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In a world of ever-changing wellness trends and information, what does it mean to truly be well?

I'm Ariel Lurie and I'm going to explore this with you.

I am bringing you candid conversations that will equip you with everything you need to live your best life

and look good doing it. Think of Well is your go-to resource for all of the latest in wellness

and me as your internet bestie. Well, let's get into it. Hi, everybody, welcome to the show. I know

so many of you already know and love my guest today, Elizabeth Endress.

And if you don't yet, you will definitely love her after this episode. So she had been on my

radar for a long time. She co-founded sweats in the city and their videos would always come up on my

Instagram. They did reviews of workout classes.

And I remember always being struck by how beautiful she was.

And when we finally sat down after years of following each other,

I was really struck by just how self-aware and how introspective she is and how despite having this really

kind of deep innate determination to understand her body and understand her mind, I think,

as well, she still really strives for balance in all of it. And I think that something that

so many of us probably unfortunately

can relate to is feeling chronically unwell and not finding any answers and trying all the

things and being our own advocate. But the tricky thing about being our own health advocate is that it's really

difficult not to get health obsessed and cross over into the health anxiety area. And I know that this is

something that I've been struggling with myself when you're experiencing these very real things and

very real symptoms and not necessarily getting anywhere with doctors, but you know

something is wrong. And so you're advocating for yourself. But how do you also set that aside and

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