Sophie Johnson

1 week ago | medium.com | Sophie Johnson

5/22/25Again strikes that unexplainable feeling: melancholy, longing, passion, freedom. A love deeper than any human language can attempt to express. A loss of my soul for the coming months. Perhaps an excitement to see what shall fill my void, and what pieces of others I will begin to hold dear. For now, we gaze up at the same stars. Separated by miles, time zones, duties, and cell reception. Perhaps you will look at the stars one night, and I will look at the sun. But is the sun not also a star?

1 week ago | goodenoughjob.substack.com | Sophie Johnson

Hello Hello!As the season changes, I mostly want to (surprise, surprise) recommend birdsong and constantly evolving plants. (My therapist: “Flowers are only in bloom for the tiniest portion of their lives. Don’t stop enjoying them. They don’t stop enjoying themselves.” And this was about our lives, you know. Blooming is only one small way to be.)But I have other things for you, too.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Sophie Johnson

Stimulating your vagus nerve could help you live longer. A top scientist shares 3 easy things he does to activate his. Psychotherapists, yoga teachers, and self-help types such as Mel Robbins have been talking about stimulating the vagus nerve as a way to "reset" the nervous system and calm anxiety for years. But growing evidence suggests it could do far more for our health: By helping keep inflammation at bay, the …

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Sophie Johnson

Ultimately what it might come down to in the end is compromise over what you're willing to let go of. Not ignoring the practicalities of course: if one of you has moved in with a new partner then you may find they have little need for the sofa or sideboards. Their new partner might not want to adorn their shared living space with paintings from that little gallery in Cornwall you sheltered in the rain from on your soggy honeymoon, which only has symbolic meaning to you and your ex.

3 weeks ago | goodenoughjob.substack.com | Sophie Johnson

Dear Friend,You may have noticed that there’s been less of me in your inbox for the past six months or so. I have had less time for everything. In January, I declared that I was no longer available to make plans. This felt cruelly ironic: I was canceling all my plans with friends to make room for the writing of a book about how important it is to prioritize plans with friends. Days became nights became days, and more than once I completely forgot what month it was.