02/02/2026
Decline rarely arrives as a crisis.
It arrives as a series of small accommodations.
You sleep a little lighter.
You recover a little slower.
Your energy feels slightly more fragile.
Your focus slips.
Your body feels heavier than it used to.
Nothing dramatic enough to demand immediate action.
Everything significant enough to quietly reshape your life.
High-achieving women are especially skilled at adapting.
They recalibrate their expectations.
They normalize discomfort.
They push through.
And in doing so, they often miss the moment when adaptation becomes acceptance.
This is not resilience.
It is gradual biological compromise.
If your current state has slowly become your “normal,” it may be time to question whether your body is being asked to carry more than it should.