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Toi Sweeney

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Founder The Well Dressed Brand | Best-Selling Author | TEDx Speaker | Brain Coach | Creator The Honey Badger Method ™ Personal + Career Development.

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17 days ago

Saturday morning hike with @mrsweeney11 and Samson . This is your Saturday afternoon checkin : Let’s Gooooo ! Let’s talk about your brain health in real time.

One pillar in the LMNNOP brain-health stack is Nature and it’s not just “We outside .” 🤪 Research shows that time outside can help your brain downshift out of stress mode ( lower cortisol), restore attention) ( less mental fatigue), and lift mood ( more calm, more clarity). Even a simple walk among trees can reduce rumination (that looping overthinking) and help your nervous system settle, which makes it easier to make good decisions and feel like yourself again.

So today I’m doing the most science-backed thing I know: putting my body in motion and my mind in the trees. If you’ve been carrying a lot, consider this your gentle nudge go get 20 minutes of green time. No performance. No pressure. Just presence.

Saturday Nature Ritual (pick one):
- 20-minute walk with your phone on Do Not Disturb
- 5 deep breaths + notice 5 things you can see
- Sit on a bench and let your thoughts pass like clouds

If you’re hiking today, drop a “🌿” (or just say “I’m outside”) and tell me what you’re noticing. by @toisweeney

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20 days ago

The person was on a whole conference call the other day ! No for real a conference call !!! In a coffee shop ! On speaker !!!!! For an hour !!!!!!! Thank God @byalexajoan told me to get some @loopearplugs ( this is not a sponsored post ) Because other wise I think I would be in jail 🤣🤣 #menapauserage . Um Chad Sir ! Please 🙏🏾 I’m trying to write a book 📕 by @toisweeney

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23 days ago

Just us , that’s all that’s the post. by @toisweeney

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a month ago

Do you love my cup ? So…. A few weeks ago I got to go to @corningmuseum Look at my cup ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ love it #red #glass

The color red is a warm and positive color associated with our most physical needs and our will to survive. It exudes a strong and powerful masculine energy.

Red is energizing. It excites the emotions and motivates us to take action.

It signifies a pioneering spirit and leadership qualities, promoting ambition and determination.

It is also strong-willed and can give confidence to those who are shy or lacking in will power.

Being the color of physical movement, the color red awakens our physical life force.

It is the color of sexuality and can stimulate deeper and more intimate passions in us, such as love and sex on the positive side or revenge and anger on the negative. It is often used to express love, as in Valentine’s Day, however it relates more to sexuality and lust, rather than love – love is expressed with pink.

At its most positive it can create life with its sexual energy, or use its negative expression of anger and aggression to fuel war and destruction.

The color red can stimulate the appetite, often being used in restaurants for this purpose. It also increases craving for food and other stimuli.

Being surrounded by too much of the color red can cause us to become irritated, agitated and ultimately angry. Too little and we become cautious, manipulative and fearful.

In Eastern cultures such as China red is the color for good luck. Although times are changing and many Chinese brides now wear white, it is traditionally the color for weddings. In Indian culture it symbolizes purity and is often used in their wedding gowns. #toisweeney by @toisweeney

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a month ago

Thats it ! that’s the post ❤️❤️❤️ by @toisweeney

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Final photo dump grom day date ! So fun. Thank you @corningmuseum the glass in structure were great ! We can’t wait to get the glass items we made in the mail! We loved every exhibit ! The staff were helpful and kind . #glass #blownaway #artwork by @toisweeney

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One of my favorites from @corningmuseum . Inspired by the night sky . Incredible craftsmanship made of glass 🤯 by @toisweeney

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Yesterday my husband @mrsweeney11 hit me with “What you got going on tomorrow !
? He was planning a Saturday morning date ! Yay ! we spent the morning @corningmuseum. Then we had a delicuous lunch. We had a great time. I learned so much about glass, and art and the adventures of glass blowers ! We to make a glass cup and vase that will be shipped to us . What a fun morning ! Thanks honey 🍯 🥰. My heart , my brain and my curiosity cup all full ! by @toisweeney

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A few years ago, my dear friend Lucienne asked me to be part of something great she was helping to build. She shared her big idea and wanted to know if I would join her. Three exceptional organizations @ADI ADIRONDACK DIVERSITY INITIATIVE , The Harriet Tubman Liberation Foundation, and @greatcampsagamore came together to give BIPOC women leaders time for rest, community, healing, and the deep replenishment that only nature can offer.

I’m humbled to say I attended for the third year in a row. This year, I presented a workshop on the Six Pillars of Brain Health , because if we’re going to run our companies, build our teams, and stay whole for the people we serve, we have to be cognitively strong. And this weekend, we practiced what we all taught . We touched every pillar: love, movement, novelty (many women canoed and hiked for the first time), nature, real rest, and healthy food at every meal.

We laughed. We danced. We cried. We prayed. We sang. We even hugged trees , though not nearly as much as we hugged each other. These women are on the front lines in their communities, and I’m determined to be on the front lines for them.

I entered the weekend feeling heavy carrying a quiet ache of intellectual loneliness. I left feeling lighter, seen, and lifted. My curiosity and whimsy finally had a soft place to land among poets, community leaders, professors, entrepreneurs, park rangers, and outdoor enthusiasts. Serving others is always great medicine, it’s good leadership. Thank you @paris_praise , Lucienne Nicholson and @jollygirl13 for having great vision, flawless execution and heart to get more BIPOC leaders in nature. Thank you @Leena moon for your presentation on joy 🥹 by @toisweeney

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We saw this rabbit chilling in our back yard yesterday leg extended 🤣 what a great reminder to pause , relax, reset and focus. Rest is necessary ! Period it’s good for your brain, your immune systems, your blood pressure and nervous system. There are seven different kinds of test which one will you do this weekend ? The Seven Categories are Physical Rest: Relieves the body. Includes passive forms like sleeping and napping, and active forms like stretching, yoga, and gentle walking. Mental Rest: Quiets a busy brain. Fixes forgetfulness or racing thoughts via short work breaks, brief journaling, or mindfulness. Sensory Rest: Resets overloaded senses. Fights noise, bright screens, and background clamor by turning off devices and seeking quiet. Creative Rest: Reawakens awe and wonder. Solves uninspired thinking by looking at art, listening to music, or experiencing nature. Emotional Rest: Stops the drain of pleasing others. Requires space to express real feelings honestly without holding back burdens.Social Rest: Recharges your social energy. Involves stepping away from draining people and leaning into supportive, safe relationships. Spiritual Rest: Connects you to purpose. Involves prayer, meditation, or joining a community to feel a deeper sense of belonging. #rest #toisweeney #brainhealthy #braincoach by @toisweeney

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2 months ago

I’m not using AI to write this so forgive the typos. Last week I had a few very good writing days. I finally stop beating myself up and just excepted that anything worth doing is going to take time . And , sometime you have to surrender to what you’ve been called to do and create . I was proud of myself for not stumbling over profectionism , wondering if I could do it again … you know ? Write something worth reading. It’s has taken me weeks to quiet the brain demons of distraction asking me what’s taking so long along with real humans saying what’s taking so long ? !!! 🤣 non of which who have written a single book mind you ! The truth was knocking at my door , So I took a deep breath and invited her in. She reminded me as we sat in the moment that I’m allowed to be human and when you mix menopause with with diagnosed adhd , rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren’s disease it’s a higher level of brain fog , capacity and exhaustion. So I recalibrate , I rest , I work . Reassessed to discover and that I have Audhd, which means I have traits of both autism and ADHD at the same time. I need the comfort of sameness while craving something different simultaneously. So I’m navigating a different season. It’s true what they say. The old keys won’t open new doors so we focus our new habits, a new way to communicate , fresh grace, and understanding for myself and a lot of prayer. Anyway the book is coming along can’t wait to share it with you . #nuerodivergent #audhd #writer #entrepreneur by @toisweeney

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