Self Compassion: Your Key to Resilience and Self Esteem
Explore self-compassion and its relationship to resilience and self-esteem.
· 3 min read
Jenna McGonegal
From Dr. Ben Holtom · Monday + Thursday
The Signal
Clinical insights for high performers.
Health is not about doing everything. It is about doing a small number of things right, and understanding which ones matter for you.
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Find the signal in the noise
Understand what matters.
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Every action is a response to a signal. A nerve fires and a muscle contracts. Your body signals hunger and you eat. The problem is never a shortage of signals; it is the noise around them: headlines, protocols, the next thing you are supposed to add. In the clinic, my job is to find the signal in that noise and act on it. This letter does the same for you, twice a week, in a few hundred words.
It is written for high performers. Not a title, a habit. Business owners, parents, athletes, people who hold themselves to a high standard everywhere and want their body to keep up.
Health is not about doing everything. It is about doing a small number of things right, and understanding them well enough to know which ones matter for you. Concepts over tools.
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One idea for the week.
A short, practical idea you can put to work. Monday editions are for email subscribers.
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The thinking behind the action.
A clinical principle, what it means for your life and a practical next step. Read the short version by email, with the deeper explanation and research on the website the same day.
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Earlier writing from the iON team. New Thursday articles will join the library as they are published.
Self Care Tips to Maintain Massage Benefits at Home
Ideas from the original article for looking after yourself between massage visits.
· 3 min read
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On the Road to Recovery: The Essential Role of Physiotherapy in Rehabilitation
How physiotherapy can fit into recovery after injury, surgery or trauma.
· 3 min read
iON
A useful idea, twice a week.
Subscribe to The Signal →The Signal is written by Dr. Ben Holtom, DC, and shares general health and performance information for educational purposes. It is not individual clinical advice and does not replace assessment by your own healthcare practitioner. Results described are specific to the people involved and are not a guarantee of outcome.