by Thrive | Apr 1, 2026 | Movement
Why no pain, no gain’ is a midlife myth, and what to do instead. For years, I followed a specific script when it came to my body: If I wasn’t gasping for air or sore the next day, it didn’t count. I believed that showing up meant pushing through the fatigue,...
by Thrive | Mar 3, 2026 | Movement
In his later years, the painter Zao Wou-Ki moved away from rigid forms and towards what he called “nature in motion.” His canvases weren’t about painting a tree or a mountain; they were about painting the energy and the air between things. He understood...
by Thrive | Feb 2, 2026 | Movement
What Wayne Thiebaud’s cakes taught me about desk burnout If you’ve spent the last four hours hunched over a laptop, your body likely feels less like a “masterpiece” and more like a stiff, repetitive line of data. We’ve all been there: the deskbound trance...
by Thrive | Jan 15, 2026 | Movement
For some, travel is about the adrenaline of the unknown. But for me – an introvert, a Taurus, and a firm believer in intentional movement – travel is about the art of the arrival. I’ve realised that the way we move through the world dictates the quality of...
by Thrive | Dec 30, 2025 | Movement
The weight of a life in transition is often too heavy to carry alone, but too private to share with a crowd. Whether you are moving across the globe – from the neon pulse of Hong Kong to the historic sprawl of London – or simply pivoting your career, there...
by Thrive | Nov 16, 2025 | Movement
It sounds like a dramatic question, but we all have our obsessions. For a millennial collector, it might be the thousands of dollars spent on a rare One Piece card or a limited-drop sneaker. For me, it’s the hunt for a specific feeling – one that led me across...
