to:
- Lower productivity
- Chronic disease
- Burnout
Magic Rest Formula: 42% = 10 hours
Rest = Not working. Not multitasking.
Finished Whole30 and Dry January this weekend.
Here's what I learned:
Raise your awareness. 🧐
Take action. 💪
Make adjustments. 🎯
Similar to how I coach around stress management.
Whole30: Beyond the Diet. open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Here's what I learned:
Raise your awareness. 🧐
Take action. 💪
Make adjustments. 🎯
Similar to how I coach around stress management.
Whole30: Beyond the Diet. open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Whole30: Beyond the Diet.
A parallel lesson in stress management.
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Finished Whole30 and Dry January this weekend.
Here's what I learned:
Raise your awareness. 🧐
Take action. 💪
Make adjustments. 🎯
Similar to how I coach around stress management.
Whole30: Beyond the Diet. open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Here's what I learned:
Raise your awareness. 🧐
Take action. 💪
Make adjustments. 🎯
Similar to how I coach around stress management.
Whole30: Beyond the Diet. open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Listened to a new podcast with one of my favorite self-care authors this morning, Dr. Pooja Lakshmin.
It reminded me of all the great books I've read in this lane over the past few years.
Recs at my latest post: A Life Hack Library
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
It reminded me of all the great books I've read in this lane over the past few years.
Recs at my latest post: A Life Hack Library
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
A Life Hack Library
The stuff I've read/listened to that's helped.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Listened to a new podcast with one of my favorite self-care authors this morning, Dr. Pooja Lakshmin.
It reminded me of all the great books I've read in this lane over the past few years.
Recs at my latest post: A Life Hack Library
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
It reminded me of all the great books I've read in this lane over the past few years.
Recs at my latest post: A Life Hack Library
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
How did I move from burnout into balance?
I let go of "doing more" to "earn it."
I'm enough. So are you.
emilylowe.substack.com
I let go of "doing more" to "earn it."
I'm enough. So are you.
emilylowe.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
How did I move from burnout into balance?
I let go of "doing more" to "earn it."
I'm enough. So are you.
emilylowe.substack.com
I let go of "doing more" to "earn it."
I'm enough. So are you.
emilylowe.substack.com
Do you read the news to "stay informed," or are you hooked on "junk news?"
How to Kick A Junk News Habit:
1. Practice mindful news consumption. Where are you getting your news? How are you getting your news? How does it make you feel? 1/5
How to Kick A Junk News Habit:
1. Practice mindful news consumption. Where are you getting your news? How are you getting your news? How does it make you feel? 1/5
January 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Do you read the news to "stay informed," or are you hooked on "junk news?"
How to Kick A Junk News Habit:
1. Practice mindful news consumption. Where are you getting your news? How are you getting your news? How does it make you feel? 1/5
How to Kick A Junk News Habit:
1. Practice mindful news consumption. Where are you getting your news? How are you getting your news? How does it make you feel? 1/5
Sunday Stress Less just dropped...using the Carrie Bradshaw hook.
What if hacks aren't just a band-aid? What if they're the gateway to real habit change?
Hack it to habit. open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
What if hacks aren't just a band-aid? What if they're the gateway to real habit change?
Hack it to habit. open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Hack it to habit.
Small hinges swing big doors.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sunday Stress Less just dropped...using the Carrie Bradshaw hook.
What if hacks aren't just a band-aid? What if they're the gateway to real habit change?
Hack it to habit. open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
What if hacks aren't just a band-aid? What if they're the gateway to real habit change?
Hack it to habit. open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
7 Hacks --> Habits (🧵)
1. Breathing --> Meditation: Breathing exercises get you through stressful moments. Meditation removes stress from your life.
2. Cat Nap --> Sleep Hygiene: A 20-minute nap recharges you for the day. Sleep hygiene is a permanent battery pack. 1/1
1. Breathing --> Meditation: Breathing exercises get you through stressful moments. Meditation removes stress from your life.
2. Cat Nap --> Sleep Hygiene: A 20-minute nap recharges you for the day. Sleep hygiene is a permanent battery pack. 1/1
January 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
7 Hacks --> Habits (🧵)
1. Breathing --> Meditation: Breathing exercises get you through stressful moments. Meditation removes stress from your life.
2. Cat Nap --> Sleep Hygiene: A 20-minute nap recharges you for the day. Sleep hygiene is a permanent battery pack. 1/1
1. Breathing --> Meditation: Breathing exercises get you through stressful moments. Meditation removes stress from your life.
2. Cat Nap --> Sleep Hygiene: A 20-minute nap recharges you for the day. Sleep hygiene is a permanent battery pack. 1/1
No.
No, thank you.
Not at this time.
Complete sentences. 👆
No, thank you.
Not at this time.
Complete sentences. 👆
January 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
No.
No, thank you.
Not at this time.
Complete sentences. 👆
No, thank you.
Not at this time.
Complete sentences. 👆
Create a personal island of less stress, more peace, and lasting fulfillment:
1. Set values with intention.
2. Create boundaries to protect your integrity.
3. Follow non-negotiables to unlock growth.
Live your inner island life. 🏝️
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
1. Set values with intention.
2. Create boundaries to protect your integrity.
3. Follow non-negotiables to unlock growth.
Live your inner island life. 🏝️
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
The VIBING Life
A pneumonic operating system for living.
open.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Create a personal island of less stress, more peace, and lasting fulfillment:
1. Set values with intention.
2. Create boundaries to protect your integrity.
3. Follow non-negotiables to unlock growth.
Live your inner island life. 🏝️
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
1. Set values with intention.
2. Create boundaries to protect your integrity.
3. Follow non-negotiables to unlock growth.
Live your inner island life. 🏝️
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Reposted by Emily Parcell
Sometimes you just need to be lazy 😂
January 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Sometimes you just need to be lazy 😂
Stress hack alert! 🚨
Stop measuring your goals in black and white. ☑️
Using a spectrum to gauge progress helps build lasting habit change. 🌈
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Stop measuring your goals in black and white. ☑️
Using a spectrum to gauge progress helps build lasting habit change. 🌈
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Rainbow Connection
To form lasting habits, let go of black and white.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Stress hack alert! 🚨
Stop measuring your goals in black and white. ☑️
Using a spectrum to gauge progress helps build lasting habit change. 🌈
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Stop measuring your goals in black and white. ☑️
Using a spectrum to gauge progress helps build lasting habit change. 🌈
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Time isn’t found, it’s made. ⏱️
This week I cover non-negotiables, and give two examples of my own time-based rules.
If you’re not taking care of your time, you’re not living a life of intention.
Bonus: There’s a soundtrack. 🎧
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
This week I cover non-negotiables, and give two examples of my own time-based rules.
If you’re not taking care of your time, you’re not living a life of intention.
Bonus: There’s a soundtrack. 🎧
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
A Soundtrack for Setting Non-negotiables.
Don't break promises to yourself.
open.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Time isn’t found, it’s made. ⏱️
This week I cover non-negotiables, and give two examples of my own time-based rules.
If you’re not taking care of your time, you’re not living a life of intention.
Bonus: There’s a soundtrack. 🎧
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
This week I cover non-negotiables, and give two examples of my own time-based rules.
If you’re not taking care of your time, you’re not living a life of intention.
Bonus: There’s a soundtrack. 🎧
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Happy Quitter’s Day!
Don’t quit your good habits, quit your bad ones.
3 high-stress habits to let go of…
Giving your all.
“Always on” mode.
Skipping sleep.
Now get out there and quit like a loser!
emilylowe.substack.com/p/celebratin...
Don’t quit your good habits, quit your bad ones.
3 high-stress habits to let go of…
Giving your all.
“Always on” mode.
Skipping sleep.
Now get out there and quit like a loser!
emilylowe.substack.com/p/celebratin...
a woman wearing a gold top and earrings is sitting in front of a blue background .
ALT: a woman wearing a gold top and earrings is sitting in front of a blue background .
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January 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Happy Quitter’s Day!
Don’t quit your good habits, quit your bad ones.
3 high-stress habits to let go of…
Giving your all.
“Always on” mode.
Skipping sleep.
Now get out there and quit like a loser!
emilylowe.substack.com/p/celebratin...
Don’t quit your good habits, quit your bad ones.
3 high-stress habits to let go of…
Giving your all.
“Always on” mode.
Skipping sleep.
Now get out there and quit like a loser!
emilylowe.substack.com/p/celebratin...
Celebrate Quitting Friday by letting go of bad habits. I'll go first...
Quit: Giving your all.
Start: Giving your best.
Giving your all is a one-way ticket to burnout. 🪫
Giving your best honors your needs while maintaining an intention of excellence. 🏆
That's the balance you've been craving. ⚖️
Quit: Giving your all.
Start: Giving your best.
Giving your all is a one-way ticket to burnout. 🪫
Giving your best honors your needs while maintaining an intention of excellence. 🏆
That's the balance you've been craving. ⚖️
January 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Celebrate Quitting Friday by letting go of bad habits. I'll go first...
Quit: Giving your all.
Start: Giving your best.
Giving your all is a one-way ticket to burnout. 🪫
Giving your best honors your needs while maintaining an intention of excellence. 🏆
That's the balance you've been craving. ⚖️
Quit: Giving your all.
Start: Giving your best.
Giving your all is a one-way ticket to burnout. 🪫
Giving your best honors your needs while maintaining an intention of excellence. 🏆
That's the balance you've been craving. ⚖️
Musings on Sundays, a Sabbath practice, and Tim Russert on this first Sunday of 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
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If It's Sunday, It's...
The art and value of a Sabbath.
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January 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Musings on Sundays, a Sabbath practice, and Tim Russert on this first Sunday of 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
GREEN FLAG MOMENT ALERT.
I've been working on my books for my accountant over the past week. They've completely disappeared from my computer. Hours of tedious spreadsheet work up in smoke.
Did I freak out? Nope.
Find out why over at my (FREE) Substack chat: open.substack.com/chat/posts/6...
I've been working on my books for my accountant over the past week. They've completely disappeared from my computer. Hours of tedious spreadsheet work up in smoke.
Did I freak out? Nope.
Find out why over at my (FREE) Substack chat: open.substack.com/chat/posts/6...
Emily Lowe in Stress Less by Emily Parcell
Huge GREEN FLAG MOMENT for me this morning...I spent several hours over the last month putting together the books for my coaching, personal consulting and Airbnb businesses. I went to send them to the...
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January 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
GREEN FLAG MOMENT ALERT.
I've been working on my books for my accountant over the past week. They've completely disappeared from my computer. Hours of tedious spreadsheet work up in smoke.
Did I freak out? Nope.
Find out why over at my (FREE) Substack chat: open.substack.com/chat/posts/6...
I've been working on my books for my accountant over the past week. They've completely disappeared from my computer. Hours of tedious spreadsheet work up in smoke.
Did I freak out? Nope.
Find out why over at my (FREE) Substack chat: open.substack.com/chat/posts/6...
Feeling burned out heading into the new year? Give yourself permission to:
- Determine 8-10 uninterrupted hours you can be "off"
- Communicate those hours to colleagues/clients
- Stick to them
Always being "on" is the leaky faucet of stress response.
Put your phone in DND.
Go dark.
Sleep.
- Determine 8-10 uninterrupted hours you can be "off"
- Communicate those hours to colleagues/clients
- Stick to them
Always being "on" is the leaky faucet of stress response.
Put your phone in DND.
Go dark.
Sleep.
January 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Feeling burned out heading into the new year? Give yourself permission to:
- Determine 8-10 uninterrupted hours you can be "off"
- Communicate those hours to colleagues/clients
- Stick to them
Always being "on" is the leaky faucet of stress response.
Put your phone in DND.
Go dark.
Sleep.
- Determine 8-10 uninterrupted hours you can be "off"
- Communicate those hours to colleagues/clients
- Stick to them
Always being "on" is the leaky faucet of stress response.
Put your phone in DND.
Go dark.
Sleep.
Tiny steps to remove stress:
1. Spend 10 minutes in nature each morning. 🌱
2. Take your time. Don't rush. ⏳
3. Start a "Didn't Buy It" list. Track your savings. 💸
1. Spend 10 minutes in nature each morning. 🌱
2. Take your time. Don't rush. ⏳
3. Start a "Didn't Buy It" list. Track your savings. 💸
December 31, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Tiny steps to remove stress:
1. Spend 10 minutes in nature each morning. 🌱
2. Take your time. Don't rush. ⏳
3. Start a "Didn't Buy It" list. Track your savings. 💸
1. Spend 10 minutes in nature each morning. 🌱
2. Take your time. Don't rush. ⏳
3. Start a "Didn't Buy It" list. Track your savings. 💸
5 Things to Add. 5 Things to Subtract. A new way to do your resolutions based in science.
1 - Keep them short. Too much change at once doesn't work.
2 - Start on a meaningful date to capitalize on the "fresh start effect."
3 - Know your WHY to see it through.
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
1 - Keep them short. Too much change at once doesn't work.
2 - Start on a meaningful date to capitalize on the "fresh start effect."
3 - Know your WHY to see it through.
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
5 Things to Add. 5 Things to Subtract.
A New Year's something or other.
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December 30, 2024 at 4:34 PM
5 Things to Add. 5 Things to Subtract. A new way to do your resolutions based in science.
1 - Keep them short. Too much change at once doesn't work.
2 - Start on a meaningful date to capitalize on the "fresh start effect."
3 - Know your WHY to see it through.
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
1 - Keep them short. Too much change at once doesn't work.
2 - Start on a meaningful date to capitalize on the "fresh start effect."
3 - Know your WHY to see it through.
open.substack.com/pub/emilylow...
Just finished tracking 60 weeks of alcohol intake on the Sunnyside mindful drinking app.
Drinks saved: 238 🫗
Calories saved: 29,750 💪
Dollars saved: $1,950 🤑
Better nights of sleep: 158 😴
Goal for 2025: 0 binge drinking* weeks (down from 9 in 2024).
*8 drinks/wk (F); 15 drinks/wk (M)
Drinks saved: 238 🫗
Calories saved: 29,750 💪
Dollars saved: $1,950 🤑
Better nights of sleep: 158 😴
Goal for 2025: 0 binge drinking* weeks (down from 9 in 2024).
*8 drinks/wk (F); 15 drinks/wk (M)
December 23, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Just finished tracking 60 weeks of alcohol intake on the Sunnyside mindful drinking app.
Drinks saved: 238 🫗
Calories saved: 29,750 💪
Dollars saved: $1,950 🤑
Better nights of sleep: 158 😴
Goal for 2025: 0 binge drinking* weeks (down from 9 in 2024).
*8 drinks/wk (F); 15 drinks/wk (M)
Drinks saved: 238 🫗
Calories saved: 29,750 💪
Dollars saved: $1,950 🤑
Better nights of sleep: 158 😴
Goal for 2025: 0 binge drinking* weeks (down from 9 in 2024).
*8 drinks/wk (F); 15 drinks/wk (M)
Today was pretty stressful.
Old me: yelled at my kids and grabbed a bottle of wine.
New me: vented to my partner for 3 minutes and drank some electrolytes.
How’d I do it?
Prioritize Sleep 😴
Use Stress Resets 🧰
Practice Active Awareness 🔍
Raise your hand if you want to Stress Less 🙋🏻♀️
Old me: yelled at my kids and grabbed a bottle of wine.
New me: vented to my partner for 3 minutes and drank some electrolytes.
How’d I do it?
Prioritize Sleep 😴
Use Stress Resets 🧰
Practice Active Awareness 🔍
Raise your hand if you want to Stress Less 🙋🏻♀️
December 18, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Today was pretty stressful.
Old me: yelled at my kids and grabbed a bottle of wine.
New me: vented to my partner for 3 minutes and drank some electrolytes.
How’d I do it?
Prioritize Sleep 😴
Use Stress Resets 🧰
Practice Active Awareness 🔍
Raise your hand if you want to Stress Less 🙋🏻♀️
Old me: yelled at my kids and grabbed a bottle of wine.
New me: vented to my partner for 3 minutes and drank some electrolytes.
How’d I do it?
Prioritize Sleep 😴
Use Stress Resets 🧰
Practice Active Awareness 🔍
Raise your hand if you want to Stress Less 🙋🏻♀️
This afternoon, I'm training 100+ political operatives on recognizing and addressing burnout.
Sneak peek:
Burnout = serious health risks. 🚑
Insomnia + digestive issues = warning signs. 🪫
Boundaries + Exercise + Sleep = stress busters. 😊
What are your favorite stress resets?
Sneak peek:
Burnout = serious health risks. 🚑
Insomnia + digestive issues = warning signs. 🪫
Boundaries + Exercise + Sleep = stress busters. 😊
What are your favorite stress resets?
November 20, 2024 at 3:51 PM
This afternoon, I'm training 100+ political operatives on recognizing and addressing burnout.
Sneak peek:
Burnout = serious health risks. 🚑
Insomnia + digestive issues = warning signs. 🪫
Boundaries + Exercise + Sleep = stress busters. 😊
What are your favorite stress resets?
Sneak peek:
Burnout = serious health risks. 🚑
Insomnia + digestive issues = warning signs. 🪫
Boundaries + Exercise + Sleep = stress busters. 😊
What are your favorite stress resets?