🌿 You've been making yourself smaller. Let's talk about that. ✨


Hello Reader,

At some point — and you probably can't pinpoint exactly when — you started adjusting your life to fit your symptoms instead of addressing the symptoms.

  • You stopped raising your hand in meetings because the brain fog makes you feel less sharp.
  • You said no to the trip because you didn't know how you'd feel.
  • You pulled back from the promotion because you're not sure you have the bandwidth.
  • You got quieter. More careful. More small.

And it felt like self-protection. Like being realistic.

But I want to gently offer another frame: you've been shrinking yourself to fit a season that is temporary.

Seasons of change are real. The exhaustion is real. The fog is real. The overwhelm is real. I'm not minimizing any of it.

But the decisions you make because of those symptoms — the opportunities you don't pursue, the version of yourself you put on hold — those have a longer shelf life than the symptoms themselves.

You don't have to wait until you feel better to start living like yourself again.

What's one thing you've stopped doing — or never started — because of how you've been feeling? I genuinely want to know. Hit reply.

And if you're ready to stop shrinking and start building the last few precious months of 2026 with intention, let's talk. This is exactly the work I do.

You are not too much. You are not too little. You are right on time. 🌿

To your boldest chapter yet,
Andrea

Find Your Fizz

Former exec. Current coach. Certified Fast Like A Girl metabolic health practitioner. Lifelong believer that the best chapters come after 40. I'm Andrea Bjorkman, cofounder of Find Your Fizz — and every week I send women like you the clarity, inspiration, and real-life tools to reclaim your energy, health, and joy. Because your second chapter isn't just about surviving midlife. It's about sparkling through it. ✨ Subscribe and let's find your fizz together.

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