„Whimyfying“ your life has been such a trend lately. And while you know that I’m definitely a big advocate for romanticizing your life and finding joy and appreciation in small moments, landfillmaxxing just can’t be the solution to that. „Whimsy“ to me means endorsing everyday objects and activities with romantic meaning and therefore connecting with your body and mind. I made and episode a few weeks back about neuroaestethic, the science of how we process beauty and how it can actually help us regulate our nervous system. So „whimsyfying“ can actually help you heal your body and mind via finding connection, rest and gratitude in daily life. So, instead of sticking plastic gemstones to everything in sight, here are 10 habits that actually helped me slow down and enjoy my life more.

It’s officially September! The summer of 2026 was legendary, so we’re looking to have a just as great, or even better, fall! The weather is still nice, there’s the occasional rain and the leaves are starting to get crunchy. You know what that means; it’s time to get out the cute candles, blankets and pumpkin spice syrup. Fall really is my favorite season and I really enjoy romanticizing it so much, but at the same time, the beginning of a new season can often feel dreadful because your expectations for it are so high and you don’t want to disappoint them. So if you’re feeling the same or are just looking to elevate your fall this season, here’s my fall guide 2026!

Beauty is something superficial, right? A purely personal preference without any real use? Of course the girl who color codes her notes in class with pretty highlighters and all her extensive stationary is just being extra, right? It won’t help her study. Well, actually, not really. While an aesthetic is a personal preference, it is also a whole body experience that scientifically seen, has a lot of influence on your emotions, motivation and calmness. When perceived something beautiful, dopamine is released, triggering your reward system. That means that you can - from a solely efficiency-oriented standpoint- hack your brain to crave studying, Running, working out even just feeling happier and less stressed, simply by making your life aestethic. May sound weird to some, too good to be true to some others and some may have already felt the positive impact of „romanticizing their life“ without knowing the psychology and neurology behind it.

Always tired. Falling asleep in the middle of class. Not being able to concentrate and going on your phone the second you get home from school or work being exhausted to the bones. Having a midday crash and feeling completely unenergetic past 6pm. Many of these things are common, but should not be normal. We believe that our bodies are like a battery; you start your day recharged from sleep and throughout the day, you do things such as work or movement that drain energy, so that by the end of the day, you have no energy from your battery left and are ready to sleep. But does that not sound dreadful; running on a half empty tank for half your day? And more importantly; what happens when you don’t sleep well and wake up with an uncharged battery? The truth is that your body is not supposed to operate that way. Sure, your activities throughout the day can fatigue you. But the belief that sleep is the sole source of respiration is simply false. There are so many factors that determine your energy levels and things you can do - even apart from your nutrition, sleep patterns or general stress level - to recover even during the day. Because let’s be honest; you get home tired, you scroll for a few hours because you think that’s relaxing and want to stay awake to get some more work done later, but then you’re too tired for that sand end up sleeping way too late. Your morning energy starts with your night routine. If your body isn’t regulated and your brain is in stress mode, you won’t sleep or recover well. So let’s find out what we can do about this!

I think we have all forgotten how to actually learn. And I don’t just mean studying in school, I mean the capability to absorb knowledge. Whenever we don’t know something, we instantly google or ask ai. You’re not required to think critically and actually understand something by yourself anymore. But that’s the problem. We blindly follow what we’re being told because we forgot how to learn something by ourselves. Additionally, we were taught that „learning“ is just for school and something we’re forced to do. Naturally, when we didn’t HAVE to learn anymore, we just stopped. But there’s something so beautiful in learning things for yourself. Because the ones that know how to retain knowledge won’t only be the ones who end up on top in school or work, but also with their autonomy and self-fulfillment. So let’s relearn how to learn!

Once again, we all find ourselves back in an exam season. If you have a similar experience to mine, it feels as if this has been stretching on not for a few weeks but months now. Every day, front to end, there is a never ending list of tasks to complete, emergencies to manage and people to spend time with. Even with the best planning, you don’t seem to get a hold of all the things on your to-do-list. When you have just crossed one task of, three more emerge anew. As a result, we feel crushed down by the weight of pure responsibilities, always trying to rush from once place to another - mentally or physically - never staying and resting for just a second. By the end of the day, inevitably, we feel drained and burnt out. It is not you just being incapable, it’s the system we’re designed to live in. You just simply CAN‘T do everything all at once. But you have to. So how do we stay on top of our tasks to be successful and productive while not feeling as though we’re slowly dying every second of the day? That’s exactly what we’ll be talking about today!

Winter is FINALLY over, but I know we’re all still feeling the impact because seasonal depression IS unfortunately real. Me, personally, I’ve really also not been feeling my best lately and just found myself being constantly tired, too exhausted to go after things I usually enjoy and just feel like my life is falling apart bit by bit. So, this spring, we’re all getting back up and build-back the life of our dreams! What better way to do so is there, than inviting some whimsy back in our day-to-day? Sometimes, we think that we have to make these grand gestures or start radical changes to achieve betterment, but more often than not, it’s actually what we do on the daily and how we see our life that makes the biggest difference in happiness. It may seem small, but learning to slow down and romanticize your day with things you actually enjoy will have such an important impact!

So I know I know, I’m VERY late with this episode and Valentines day has long passed, however, the topic of self love and -confidence is timeless! Especially now, where we live in a time where everything and everyone is always connected, where you are constantly bombarded with so many different identities and groups of people, it can ver well feel as if you don’t belong. There are so many different expectations and so much you want or should be. But it’s not only about belonging with people, like when you may get sad seeing all of the happy couples together while you sat alone in your room on Feburary 14th or when everyone seems to have a set friend group that they always hang out and you’re getting fomo, no it’s just as much about the feeling of not belonging to yourself. Sometimes, we always try to be with other people to avoid the confrontation of spending time alone with yourself and having to be your own person, apart from everybody else’s opinions, interests and advice. So, how do we actually BUILD self-confidence and -love? I know it can seem as if people are just born confident, outgoing and in tune with themselves, but trust me, it’s a process. You have to become content with yourself first, before you can also build meaningful connections with others. And trust me, when you learn to work on being confident in yourself, you will actually start attracting other people naturally. “How do I do that, tho?”, you may ask? Well, good you’re here because I will tell you in just a second!