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I am a woman in my thirties, and I am thriving. I have a career, a wittily named pet, a book club, a Dyson vacuum, and a red-light therapy mask (the good kind). I have frozen my eggs, which is a sentence that makes me sound empowered and non-perishable. I am strong and curious, but also super chill.<\/p>\n

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I meditate. I do yoga and ceramics. I wear glasses, because I like how they look and not because I\u2019m bad at putting in contacts. I have recently started to relearn the flute, a hobby I dropped\u2014despite promising childhood talent\u2014nineteen years ago. Every morning, I earthquake my body with flapping arms and bouncy lymphatic jumps. For wellness purposes, I slap my torso, and look like I\u2019m possessed.<\/p>\n

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When a man on the subway behaves erratically, I join my fellow-passengers in the quiet roleplay of pretending that everything is O.K. I am barely shaken. I live in peace\u2014I hold the pole with two fingers, like a glass of champagne, and look the other way. The train keeps going. Nothing can burst the bubble in which I am listening to Amy Poehler\u2019s podcast.<\/p>\n

At the office, I use the wellness room to gua-sha<\/em> my cheekbones and the noise-cancelling privacy booth to scream. This is work-life balance, and a good use of company resources. I am a competent employee. People rely on me, and I deliver. I am calm\u2014feeling great and not taking myself too seriously.<\/p>\n

After work, I go to the gym. I\u2019ve been TikTok-influenced by the new certainty that a woman in her thirties must lift heavy weights. So I do\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0. I think. They\u2019re heavy to me.<\/p>\n

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At home, I watch \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d to keep my heart rate healthily elevated, but stop early to deprive my brain of stimuli that would limit my ability to sleep eight hours\u2014a high sleep score is a must. I take melatonin, creatine, protein, magnesium, Vitamin D, pickles, collagen, Vitamin C, Zoloft, electrolytes, and, once a week, a probiotic named Kevin.<\/p>\n

On the weekends, I stroll to the farmers\u2019 market carrying my culturally significant tote bag and my pug, Virginia Woof. I get an eight-dollar-plus-tip coffee and publicly air my opinions about produce. I buy with generosity, ignorance, and hope\u2014as if nothing is happening, as if the future was laden with butter radishes, heirloom apples, tamely shaped cucumbers, and a mild Korean-inspired chili sauce.<\/p>\n

I take a mental-health walk and call my mother. I then take another mental-health walk. I attend a Pilates class where a cheerful woman tells me to \u201cfind ease\u201d\u2014and I find ease immediately<\/em>, no problem.<\/p>\n

At night, I\u2019m tired, but in a totally justified way. I place my phone out of reach of my bed, face down. As I complete my skin-care routine, I map the next day in my head. Then I stop worrying. I simply cannot afford to be stressed. Stress is bad for your brain\u2014possibly catastrophic. So I don\u2019t think about stress\u2014or how it contributes to dementia, acne, ulcers, and a general decline in charm\u2014at all. I keep worries out of my head. They instead float tenderly around the bedroom. My worries, which I don\u2019t worry about, tuck me in and rock me to eight hours of sleep.\u00a0\u2666<\/p>\n

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