Guidelines for a Less Stressful Life in 2024

Hard-learned recommendations from a formerly stressed-out writer on sabbatical

Diane Hatz
Thirty over Fifty
Published in
6 min readMar 7, 2024

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A middle-aged woman smelling apple blossoms outside in sunlight and a field
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Recently, I realized that my sabbatical, where I’m supposed to be recharging and reinventing myself, was stressing me out. I republished a novel and spent eighteen months mastering the ins and outs of indie publishing and marketing (which should qualify me…

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Diane Hatz
Thirty over Fifty

Author. Organizer. Inner activist. Looking for answers one pen stroke, meditation, and road trip at a time. Rock Gods & Messy Monsters out now.