Welcome to Healthy Reads. This is where I share what I’ve learned in years of coaching about eating well and feeling better: nutrition, stress and burnout, sleep, hormones and menopause, healthy habits and simple ways to relax. Every article is based on science and written for real life, so you get clear steps you can start using today. No fads, no guilt and no extremes. Pick a topic below, or simply start reading.

Catherine Polet 4/13/23 Catherine Polet 4/13/23

Managing Stress at Work: Practical Ways to Stay Calm and Focused

Too many emails, too many meetings, shoulders up by your ears? Here are simple, kind ways to stay steady at work, and to turn pressure into good work without wearing yourself out.

Catherine Polet 4/10/23 Catherine Polet 4/10/23

18 FAQs on Stress: How to Manage Life’s Challenges

A tight chest, a racing mind, a list that never ends. Here are my answers to the eighteen questions I’m asked most often about stress, burnout and resilience, with simple things you can do today.

Catherine Polet 1/9/23 Catherine Polet 1/9/23

18 FAQs for Achieving Balance: A Guide to Recovery and Time Off

How much rest do you really need, and how do you take it without feeling guilty? Eighteen warm, practical answers on recovery, time off and finding your balance.

Catherine Polet 12/14/22 Catherine Polet 12/14/22

Quit: The Need to Let Go

When your life is so full that you can hardly breathe, the answer may be to quit something. Here is a simple way to find out what to let go of, and how to do it kindly.

Catherine Polet 11/24/22 Catherine Polet 11/24/22

Why Is Black Friday Stressful, and How Can You Survive It?

Countdowns, crowds and a basket that keeps filling: no wonder Black Friday leaves us tense. Here is why it gets under our skin, and how to approach it calmly this year.

Catherine Polet 2/25/20 Catherine Polet 2/25/20

Ask Yourself Four Simple Questions to Overcome Stress: A Book Recommendation

One thought going round and round can spoil a whole day. Byron Katie’s book Loving What Is gives you four simple questions to ask of it, and they can change how you feel surprisingly quickly.

Catherine Polet 12/19/18 Catherine Polet 12/19/18

Meditation, or How to Withstand the Stress of Today’s Life

There are days that flow and days that don’t. A few quiet minutes of simply being, every day, can change how you meet all of them. Here is why meditation helps with stress, and how to begin.