High Maintenance: A Radical Framework for Personalized Health and Inclusive Self-Care, (Audiobook)

<p><b>Stop settling for generic wellness advice. It is time to reclaim your health.</b></p><p><b>In her debut book, <i>High Maintenance</i>, former physician and public health researcher Dr. Varuna Srinivasan delivers an intersectional framework for personalized health and inclusive self-care for all people.</b></p><p>If you feel overlooked by the traditional healthcare system, this book speaks directly to you. Designed for women and queer people navigating burnout, chronic illnesses, hormonal imbalances, and stress-induced conditions, <i>High Maintenance </i>cuts through superficial wellness trends. It offers a deeply meaningful, evidence-based path to well-being that honors your unique biological, psychological, and social realities.</p><p>You <b>need</b> this book because true health requires more than just individual effort; it requires a whole person approach. Dr. Srinivasan introduces the HIGH-Maintenance framework, built on four essential pillars: </p><p><b>Hormones</b>: Map your internal blueprint and understand how sex and gender influences your mood, energy, and sleep.<b>Identity</b>: Center your gender, sexuality, and cultural experiences to manage stress and find your core motivations.<b>Gut</b>: Connect your mind, body, and soul through nourishment practices that are integrative and multi-dimensional.<b>Habits</b>: Develop intuitive, affirming routines that create sustainable behavior change without causing burnout.<br>Weaved throughout are stories from people all over the world sharing how they take care of themselves and how their culture impacts their self-care.</p><p>By leaning into the HIGH-Maintenance framework, you will gain the tools to fundamentally shift how you care for yourself. The impact of this book includes: </p><p><b>Healing Burnout</b>: Learn how to identify and prevent the biological stress cycles that drain your energy and drive inflammation.<b>Building a Sustainable Lifestyle</b>: Create daily practices that align with your deep-rooted values rather than rigid, punitive rules.<b>Integrating Mind, Body, and Soul</b>: Marry evidence-based complementary therapies with conventional medical care to improve your overall quality of life and longevity.<b>Reclaiming Your Agency</b>: Empower yourself to make informed health decisions, challenge societal biases, and build resilience on an individual and communal level.<b>Finding Meaning and Flow</b>: Cultivate a larger perspective that drastically improves mental health outcomes, reduces anxiety, and helps you utilize your finite time for infinite joy.<br>You <b>cannot </b>self-care your way out of health issues caused by larger societal problems, but you <b>can</b> build a life of profound value and knowing. <i>High Maintenance</i> gives you the permission and the roadmap to demand better for your mind and body.</p>

• High Maintenance: A Radical Framework for Personalized Health and Inclusive Self-Care, (Audiobook)
• Author: Varuna Srinivasan
• ISBN: 9798236035026
• Format: Audiobook
• Publication Date: 2027-04-13
• Page Count: 0