A patient of mine, let’s call her “Letitia,” knew something had shifted when “tired” became her permanent state. She started skipping the Latin dance classes that once lit up her once-a-week schedule, and her weekend hikes with friends were too exhausting to even consider anymore. When she finally came to see me as her clinician, she was in her early 40s, expecting the usual nutrition prescription: another diet plan, maybe some supplements, or a gym membership. Instead, she was handed permission to rebuild her joy.
Her “prescription” wasn’t built around calorie counting or workout schedules—but rather around time to care for herself at a deeper level—returning to the group dance classes that fueled her soul and the social hikes with friends that helped her unwind. To make that possible on weekends, she set firm work cut-off times during the week so her evenings could be used for cooking, real rest, and staying off her phone for at least an hour before bed.
