🍝 Extra Sauce 🍝 026: From Michigan's Meal Milestone to a World Champion’s Triumph

Cheers to the weekend! Today, we’re testing sending out Extra Sauce a little later in the day to end your week off right. Let us know what you think! Here’s what we’ve got for you today ⬇️

• New funding for schools, a huge community donation, and one brave woman’s remarkable accomplishment

• Our featured wellness product picks of the week — reviewed by our Experts

• A note from Minaa B. about how hobbies can improve your mental health

• A new Off the Cuff Podcast episode with guest Peter Ruppert about how he conquers his anxiety

• The State of Michigan recently passed a budget plan for $160 million to fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students. The program is called “Healthy School Meals for All” and will begin on the first day of the 2023-2024 school year 🥗 🏫 

• A man in San Francisco accidentally sent $15k to a GoFundMe page instead of $150. The story went viral, which brought the Bangladeshi community almost $140k in donations. Proof that the more you give, the more people get 💜 

• Dejana Backo, a Serbia resident, was born with a rare birth defect. However, she didn’t let that stop her, and she took up Taekwondo. She is known as “The Girl with Wings” and has achieved remarkable success, becoming the Para-Taekwondo World Champion in Turkey 👏 

For your picks this week: We’ve chosen some of the best feet insoles to help relieve your pain, a comfortable pillow to help ease neck kinks, and some cold plunge options that are sure to help you with your recovery.

Discover the power of self-care and community care with Minaa B., 1AND1's Chief Behavioral Officer and licensed therapist, as she shares actionable tips in "Minaa's Minute" each week — check it out below!

In S3 EP 4, Danny sits down with Peter Ruppert, a well known influencer and creator that has been dealing with anxiety and panic disorders since the tender age of seven. He has bravely fought against his condition and is working to help others do the same.

In this episode, he discusses how he lives with anxiety and how he uses his platform and journey to be a source of inspiration for others. Tune into this episode to hear more about how you can conquer your anxiety once and for all.

Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Podcasts *New episodes drop every Wednesday*

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That's it for 🍝 Extra Sauce 🍝 026. Please rate our newsletter below and send us some thoughts on how we can be 1% better, too! Remember — 1 Step At A Time, 1 Day At A Time, 1% Better, Together. ☝️👆

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