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.
One Body, Two Very Different Days
Two days can look exactly the same on paper and feel nothing alike. If your energy swings from one day to the next, especially in summer, it isn't a willpower problem. It's your cells, your hormones, and sometimes your iron, all running on the same tank.
Stop Fighting the Heat
By midsummer, the women I see are sure they've let everything slip, that the fix is more discipline. It almost never is. Here's what actually helps when the heat has worn you down, and why doing less does more than you'd think.
It Was Never Just the Heat
Most summer tiredness doesn't start in the afternoon. It starts the night before. Here's the quiet sequence behind the crashes, the cravings, and the short temper, and why none of it means something is wrong with you.
When the Season Everyone Loves Wears You Out
Most women don't come to me and say summer is difficult. They ask why they can't just enjoy it like everyone else. If the heat wears you down more than you let on, and you have started to wonder what is wrong with you, the answer is nothing. Here is what your body has actually been carrying.
Your Body Is Catching Up Right Now
Spring isn't supposed to feel this hard. But if you're more tired now than you were in January, your body isn't broken. It's in the middle of something.