Welcome to this week’s from-the-bed episode, where your host Melis, wrapped in cozy PJs and channeling her inner Sara Foster, shares the wild tale of what happens when you don’t listen to your body… until it shouts “STREP AND BRONCHITIS” through a megaphone.

Midlife women, it’s time to ditch the guilt and reclaim rest—not as a luxury, but as a necessity (and yes, even a performance strategy if you’re chasing that 53-year-old booty gain like Melis).

✨ In this episode:

• The true story of how ignoring a cough turned into an urgent care wake-up call

• What a bodybuilding butt has to do with bronchitis (spoiler: a lot)

• Why rest isn’t weakness—it’s muscle-building, brain-repairing magic

• How we got conned into thinking hustle = worth (and how to unsubscribe)

• The science behind why 6 hours of sleep = pulling an all-nighter (yikes!)

• A hilariously honest look at sleep, guilt, and doomscrolling Harvey from Suits

📍 Your Rest Homework: Start by going to bed just 15 minutes earlier than last night. That’s it. Baby steps toward badassery.

Because, Hoops & Glossers, you can’t run the world if you’re running on empty.

xoxo

melis

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