Imagine you're halfway through a run. The endorphins are flowing, you’re pumped, ready, on top of your game, and feeling pretty darn good about yourself. Plus, you’re kind of hot, all sweaty, and active.

Are you happy, why not, and should you even be? It may seem natural to presume that the pursuit of happiness is something that has been at the center of what it means to be human. But, for most of human history, our species was just trying to survive. Food, shelter, safety, and reproduction heavily outweighed such a presumptuous notion as personal happiness. Being a happy person started climbing the list only after all the basic needs had been met.

This stress management guide for the beaten, battered, and overwhelmed, ready to start recovering and putting yourself first for a while. Here is the list of the least demanding things you can do with your limited energy supply to relax and start getting some mental and emotional strength and motivation back.

You don't have forever to assert yourself and set boundaries around the life you'd like to live. Until you learn to say no, you will feel like an incomplete self, a semi-person, and an imposter in your skin who's finding it hard to truly, deeply respect yourself. Learning to respectfully say no will save your mental health and life, literally. The harder the lesson seems, the more you need it.

True personal development is an inner tectonic shift that involves expanding the self in ways that are good for you (and preferably for the bigger picture of your life constellations). We'll all have to spend the rest of our lives with ourselves, and stale stagnation is very detrimental. Learning and growth did not finish on the day of our last exam. This was when it was supposed to start practically navigating life rather than multiple-choice question sheets.

What does walking do? Is brisk walking better than slow walking, and can walking even improve life expectancy? Maybe the fountain of youth was to be walked around rather than drunk from.

They call it a string of pearls as if it were something desirable, beautiful, and exquisite. That was my first thought when I was initially diagnosed with PCOS at 17.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you committed to taking 10,000 steps a day? What does walking 10 000 steps a day do? Even though it sounds surreal, we promise you that the hardest part is putting down that Netflix remote and getting on your feet.

In our fast-paced and digitally connected world, where virtual interactions often take over real-life connections, the importance of genuine human contact cannot be emphasized enough. Beyond mere physical touch, skin-to-skin contact holds incredible potential to positively impact our mental health.

New Year's resolutions. We all know the mixed feelings - the determination and optimism accompanying a fresh start and grand life goals, as well as the shame of giving up this "new year, new me" idea, rattling all sorts of skeletons in our disorganized closets.