
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Most people are running on fumes. Their reserve tanks are empty.
And I’m talking about all kinds of tanks:
Human: Only 12.2 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy; nearly one third feel lonely; and over 75 percent report experiencing at least one stress symptom in the last month.
Intellectual: The US ranks 36th in literacy in the world. I hear kids don’t read books anymore and get their information from short-form video on social media.
Financial: One-third of the US population has more credit card debt than emergency savings and the numbers worsened since 2023, according to a new Bankrate poll.
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a reserve is a supply of something kept until it is needed....
A narrated essay from The Pressures of Privilege.
Subscribe for more essays and reflections: https://dianaoehrli.substack.com/subscribe
By Diana OehrliMost people are running on fumes. Their reserve tanks are empty.
And I’m talking about all kinds of tanks:
Human: Only 12.2 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy; nearly one third feel lonely; and over 75 percent report experiencing at least one stress symptom in the last month.
Intellectual: The US ranks 36th in literacy in the world. I hear kids don’t read books anymore and get their information from short-form video on social media.
Financial: One-third of the US population has more credit card debt than emergency savings and the numbers worsened since 2023, according to a new Bankrate poll.
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a reserve is a supply of something kept until it is needed....
A narrated essay from The Pressures of Privilege.
Subscribe for more essays and reflections: https://dianaoehrli.substack.com/subscribe