The Energetic Walk of Shame: Why You Keep Waking Up Depleted

A Field Guide to Finding All the Places You've Been Giving Yourself Away

Listen up, beautiful disaster. Yes, you. The one who just checked their phone to see if that person texted back. They didn’t. Your gut knew it before you looked. Your nervous system has been trying to tell you for three days, but you’ve been too busy hoping to listen to knowing.

Your body keeps score of every boundary you’ve crossed, collapsed, or never knew you had. Every “yes” that was really a “no.” Every time you stayed open when closing would have saved you. Your fascia holds the receipt for every energetic transaction you made while your defenses were down.

You know that moment at 3am when your hormones become your life coach? When your neurochemistry turns into that drunk friend who says “You know what would be AMAZING right now?” and suddenly you’re googling your ex’s new partner while eating cheese straight from the fridge and crafting a text that starts with “I’m not drunk but...”?

Here’s what’s ACTUALLY happening in that moment, and brace yourself because this is the part they…