New Series! ✨1% Better Mondays: Small Steps Toward a Healthier Life

Each Monday, Choose Restoration: Tiny Changes, Powerful Results

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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I’m excited to share something new with you: ✨ 1% Better Mondays, a fresh series just for Steeped Stories subscribers.

Spring is a season of renewal—a time to realign our intentions with the life we hope to cultivate in the months ahead. While meaningful change can sometimes appear sudden, it almost always begins with something small.

Each Monday, I’ll send you one science-backed, nature-inspired micro-practice to help you start the week with intention. These are rooted in tradition, guided by research, and designed to gently move you toward a healthier, more grounded life.

Inspired by James Clear’s Atomic Habits—and his idea that tiny 1% improvements compound into fundamental transformation—this series is your weekly nudge toward natural wellness, one small shift at a time.

This week’s 1% practice: Spend 15 minutes in morning sunlight each day this week —no sunglasses. Studies show early light helps regulate your circadian rhythm and boosts serotonin, setting a positive tone for the day ahead.

Let me know how it felt—or pass it on to someone who could use a bright start.

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Here’s to your slow and steady bloom.
See you Thursday!

Mary Ann Rollano

Creator of Steeped Stories

P.S. Read What Happens to Your Brain When You Stop Focusing on The Negative