Purpose Lab's FREE MONTHLY JOURNAL • OCTOBER 2026 EDITION
Stop living around the edges of what matters.
A free monthly journal to help you step out of autopilot, reconnect with what you care about, and make your values, interests, relationships, and contributions more visible in the life you actually live.
This isn't a place for getting more done. It's a place to ask better questions about what all your "doing" is adding up to—and whether it really reflects the person you want to be and the things you want your life to stand for.
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Twenty minutes, once a month. A guided reflection, a growth spotlight, and challenge activities that turn insight into an actual next step—not just another thing to keep up with.
THIS MONTH'S THEME
A Life That Feels Like Yours
You can appreciate the life you’ve built and still notice that parts of it don’t feel much like you anymore. Work, caregiving, health, money, and the work of keeping a household running all shape what’s possible in a given day. And when time and energy are limited, what matters to you can keep getting pushed to “later.”
October’s journal helps you look at the ordinary moments where that happens. You’ll notice what already feels like yours, choose one recurring moment that doesn't that you can influence, and design an experiment for a small change. Then you’ll evaluate what it gave you, what got in the way, and what you want to adjust for the next attempt.
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Hi, I’m Amanda—the founder of Purpose Lab*
M.A. Psychology, Columbia University
My work is about helping thoughtful, values-driven people build lives that feel like theirs and connect them to something larger: lives shaped not only by what needs to get done, but by what gives them meaning, connection, and a sense of contribution.
I created these monthly journals because I believe purpose is something we practice, not something we figure out or "discover" once and for all. My hope is that each edition gives you a place to pause, ask better questions, and make what matters to you a little more visible in the way you actually live.
*formerly The Simply Well
