Trailer · The Winter Issue
The Winter Issue: Mind, Body and Soul, Taught Like a Living Textbook
Mind, body and soul through psychology, neuroscience, sport science and philosophy — with every study cited and every tool free.
Every film and chapter in The Science of Human Flourishing opens on something you already recognise, teaches one clear idea through history and brain science, and ends with a small practice you can test the same day.
I am a researcher in psychology and nutrition for high-performing athletes, published on behalf of my universities, with a previous research master's in neuroscience and human movement at a medical university in the Netherlands. The British Olympic team commissioned research from me and my supervisor in England. As a personal trainer in the City, I trained well-known actors, senior executives and traders, as well as disabled clients, and privately tutored international students.
What this winter issue covers
- Issue 01 — Rest Is Training: Why eight hours of sleep can still leave you exhausted, and how athletes plan total load and recovery.
- Issue 02 — Thoughts Aren't You: Why fighting a thought makes it louder, and how to unhook and take one step towards what matters.
- Issue 03 — Can Genius Grow?: What India's 100th chess grandmaster, Anuj Shrivatri, and a century of expertise research say about deliberate practice, curiosity and range.
- Issue 04 — Walk to Think: Why ideas arrive on foot, from Aristotle's Lyceum and Nietzsche to Oppezzo, Erickson and Bratman.
- Issue 05 — Write It Down: What Marcus Aurelius's private morning notes and affect-labelling brain scans show about naming hard feelings.
- The Flourishing Library EP01 — Stop Chasing Happy: A chapter-by-chapter guide to The Happiness Trap and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
- Kaizen Chess EP01 — Lose a Game, Then Come Back: How to review a real loss, catch blunders with a safety check, and recover across a tournament.
Free tools
- The" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://science-of-human-flourishing.lovable.app/flourishing-toolkit.pdf">The Flourishing Toolkit (PDF)
- Kaizen" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://science-of-human-flourishing.lovable.app">Kaizen Flourishing Research Page
This is educational, not personal medical advice. If you are struggling, please speak to a GP or a qualified professional. In the UK, Samaritans are available day or night on 116 123, or at samaritans.org.