Lifestyle Refresh

Borrowed Energy: When Caffeine Stops Supporting You


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This episode is for the exhausted adults who are just… tired of being tired.


For years, I lived in the cycle so many of us do — reaching for coffee to wake up, layering energy drinks to keep going, and calling it “normal.” But somewhere along the way, caffeine stopped supporting me and started quietly controlling me. I wasn’t energized anymore… I was just surviving.


In this conversation, I’m opening up about what that journey really looked like — the slow creep of dependency, the moment I realized caffeine wasn’t helping me anymore, the role my health struggles played in finally listening to my body, and the incredibly real withdrawals that showed me just how deep I was in it.


This isn’t an anti-coffee episode.

This is a self-awareness episode.


It’s about compassion.

It’s about nervous system support.

It’s about learning to stop borrowing energy from tomorrow just to keep up today.


If you’ve ever felt exhausted yet overstimulated, wired yet drained, or dependent on caffeine just to function… this episode is for you.


Until next time — stay grounded, stay curious, and keep choosing support over survival. 🤍

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Lifestyle RefreshBy Stephanie Wheaton