The Year I Got My Body Back: What I Actually Did to Stop Feeling Tired, Puffy, and Foggy

May 17, 2026

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If you’ve spent the last few summers feeling tired, puffy, foggy, and dreading being in your own body — this episode is for you. Today, we’re breaking down what was actually going on (hello, chronic cortisol and a fried nervous system) and the eight tiny, free, no-coach-required habits that finally moved the needle for me after years of feeling stuck.

This isn’t a crash diet, a cleanse, or a 30-day program. It’s a real-life playbook for nervous system regulation, cortisol balance, and getting your energy back — the slow, repeatable way women actually heal. Take what serves you, leave the rest, and let’s get you a summer that feels like living again.

In this episode of The Purfect Sunday Podcast: The 8-Step Playbook to Heal Your Cortisol, Energy & Bloat

The real reason you’re tired even after sleeping — what chronically high cortisol does to your sleep, your blood sugar, your memory, your puffiness, and your inflammation (especially with autoimmune or Hashimoto’s in the mix)
Stress vs. dysregulation — the reframe that changes everything about how you approach “self care.”
The full 8-step playbook — plant-based protein breakfast, morning sun in your eyes, warm lemon-salt water before coffee, slow strength and long walks (instead of HIIT), magnesium glycinate, the 5-minute vagus nerve lie-down, saying no without an apology paragraph, and getting your phone out of the bedroom
A real summer day — exactly what this rhythm looks like in practice when life gets hotter, busier, and louder
Your body is not betraying you — the gentle, grounding truth I want every exhausted woman to hear before summer starts