25 - Why You're Always Exhausted (And Rest Doesn't Help)

The Real Work with Maggie Sterling · Feb 2, 2026 · 11m

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Your exhaustion isn't laziness—it's your nervous system running survival operations 24/7. In this video, I explain the two hidden energy drains keeping you depleted and why the beginning of healing feels the hardest (even though it gets easier). For years, I believed I was just a low-energy person. I needed 2-3 hour naps every day and could barely make it to dinner without collapsing. I thought something was fundamentally wrong with me. But the real problem wasn't my energy—it was where that energy was going.