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Newsletter · By Dr. Hussein Naji · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    What to do when you’ve eaten too much and feel awful (opens the original)

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    There were nights I couldn’t move.My stomach hurt so much that lying down felt wrong and sitting up felt worse. I was sweating. I’d lie awake for hours, feeling every minute of it.And then the thoughts would start. I felt disgusted with myself. Guilty. Like a complete failure.Every single time, I made the same promise: tomorrow will be better.It never was.Because “better” meant skipping breakfast. Skipping lunch. Eating nothing until the evening, when I was starving, exhausted, and alone, and th

  2. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    Why you can’t get back into your old exercise routine (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Why you always feel behind, no matter how much you do (opens the original)

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    By 8pm you’ve done your job, bought groceries, put on a load of washing, answered the messages, and handled a problem you didn’t know existed when you woke up.Then you open the list you made this morning.The thing you most wanted to do is still on it. So are most of the others. And somehow, three new things have joined them.You were busy all day. So why does it feel like you did nothing?Before we get into the practical stuff, here’s a reframe that helped me a lot when I was dealing with this sam

  4. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    The friend I kept avoiding while I waited to lose weight (opens the original)

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    Your friends suggest a weekend away. You want to go—until you picture the group photos.“Maybe next time,” you say.The part you don’t say out loud is: maybe next time I’ll be smaller.It happens in quieter ways, too. You offer to take the photo so you don’t have to be in it. You keep wearing clothes you dislike, because buying the size that fits now feels too final. Someone you miss asks to see you, and you put it off for a few more months.Each decision makes sense on its own. Together, they harde

  5. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    When you’re tired of promising yourself you’ll start exercising again (opens the original)

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