You Were Made to Flourish

Every Tuesday morning, I share one principle rooted in science and wisdom — so you can flourish in body, mind, and spirit."

Featured

Aug 5, 2026

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7 min read

Is Religion Helping you or Hurting you?

If you met with a trainer every week for a year and got better at nothing, you'd fire the trainer. What if we applied that rule to religion?

Jared Thurmon

Jul 28, 2026

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6 min read

Say what you want

Does hiding our true selves hurt us?

Jared Thurmon

Jul 14, 2026

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6 min read

In My Next Life

A song, a basket of blueberries, and the conversation I'd give everything to have with my dad.

Jared Thurmon

So my wife and Bryan Johnson have a thing

Jul 7, 2026

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4 min read

So my wife and Bryan Johnson have a thing

Is it ok to not be happy with 'everything looks fine'?

Jared Thurmon

Jun 30, 2026

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5 min read

I failed my friend

In a world of connection, why are so many of us lonely?

Jared Thurmon

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

I was in the hospital this past weekend

The rooms we are in are impacting our health more than we know

Jared Thurmon

Jun 16, 2026

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7 min read

Why Does One Good Shot Own You?

Dopamine isn’t the pleasure chemical. It’s the anticipation chemical — and a few industries have it aimed straight at men.

Jared Thurmon

Jun 9, 2026

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6 min read

What Does the Climb Cost You?

The three things we trade on the way up the mountain — and what each one does to our health

Jared Thurmon

Jun 2, 2026

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6 min read

A Man or Money?

Given the choice between the two, I would take the...

Jared Thurmon

Articles

Mar 3, 2026

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8 min read

When the right thing is the hard thing

Why is choosing principle over profit so rare?

Jared Thurmon

Feb 24, 2026

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7 min read

Hypocrisy doesn't look like lying

It looks like values you perform in public and abandon in private.

Jared Thurmon

Feb 17, 2026

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28 min read

Is Bread the Villain?

What if bread and gluten aren't the real problem?

Jared Thurmon