14. Sleepless Nights and "Stresslings" with Mallory Underwood

Season #2

She’s like a gentle chiropractor for your soul, except you get to feel better for free.

 

Mallory Underwood loves talking about wellness, and this episode reveals why. From youth team sports to pre-kids beach volleyball, yoga teacher training to endurance fundraisers, fitness has always been a sure-fire way to nourish her soul.

 

What she didn’t realize was how quickly her active lifestyle could evaporate. After weaning her first son, Mallory suffered from debilitating insomnia for nearly a year. A hormone imbalance turned out to be the culprit, but a fierce urge to protect her sleep persists to this day.

 

“Reclaiming your sleep is the ultimate expression of self-care.” But that’s a tall order when you share a home with two kids, a husband, and a duo of nocturnal hamsters.

 

Even once she found a home-based workout rhythm, largely centered around riding her Peloton bike, it wasn’t smooth sailing. Acute back pain flared out of the blue, forcing her to recalibrate her wellness routine yet again. Biking made it worse. So did sitting at a desk. As did…well, pretty much everything.

 

In this episode, Business Unbound’s Co-Founder shares how she assembled the support team her body (and mind) needed—all while combating a chronic case of people-pleasing and perfectionism.

 

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