You're Further Along Than You Feel

You're Further Along Than You Feel

When you've been through something big, you keep waiting to feel like your old self again. When better shows up but "yourself" doesn't, it's easy to read that as failing. It isn't. The body comes back in layers, and this is how to notice it's already happening.

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When You Can't Think Straight and Can't Stop Craving Sugar

When You Can't Think Straight and Can't Stop Craving Sugar

When you're in the middle of something difficult, you might notice you can't hold a thought and can't stop reaching for something sweet. That isn't a character problem. It's an engine running in your body, and once you see how it works, none of it looks like a flaw anymore.

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When a Good Change Still Wears You Out
Shannon Hernandez Shannon Hernandez

When a Good Change Still Wears You Out

Most women who come in exhausted have already been told their labs are normal, so they've decided the tiredness must be their own fault. But your body doesn't know the difference between a change you wanted and one you didn't. A move, a new job, an empty nest, even the ones you hoped for, all show up in the body. Here's what yours has actually been doing, and one small place to start.

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