Most mornings after giving birth, the founder of Mindfuel Smoothies woke to a city that seemed changed—where joy drained fast, and motivation rarely surfaced beyond the next diaper change. She describes that stretch not with distance but immediacy: persistent fog, everyday tasks stacking up heavier, and conversations dulled by a fatigue medication that couldn't fix it. Searching for more than "getting through," she devoured books on nutrition and neuroscience while her newbor