This week we’re chatting with Jennifer Potter, founder and CEO of Frankly.

Hi, Jennifer! If you could recommend One Good Thing everyone can do to improve their mental health, what would it be?

Learn to meditate without the need for apps or guidance.

Interesting… why?

Meditation is something I can do anywhere and any time of day, and once you’ve learned how to do it, it costs nothing (other than 20 minutes of your time).

It is by far in my opinion, the single best tool for managing stress, navigating complexity and staying true to your own needs in a world trying to convince you otherwise.

How does your One Good Thing work?

Meditation works on a conscious and unconscious level. It acts like a simple spring clean for the thoughts and feelings inside my head and heart, dropping me through the practice into what is referred to as the superconscious (which sits below our subconscious). This is where the deeper stuff lives.

If I’m honest, most of my meditations feel like I’m sitting down to have a nanna nap (which I’m also now a big fan of). They’re calming. If I’ve set an intention to meditate, my nervous system (which is typically running at least a dozen open tabs in my head about the multiple projects I’m navigating), tends to settle down. As I settle down into myself (rather than being pulled by the outside world), I start to feel more grounded and I’m able to know what truly matters. The small stuff falls away. I’m reconnected to what really matters in my life. It acts like a mini regroup for my brain, heart and body.

One Good Thing: why it’s worth learning to meditate without any extra tools