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Hey, hey, beautiful human. You are tuning into another episode of Embrace Your Real with me, Julie

Ledbetter. And today we are tackling a topic that I know is going to hit home for so many

of you. Let me ask you something. Have you been feeling

drained lately? Like no matter how much sleep, how much coffee you drink, or how well you think you

manage your stress, you still feel tired. Maybe you've told yourself it's just mom life or it's work

stress or life being extra chaotic right now, especially in the summertime while all the kids'

schedules are totally out of whack.

And while, yes, all of that can absolutely wear on you, what if that's not the full story?

What if the real reason you're constantly running on empty isn't just that you're doing too much,

but that you're recovering too little? Because under recovery is actually a real thing.

And most women don't even know that it's happening

until their body forces them to slow down. And I want to help you catch it before you get to

that point. So in today's episode, we're going to unpack what under recovery actually is and how

it's different from just being tired, how it shows up in your day-to-day life and workout,

the signs that your body might be screaming for more recovery, not more effort, and simple

real-life ways to build smarter recovery into your routine without overhauling your entire

life. We're going to talk about things like sleep and stress and nutrition and strength

training and how optimizing your recovery doesn't mean doing less. It means We're going to talk about things like sleep and stress and nutrition and strength training

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