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Why You’re Exhausted All the Time (Even When You Do Everything Right)

SuperLife with Darin Olien

Release Date: 01/08/2026

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Are you exhausted all the time?

In this solo episode, Darin breaks down why so many people feel chronically exhausted despite eating clean, exercising, and “doing everything right.” He explains how modern life disrupts mitochondrial function, circadian rhythm, stress signaling, and nutrient availability, and why fatigue is not a personal failure, but a biological signal.

This episode offers a grounded, practical roadmap to restoring energy by realigning your environment, habits, and daily rhythms with how the body is actually designed to function.

 

 

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

  • Why chronic fatigue is exploding—even among healthy, active people

  • How mitochondria do far more than “make energy”

  • The role of circadian rhythm, light exposure, and timing in energy production

  • Why stress, overtraining, and modern lifestyles drain cellular energy

  • How emotional suppression and unexpressed stress affect vitality

  • The difference between forcing energy and allowing energy

  • Simple daily practices that support mitochondrial repair

  • How breathwork, stillness, and social connection restore resilience

  • Why nutrition alone isn’t enough without rhythm and recovery

  • How to realign your biology with the modern world

 

 

Timecodes

00:00:00 – Welcome to SuperLife and the intention behind this episode
00:00:32 – Sponsor: TheraSage and natural frequency-based healing
00:02:10 – Happy New Year + why this conversation matters now
00:02:37 – Are you exhausted even though you’re “doing everything right”?
00:03:26 – The modern energy crisis and rising chronic fatigue
00:04:12 – Why surface-level health advice no longer works
00:04:27 – Mitochondria: more than energy factories
00:04:59 – Circadian misalignment, EMFs, and modern stressors
00:05:36 – Overtraining, stress load, and lack of recovery
00:06:00 – Fatigue as a signal, not a lack of discipline
00:06:18 – How artificial light disrupts internal clocks
00:07:25 – Discipline as alignment with natural rhythms
00:07:36 – Emotional release, primal expression, and energy recovery
00:08:47 – Why “why am I tired all the time?” is exploding online
00:09:24 – The mitochondria as environmental sensors
00:10:06 – Stress signaling, thoughts, and cellular energy flow
00:11:18 – Breathwork and slowing the nervous system
00:12:24 – Social connection and low-stress signaling
00:13:02 – Sponsor: Bite toothpaste and eliminating plastic exposure
00:15:19 – Morning sunlight and circadian priming
00:15:52 – Reducing artificial light at night
00:16:15 – Nutrients that support mitochondrial function
00:17:29 – Sleep timing, consistency, and repair
00:18:20 – Evening routines and melatonin protection
00:19:46 – Small daily steps compound into real energy
00:20:17 – Antioxidants, inflammation, and recovery
00:20:49 – Training smarter, not harder
00:21:31 – Breathwork, sauna, and recovery rituals
00:22:26 – Nutrition, protein, and polyphenols
00:24:37 – Five daily energy takeaways
00:25:24 – Energy is permitted, not forced
00:26:03 – Listening to the body and closing reflections
00:26:49 – SuperLife Patreon and community support

 

 

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Key Takeaway

"Fatigue isn’t failure. It’s feedback. When your environment, timing, and signals align, your biology remembers how to thrive."

 

 

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