The thing nobody talks about is the exhaustion of pretending you're fine.
Not depression.
Not crisis.
Just the quiet grind of holding it together every single day while something inside you knows there's another way to live.
I spent 35 years in professional kitchens running on adrenaline and willpower. It worked — until it didn't.
What's been costing you the most energy to maintain?
Drop it below.
No judgment here.
What does your morning currently look like?