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The Miserable Woman Trend is Over!

What it actually costs you and what comes next.

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Alexa Schirm
May 19, 2026
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Can we talk about something for a second?

There’s been a story running through women’s culture for a while now. You know the one:

  • “I haven’t slept since 2012.”

  • “I can’t remember the last time I did something just for me.”

  • “I’m so busy, I don’t have time for anything else.”

  • “I put everyone first. That’s just what women do.”

We laugh at it. And we share in the…

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