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The Quiet Wave: Inside Massachusetts’ Surprising Wellness Boom
I recently returned from an extraordinary summer — two months in Europe, culminating in an unforgettable two-week experience at Mindvalley U in Amsterdam. There, I connected with remarkably expansive, high-vibrational people — My People. Conversations were profound, the personal growth was rapid, and the dancing…non-stop. This wasn’t just a trip I came back from — I returned different. Yet what surprised me most wasn’t my European discoveries.
The Second Year of My Sabbatical: What I Learned Before Deciding to Come Back to “Reality”
Just about two years ago, I made a decision that both terrified and thrilled me: I stepped away from my dream career and took a sabbatical…for my body, my mind, and most especially my soul. I had spent years climbing ladders, chasing milestones, ticking boxes society (and my mother, respectfully) told me mattered. But beneath all the titles, the bright lights, and the travel miles, something felt missing. My soul was whispering — then yelling — that I needed space. So I listened.
The Curse of Being Overqualified: What Losing Out on “Dream Jobs” Taught Me About Owning My Worth
After almost 20 years in professional sports, I’m finally learning that the real win is becoming unapologetically me. The Curse of Being Overqualified There’s a special kind of frustration that comes with hearing, “You were incredible — but we went with someone else.” It’s the heartbreak of second place. Not because you weren’t good enough. But because you were too much. Too experienced. Too accomplished. Too expensive.
Reflecting on My Year-Long Sabbatical: Lessons, Laughter, and Life Reclaimed
Erwin Benedict Valencia · Follow 6 min read · -- Sunrise Walk on Sabang Beach, Palawan, Philippines On June 15, 2023, I was lying on a hospital bed in the emergency room of Westchester Medical Center, staring at those all-too-bright lights above me alternating with the absolute darkness in the middle of the night when the nurse would leave the room, feeling the weight of an unexpected back injury and the years of life I’d let pass by without a real pause.
Thank You, NEW YORK, for Making this Filipino Kid's Dream Come True.
A GRATITUDE LETTER TO THE KNICKS, THE NBA, AND NEW YORK CITY. It is with deep sadness but immense gratitude that I share I will no longer be a member of the New York Knicks Medical and Performance Staff beginning the 2023-2024 Season. The past (almost) decade has been the greatest of my life. Being the first Filipino, raised and educated in the Philippines, to be on the medical staff in any of the four major sports, and in particular the NBA, was a dream that began when I was just 18 years old.
Case for the specialised sports physical therapist to be an essential part of professional athlete care: letter from America no. 1
Case for the specialised sports physical therapist to be an essential part of professional athlete care: letter from America no.
Case for the specialised sports physical therapist to be an essential part of professional athlete care: letter from America no. 1
Within the US healthcare system, the role of the physical therapist (PT) is expanding to include direct care of the professional athlete. In this editorial, we use the terms physical therapist and physiotherapist as equivalents depending on whether we are referring to the USA (physical therapist) or other parts of the world (physiotherapist).
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