“he had developed "resilience" to handle the pressures he faced

“his real struggle wasn't performance, it was relationships, and a fear of not being enough that had nothing to do with being an adult but... everything to do with a much younger version of him

“a hint of sadness

“didn't work [his] district hard

“he was running on pressure with fear from being exposed as 'fake'!

“Once they were resting better and those stress hormones were reduced, and the body was getting the rest it needed, we were seeing better balanced blood sugar throughout the day

“she wasn't taken seriously

“They weren't having those cravings, especially in the evening, especially those sugar cravings