Peta looked at her mug. “Honestly? I’ve been handling it wrong. I thought ‘lifestyle’ meant grinding harder. Better meals, earlier wake-ups, more training. But last week, I couldn’t remember the last time I laughed without a camera on me.”

Peta didn’t move. “Marco, I’m tired of ‘getting a load on’ things. Props. Press tours. Protein shakes. When do I get a load off ?”

Peta Jensen didn’t get another award for that episode. But she got something better: she stopped crushing on the idea of a perfect lifestyle, and started living a sustainable one.

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