Essays Quinn Corte Essays Quinn Corte

How to Rest an Overactive Mind

How would our lives change if we did less thinking? What if we only relied on our brains when we actually had a problem to solve? In this post, I offer a couple alternatives to overanalyzing. Audio version available.

Read More
Essays Quinn Corte Essays Quinn Corte

The Freedom of Embracing Limitations

I’m starting to honor the limits of my own capacity, control, and mortality. As my blind optimism fades and I surrender to what is actually true, I've stumbled into a strange sense of peace. Audio version available.

Read More
Strategies Quinn Corte Strategies Quinn Corte

8 Ways To Cope With Stress

Sometimes life requires you to keep going, even when you're really struggling. These 8 practical techniques can help you regulate your nervous system during stressful moments. Audio version available.

Read More
Announcements Quinn Corte Announcements Quinn Corte

I’m writing a book!

I’m writing a book, and here’s a sneak peek! It's a practical guide to help stressed-out humans stop pushing and start living. In the real world, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach for coping with stress. Unlike conventional self-help, this book honors that we all have different bodies, moods, trauma histories, and circumstances. Using science and soul, I share dozens of diverse stress relief techniques you can explore in under 5 minutes.

Read More
Quinn Corte Quinn Corte

Navigating the Weight of Global Heartbreak

This post explores how to navigate self-care and activism when you feel challenging emotions for an ailing world. When should you lean into your anger and heartbreak, and when should you let up? How can you transform your anger and heartbreak into focused action? Audio version available.

Read More
Essays Quinn Corte Essays Quinn Corte

Waiting for “Real Life” to Start

What are you waiting on to happen before your “real life” can start? How can you meet yourself where you are? I'm nose-deep in this inquiry, and I’ve created a workshop to help you think about it, too. Audio version available.

Read More
Essays Quinn Corte Essays Quinn Corte

You Are Exactly Where You Need To Be

The month of January is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings. Janus was the gatekeeper of the heavens. He is depicted as having two heads--one to look into the past and one to look ahead to the future. The image of these two heads is a powerful representation of our divided attention.

Read More
Essays Quinn Corte Essays Quinn Corte

A Mini-Retreat to Welcome December

We are in a big collective transition right now. Tonight is a full moon eclipse in Gemini (kicking off eclipse season). In the US, we are winding down an unusual Thanksgiving week and witnessing the formal transition of power for our next president, Joe Biden (hallelujah!). And of course, we are about to welcome in the LAST month of 2020 (double hallelujah!). 

Read More
Meditations Quinn Corte Meditations Quinn Corte

[Meditation] Grounding and Surrender

This is a 10-minute guided meditation by Quinn Corte to help you ground and surrender when your mind is overly active or worrying about what you can't control. We practice rooting into our body and the earth and gently releasing the tension in our bodies and minds.

Read More
Strategies, Essays Quinn Corte Strategies, Essays Quinn Corte

Understanding Worry

There is SO much to worry about right now, collectively and personally. Instead of numbing out, berating ourselves, or feeling completely panicked and unhealthy, let’s explore the meaning beneath worry. Once we understand it, we can learn to work with it.

Read More