Through my thirties, I could fall asleep the second my head hit the pillow. Then I turned 47, and almost every night, I started waking up around 3AM. No obvious reason. No noise. Just — awake. At first I blamed stress. Work had been chaotic, so it made sense. But weeks passed, and the pattern … Read more
There was a stretch of time when I started waking up at almost exactly 3 a.m. I used to fall asleep and stay asleep until morning without thinking about it. Lately, I lie there for what feels like forever before I drift off again, and the days after are foggy and heavy in a way … Read more
I’ve been running consistently for five years. An easy 5K most days, 10K on weekends. I’m not chasing pace or distance — I just genuinely like how it feels to run. For most of that time, my knees and joints never really bothered me. But recently, I started noticing a subtle ache in my ankles … Read more
It Started Right After I Turned 47 Not long after my 47th birthday, I started waking up at almost exactly 3 a.m. every night. At first I brushed it off. But the next-day fatigue kept piling up, and I couldn’t ignore it anymore. When something’s off with my body, I tend to go down a … Read more