Live Smarter. Train Harder. Think Deeper.
The Vital Shift is a newsletter with weekly Pulse Checks on what’s top of mind from a PA student in the trenches — obsessed with holistic health, fitness, tech, and self-mastery.
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What You’ll Get Every Week
👉 The Vital Shift is a short, valuable newsletter that delivers raw, personal insights straight from the frontlines of my life as a PA student.
I Write About:
Physician Assistant (PA) School & Medicine
I’m currently a student in the trenches of PA school, learning anything and everything about medicine. I hope to share all of my experiences & knowledge — things that I resonate with (& not so much with) — that I learn while growing in the field of medicine.
Fitness & Training
With my experience in strength & conditioning alongside my real-world experience, I enjoy sharing what I learn in the gym so you too can build with real results.
Nutrition & Non-toxic Living
One of my biggest passions in life is learning what foods/products to avoid or seek more of to optimize health and longevity.
Philosophy & Deeper thinking
I love to learn & share what I learn about philosophy, productivity, and deeper thinking to navigate the noisy world we live in today.
Mindset Shifts
I am a big advocate for mental resilience and discipline. You need to develop both in order to achieve your goals in life — whatever that may be.
Tech, Tools, & Habits
EDC, tech, productivity gear, and everything I use (or want lol) to optimize everyday living. I also just love EDC stuff & tech in general…
+ 1 BONUS 🎁 Weekly Wisdom quote → sharing 1 quote I found & that week!
Who Even Am I?
Hey — I’m Corey!
I’m a full-time Physician Assistant student with a passion for holistic health, fitness, tech, and self-mastery. I don’t pretend to be a guru — I’m just a guy who’s spent the past 7+ years experimenting, learning, training, and refining how I live.
In college, I started noticing how easily people let their health and habits fall apart. Then, since graduating, I started seeing it everywhere around me — eating trash, thinking shallow, living reactive lives. I started asking better questions, studying harder, and applying what I learned in the gym, in the kitchen, and now in the clinic.
I’m here to teach what I’ve lived through.
My goal is to create a community of people who’ve felt that this cannot be everything to life.
There’s a bigger truth that I’m drawn to, that I’m continuously trying to learn & understand.
If you’re someone who values deep work, honest learning, and lifelong improvement, I think you’ll find something here.
#KEEPPLUGGIN — even when it’s hard, especially when it’s hard.
I’m on YouTube too!
At times you’ll find me away from my computer screen and behind a camera instead.
→ Check out my vlogs, half-marathon training series, and more:
Check out my Instagram!
If you’re more of a visual person, I post a lot on my Instagram with recent visuals of my day-to-day life + graphics related to my writing:
Want to Get Started?
(FREE) Holistic Living Starter Kit
This starter kit will provide you with easy steps to start your holistic living journey. It includes:
- Non-toxic Swaps Database: Get a comprehensive database filled with non-toxic swaps for household items + food. Each swap goes through which toxic item to avoid & a healthier alternative (plus education why).
- Free Training Program: Get the first week of my Hypertrophy+Endurance Training Program. The program follows 5-6 days of training that I personally used when training for my first hybrid half marathon.
- Non-Toxic Grocery Store Check List: Get a copy of my "essential" list of foods + ingredients to avoid when grocery shopping (plus non-toxic swaps you can buy instead).
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(FREE) Daily Gratitude Journal + Priority Tracking
Practice daily gratitude and jot down whatever else is on your mind with this guided journal.
BONUS PAGE → Write down your 6 "must do's" for tomorrow & make getting things done frictionless.
I use this every single day -- morning and night -- to keep my mental psyche clear.
Download and use with Notability, GoodNotes, etc.
Or print copies and handwrite them yourself.
Or print copies and handwrite them yourself.
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✍️ My writing:
Most of my writing lives on Substack now, where I post both weekly ‘Pulse Checks’ and short, daily reflections (aka Notes on Substack).
🌱 Start Optimizing From The Inside Out.
Your habits matter. Your food matters. Your thoughts matter.
Let’s stop coasting and start building something that lasts.
*Read my FULL archive of essays written over the past few years that didn’t make it onto Substack