You say yes.
Your own plans move.
Another request arrives. You agree before checking your week, then cancel the one thing you had planned for yourself.
Mental fitness for high achievers
Make room for
the life you deserve.
Pursue your ambitions. Protect your health, relationships, and personal time.
Start free with the Mental Fitness Score.
For people pursuing demanding goals: executives, founders, physicians, medical students, college students, and more.
Does this sound familiar?
Your goals have a plan.
Does the rest of your life?
You say yes.
Work ends.
Your mind stays there.
You close your laptop, then open your email at dinner. There is always one more thing that could be done.
Your life keeps getting
rescheduled.
The appointment. The friend. The things you used to enjoy. You will get to them when everything calms down.
Before you start
Find out where you
are actually standing.
Get a score out of 100 and see which of three areas is under the most strain.
- 01PressureHow much is landing on you: hours, decisions, and money.
- 02Recovery capacityWhether you actually restore between hard stretches.
- 03Prefrontal strainWhat the pressure is doing to your decisions and patience.
Soul Health
The Mental Fitness Score
8 questions2 minutesScore + breakdown
Built by Nicole V. Pires
Columbia neuroscientist, author of The Strong Brain, founder of Soul Health.
Question 1 of 8
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Enter your email and we'll show you your score and which of three areas is costing you the most.
Your Mental Fitness Score
0/100
0 · At risk100 · Protected
Your breakdown
Your score is one number. This is where it's coming from, and the part you can actually do something about.
One note. A score in this range usually means the pressure has been high for a long time. This is a self-assessment, not a diagnosis, and it isn't a substitute for talking to a professional. If things have felt heavy for a while, that conversation is worth having.
The Mental Fitness Program
Learn the skills. Put them into practice. Leave with a plan you can keep using.
See the programThe Mental Fitness Score is a self-assessment tool for reflection and education. It is not a medical or psychological diagnosis and does not replace care from a qualified professional.
The Soul Health approach
Understand it. Practice it. Make it yours.
Achievement does not remove the need to care for your mental health.
Mental fitness means practicing the skills behind your attention, decisions, boundaries, and everyday habits.
01
Education
Understand the why.
Clear explanations of relevant neuroscience and psychology, with source notes and honest limits to the evidence.
02
Instruction
See exactly what to do.
Short lessons, worked examples, and step-by-step exercises for situations you recognize from your own week.
03
Practical support
Apply it to your life.
A private working session, live group meetings, and written feedback to help you adjust and follow through.
Inside the program
Changes you can implement.
WEEK ONE · YOUR STARTING POINT2 lessons · 2 exercises
Understand your week
Map what is taking your time and choose one realistic change you can begin this week.
01What keeps taking over your week?Map the demands, defaults, and decisions that leave little room for you.
What you will learn
Separate fixed obligations from optional commitments. Notice repeated choices and distinguish what you control, can negotiate, or need support to change.
Your practical exercise
Three-Day Reality Map
- Review three representative days: planned work, actual finish times, unplanned requests, and personal plans displaced.
- Mark each commitment as mandatory or negotiable. Circle one recurring situation.
- Choose an action you can take yourself, a request to make, or an appropriate route for support.
Put it into practice: Change or renegotiate one optional commitment, then record what happened.
02Give your intention a place in the weekTurn “I should” into a cue, an action, and a workable backup.
What you will learn
Choose one action, anticipate the likely obstacle, and write a specific if-then plan. Prepare what you need and decide on a smaller fallback.
Your practical exercise
One-Change Plan
- Write the action you want to take and why it matters. Add a specific cue or time.
- Name the likely obstacle and complete: “If that happens, I will…”
- Put the action on your calendar and decide what a workable smaller version looks like.
Put it into practice: Try the plan on two suitable occasions. Mark it completed, adapted, or missed, and adjust the plan.
Your weekly goal: Put one specific change into a time and situation that fits your actual responsibilities.
Lessons are 12–15 minutes each8 practical worksheetsAdapted to your responsibilities
Guidance that goes beyond the lesson
You do the practice.
We help you
make it work.
Bring a real situation, try a practical change, and get help with what happens next.
A plan is only useful if it fits the life you already have.
A private working session
45 minutes with Nicole to review your week, choose two priorities, and build a one-page plan with realistic next steps.
Live group meetings
A 60-minute meeting each week for demonstrations, practice, and selected questions. Teaching recaps help you catch up if you miss one.
Written progress reviews
Share what you tried and what got in the way. Receive one specific adjustment and a practical next action each week.
Support between meetings
One additional implementation question each week, reviewed in Tuesday and Thursday response windows. Community access is included throughout the program.
The knowledge behind the practice
Grounded in research.
Explained for real life.
Research on acute stress shows that its effects on thinking depend on the task and context, including effects on working memory and cognitive flexibility.
Studies of anticipating obstacles and making if-then plans offer a useful foundation for teaching more specific action plans.
Research on psychological detachment examines how people step away from work and how different interventions can help.
Taught by Nicole V. Pires
Columbia graduate in Neuroscience & Behavior and Psychology. Author and founder of Soul Health.
The program
Ambition.
A full life.
Both.
Learn the skills. Put them into practice. Leave with a plan you can keep using.
About two hours a week
Lessons, exercises, a live meeting, and a progress note. Week one adds your 45-minute private session, with practice throughout your normal day.
Four-week guided program
The Mental Fitness Program
$197
one-time payment- 8 short lessons + 8 practical worksheets
- One 45-minute private working session
- Weekly live group meetings
- Weekly individual written progress reviews
- Scheduled support for implementation questions
- Community access during the program
- 12 months of core lesson access
One program. No automatic membership enrollment.
Want to keep practicing? $97/month, optional.Continue with weekly group meetings, monthly practice themes, and community support. Join separately after the program. Cancel anytime; recurring private sessions and individual written reviews are not included.
Before you begin
Your questions,
answered.
Who is this program for?
Adults pursuing demanding goals who want practical help with everyday habits, boundaries, and personal time. Examples include executives, founders, physicians, medical students, and college students. You do not need a particular job title or a mental health diagnosis to participate.
What does “mental fitness” mean here?
Practicing skills for attention, decisions, boundaries, and everyday habits. This is our working description of what you learn and practice, rather than a clinical diagnosis, a brain score, or a claim that you can control every source of pressure.
Is this therapy or mental health treatment?
No. Soul Health provides education, instruction, and practical support. Nicole is not providing licensed mental health counseling through this program. The service does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions, and it does not replace care from a qualified professional.
What if I cannot control my schedule?
The exercises distinguish what you can change, what you can negotiate, and what needs organizational support. We use examples across roles. Clinical responsibilities, mandatory duties, and safety standards always take priority over a personal stopping routine.
What happens if I miss a live meeting?
You can use the teaching recap and submit your weekly written review. Personal group discussions are not included in replay material. The core lessons remain available for 12 months from your program start date, and you can keep your downloaded worksheets.
How does support between meetings work?
Alongside your weekly progress review, you can send one additional written question about applying the lessons each week. Questions are reviewed on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a response by the end of the next window. Exact meeting times and support hours will be stated before enrollment. This is not an emergency support channel.
Do I have to join the membership afterward?
No. The $197 program is a one-time purchase. The $97 monthly membership is optional and requires a separate opt-in. It continues live group practice and community access. Your 12 months of core lesson access does not depend on a membership purchase.