
What The Health- Confessions of a Black Nurse
Stress Is a Health Issue — Not a Personality Trait | Why You’re Always Tired (And It’s Not Just Age)
<p><b>Stress Is a Health Issue — Not a Personality Trait | Why You’re Always Tired (And It’s Not Just Age)</b></p><p></p><p>Stress and fatigue are often treated like personality traits in the Black community.</p><p>“You’re strong.”<br />“You push through.”<br />“You’ll rest later.”<br />“Everyone your age is tired.”</p><p>But stress and exhaustion are not character flaws — they are <b>physiological experiences</b>, and over time, they can quietly shape health in ways most people were never taught to recognize.</p><p></p><p>In these episodes, we slow the conversation dow...

