Syd Connolly

Duke-trained Health & Wellbeing Coach, coaching myself through growth. Endlessly curious about humans, nature, and human nature. Love is the answer. And food.

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

i'm an artist, a health coach (in training), a writer, a healer, a mentor, a friend. You can check out the full journey here: https://t.co/k4rSBxdFZ2

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

Completely agree with this but would also say this is exactly why we need a future where more restaurants are using better ingredients (at accessible prices).

Dining out with community has so many spiritual health benefits.

If you can, seek out places passionate abt ingredients

[Myles Snider @myles_snider]

There’s almost no food that can’t be made healthy if you cook it yourself at home.

It’s not that these things (tacos, pizza, burritos, etc) are inherently unhealthy— they’re just often made with bad oils and low-quality processed ingredients.

When you cook at home you control all the inputs and can swap those out for whole, real food ingredients.

Which means you can eat things that are incredibly enjoyable and delicious, but leave you feeling energized afterwards.

That’s why learning to cook has such a high ROI.

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

So proud of one of my closest friends for writing so beautifully about something so hard 💓

(and she also writes 🔥 stuff on her substack you should check out! Called “Claiming Writerhood”)

[Jessica Petrow-Cohen @jpc_petrowcohen]

So excited to share my piece in @washingtonpost! This story is about navigating my mother’s terminal cancer diagnosis in light of changing health care policies that impact access to test results and medical records.

Thank you so much @PostHealthSci

https://t.co/lN4qy0W2cc

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

I’ve read so many books abt the beauty of finding purpose in “just being” but always struggled to understand what that meant.

Can our reason for existing really be “to exist”?

This piece gave me a new perspective on why “just being” is so important😊

https://t.co/WC12M8IhWn

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

Central Park at dusk in spring is pure magic.

The crowds are mostly gone, it’s full of NYers, & the air is so refreshing. The newly bloomed trees & plants sparkle in the evening glow.

It’s reminiscent of the peace that nurtured me through a fear-filled 2020 (pictured)

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

Giving yourself extra time to do just about anything as a form of self care deserves more attention.

It’s so easy to undervalue, forget, or feel guilty for in an output-focused, go go go environment.

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

I didn’t know Dawn Chorus Day existed until now and now I’m bursting with excitement. How freaking cool!!

[Ireene🐌🪷🎨 @thearcofitsuki]

Don’t miss the wondrous birdsong choir tomorrow. Thanks to RSPB for the reminder :)

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

in yoga today, i started crying toward the end. sweet tears mixed with salty sweat.

tears of pride for making more progress toward my intention of non-judgment, something that's really reared its head over the past week.

on comparison, yoga, & intuition: https://t.co/ATHFnvoJiZ

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

@neats29 1. let go of striving to be "good" at meditating. it's a practice. the experience oscillates day to day.

2. the magic of meditation is often experienced outside of meditation.

3. meditation can take many forms beyond sitting in silence. andrew huberman has a great pod on this.

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

when i talk with people about improving my/their/our sense of wellness, i literally feel my soul light up.

it's very cool to connect over a shared desire to live life more fully

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

@amanda_azadian YES! yes yes yes. this 😍

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

my best/most truthful writing happens when I close my eyes, paint a mental picture of what I want to write, and then transcribe each brush stroke

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

“Bodies roam about the lot in no orderly fashion as they begin to vibrate, releasing old, stale energy and making space to receive sounds they’ve never heard before woven into songs they’ve heard a thousand times.”

On falling in love w/ jam band culture: https://t.co/1UJWu8jGwg

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

nope not leaving

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

just landed in my college town and I have butterflies in my chest. one of my happy places. I feel so safe here 🥹

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

Good luck to whoever has to drag me out of here

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

@alexgmichael awesome to hear 😊

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

I turned off emails from substack in favor of using the app and I’m finding 1) I read way more pieces and 2) I read them with more intention and presence

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

this just happened while boarding my flight. I have so many questions:

*passenger scans invalid ticket*

Gate agent: are you sure you’re flying to this destination?

Passenger: uh I hope so?

*looks down at ticket*

Passenger: oh, no I’m not!

*runs away*

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

been struggling with severe writers block the past couple weeks. there’s so much I want to write but I’m struggling to package it. every word, sentence, paragraph I write feels so wrong. bleh this is uncomfortable 😵‍💫

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

I’m a very visual learner, so when it comes to non-visual experiences (tasting food, listening to music), they’re much more enjoyable with my eyes closed.

Seems like I need to eliminate vision in order to give my other senses the chance to take center stage.

[Syd Connolly @SunshineTable]

@alexgmichael haha oh yea it’s a real game changer! hope you find it just as helpful 🙃