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Sarah stared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror, dark circles under her eyes telling the story of another restless night. At 35, she felt like she was aging in…

Last Tuesday started like every other exhausting weeknight. My laptop glowed accusingly from the dining table, emails still streaming in at 7 PM. The laundry basket overflowed with clothes I'd…

Sarah stared at her garden beds on a sweltering July morning, watching water pour off the hardpan soil like it was concrete. She'd spent three hours the day before watering,…

Sarah noticed her coworker's smile first – how it reached her eyes but lingered just a second too long. Everyone else was chatting about weekend plans, but Sarah caught the…

Sarah used to pride herself on her flexible schedule. As a freelance graphic designer, she could work when inspiration struck, sleep in when she felt like it, and eat whenever…

It started with my coffee mug. I noticed I was gripping it tighter than usual during morning meetings, my knuckles white against the ceramic. Then came the shallow breathing during…

Last Tuesday morning, I stood behind a woman at the coffee shop who'd just received some obviously bad news on her phone. Her face went pale, her breathing quickened, and…

Sarah was deep into her third Zoom meeting of the day when her colleague dropped the bomb: "We need to talk about the quarterly numbers." The screen froze for just…

Sarah stared at her laptop screen at 9 PM, watching her manager type another "quick question" in Slack. Her third year at the consulting firm, and she was still waiting…