Flavia Markiewicz Flavia Markiewicz

When Life Gives You Lemons, You Do Not Have to Make Lemonade

From years of pain and medical uncertainty to reclaiming agency and humanity, this essay reflects on the language we use with people who are struggling and the courage it takes to keep going when the body does not cooperate.

From years of pain and medical uncertainty to reclaiming agency and humanity, this essay reflects on the language we use with people who are struggling and the courage it takes to keep going when the body does not cooperate.

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Flavia Markiewicz Flavia Markiewicz

Small Anchors, Daily Balance

When life moves, your nervous system needs something to hold onto. This piece explores the tiny habits that keep you afloat.

When life moves, your nervous system needs something to hold onto. This piece explores the tiny habits that keep you afloat.

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Flavia Markiewicz Flavia Markiewicz

Finding Calm in a High-Demand Season

This time of year can feel overwhelming, but I’ve learned that simplifying one task, lowering one expectation, or accepting one moment of help can make the whole season feel lighter.

This time of year can feel overwhelming, but I’ve learned that simplifying one task, lowering one expectation, or accepting one moment of help can make the whole season feel lighter.

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Flavia Markiewicz Flavia Markiewicz

How Our Surroundings Shape Our Well-Being - The Jewish Link

A reflection on how the places we move through each day quietly shape our stress, steadiness, and emotional well‑being — and how small pauses in our environment can become meaningful supports.

A reflection on how the places we move through each day quietly shape our stress, steadiness, and emotional well‑being — and how small pauses in our environment can become meaningful supports.

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Flavia Markiewicz Flavia Markiewicz

One Step at a Time: Turning Resolutions Into Rituals

An exploration of how to bridge the gap between intention and action by breaking goals into small steps, building steadiness, and using simple drawing exercises to make progress visible and real.

An exploration of how to bridge the gap between intention and action by breaking goals into small steps, building steadiness, and using simple drawing exercises to make progress visible and real.

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Flavia Markiewicz Flavia Markiewicz

What Is a Health Coach and Why Work With One? - The Jewish Link

A reflection on how lived experience, chronic health challenges, and creative practice shaped my approach to health coaching — and why art can help women find clarity when words fall short.

A reflection on how lived experience, chronic health challenges, and creative practice shaped my approach to health coaching — and why art can help women find clarity when words fall short.

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Flavia Markiewicz Flavia Markiewicz

Jewish Resilience Through Neurobiology: When Our Rhythms Break

A reflection on how neurobiology and Jewish ritual rhythms help us navigate emotional rupture, chronic conditions, and the quiet work of rebuilding safety in the body.

A reflection on how neurobiology and Jewish ritual rhythms help us navigate emotional rupture, chronic conditions, and the quiet work of rebuilding safety in the body.

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