There was a week when my body quite literally said, “We’re not doing this anymore.” And the wild part? I didn’t even realize how far I had pushed myself until it started pushing back. When Stress Stops Being Mental… and Becomes Physical That week at work was heavy. Not just “busy” heavy. Not just “a lot going on” heavy. I mean emotionally charged, high-stakes, constantly-on-defense type of heavy. It started with a difficult employee relations meeting— the kind where you have