The Feel Good Life

Hi! I’m Mariana Calleja Ross and this is my newsletter: The Feel Good Life.

Happy to have you here! Let me give you a quick intro:

I'm a Costa Rican writer, MD, author, dancer, traveller, polyglot (on my fifth language and loving it!), and overall, a curious human in love with the world, its cultures, languages, landscapes, dances, food, you name it. I'm too curious to stay put!

Born and raised in Costa Rica, then nicely brewed in Spain, I've been able to enjoy a vast, beautiful journey which now brings me here, to this Substack, where I intend to join all the dots from personal, professional and life experiences into a wonderful dose to help you, my dear Feel Gooders, discover the amazingness in your own life, mind and body, and all the great things around you, making this journey a worth and memorable one.

You see, after I hit the 40 year-old mark back in 2021, I became determined to shift the way I approach life. As we'd say in Spanish “Life's a blink of an eye!” As rich and complex as the human experience can be, it's key to pivot to what feels good in order to enjoy the time we have here, and I think this is a powerful thing.

And that's what you - and I - are here for.

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You will find there are both free and paid subscriptions, however…

All my content is currently free.

Why am I doing this? I’m convinced of two things:

1. Health and wellbeing are a birthright, so it should be universal and accessible to all.

2. Our patients/readers deserve the most empathy. And I believe this comes through the way we explain things. Easy, calming and understandable ways are possible. It costs us nothing to give you a good deal of clarity, empathy and peace of mind by simply being less technical and instead, more human.

This is why I want to make this newsletter as free as possible.

You’ll find there’s also paid subscriptions. You can join for as little as $1.50 a week! This will support my work and you will help me continue creating all this great free health content for everyone to benefit from.

Paid subscribers will be receiving some extra content which will include:

1. Regular courses to be announced in advance

2. Access to a monthly Q&A

3. Access to exclusive online/offline events

4. Access to 1:1 Consultation agenda

So I'm here to share everything I know, hoping you'll be inspired to discover what makes your own life (and health) feel good!

My Golden Promises to you:

1. No medical jargon, just awesomeness for your everyday life.

2. Everyone’s welcome. No tags of any kind in here. Wellbeing is for all.

3. This is a safe, judgement-free space to grow and evolve.

Know that your contribution is going towards the development of The Feel Good Foundation - a Costa Rican-based, non-profit organisation delivering emotional education programs towards burnout prevention.

Intended to be seeded in diverse ecosystems worldwide, Stage 1 will focus on a Burnout Prevention Plan for healthcare staff (coming soon). After what we lived through Covid pandemic, it’s clear that this issue needs urgent addressing in the long term for the sake of everyone. It will benefit not only healthcare staff but also patients, relatives and the entire system in itself. We all need this now more than ever.

As it all develops, we’ll aim high enough to reach other professions as well schoolkids through a foundational emotional health program that can allow us to begin this process in the formative stages of life. The sooner we begin, the better! (More on this soon. Stay tuned!) 😊

And lastly, if you ever want to hit reply, message, introduce yourself or ask me anything, please do reach out! I'd love to hear from you.

Much Love,
Dr. Mariana Calleja

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Thanks again, and please tell a few friends about this newsletter. The more we are, the sooner we can grow The Feel Good Foundation for everyone to benefit.

Let's grow this together!

Much love twice,
Mariana 🥰