STORIES & INSIGHTS · START HERE

What's on your mind today?

Pick what sounds like you. Each path is two short reads from Patty and Greg.

My mind won't slow down I react before I think I want a more useful story I lead a team

My mind won't slow down

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Why Can't I Stop Thinking?

Greg de Vries · September 2026

A woman at her desk pausing with her eyes closed, taking a short break

THEN

Five Minutes to Calm: Breathing Practices for a Busy Workday

Greg de Vries · July 2026 · 5 min read

I react before I think

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How to Stop Reacting at Work

Patty Purpur de Vries · August 2026 · 6 min read

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Your Brain on Overwhelm

Patty de Vries · July 2026 · 6 min read

I want a more useful story

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What Is Reframing, and Does It Actually Work?

Patty Purpur de Vries · August 2026 · 7 min read

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Does Positive Thinking Actually Work?

Greg de Vries · September 2026

I lead a team

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Why Nature Is the Best Meeting Room

Patty de Vries · July 2026 · 5 min read

THEN

How to Stop Reacting at Work

Patty Purpur de Vries · August 2026 · 6 min read

All stories

EMOTIONS & THE MIND

Your Brain on Overwhelm

Meet the three characters running your inner life, and why snapping or blanking means your brain is doing its job.

Patty de Vries · July 2026 · 6 min read

Why Can't I Stop Thinking?

A quiet mind was never the default. What the looping is, and what genuinely helps.

Greg de Vries · September 2026

Does Positive Thinking Actually Work?

Mostly no, and the research says why. The narrower practices that help instead.

Greg de Vries · September 2026

PRACTICES YOU CAN USE TODAY

What Is Reframing, and Does It Actually Work?

Not positive thinking, not denial. A four-step method, and when it is the wrong tool.

Patty Purpur de Vries · August 2026 · 7 min read

Five Minutes to Calm: Breathing Practices for a Busy Workday

Three practices of five minutes or less. No cushion, no app, no incense.

Greg de Vries · July 2026 · 5 min read

WORK & LEADERSHIP

How to Stop Reacting at Work

Find the gap between what happens and what you do, in five steps.

Patty Purpur de Vries · August 2026 · 6 min read

Why Nature Is the Best Meeting Room

What happens to attention, stress chemistry, and honest talk when a team works outside.

Patty de Vries · July 2026 · 5 min read

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