On February  9, 2022, Stronger Girl coffee was launched on drip as an option to the house blend we served at my coffee shop. By this time, more guests were staying longer and feeling more comfortable to gather …

I awoke before the alarm sounded, surprised that I’d slept most of the night without disruption. Since January, I’d fallen back into waking between 3 and 4 a.m., worry nudging my mind into anxious insomnia. It was a familiar struggle I thought I’d overcome. I was frustrated to think I might be falling back into a cycle that was going to stall the progress I’d made