When my first novel was released in 2017, I found myself depleted and exhausted. For an introverted writer, going on a book tour was a shock to the system. For the first time, I was speaking in public, fielding questions about writing, trying to put words to an intuitive endeavor. At times I was asked invasively personal questions. I felt wrung out. I don’t remember where I heard about ashwagandha, an evergreen nightshade native to India, Africa, and the Middle East, but I must have come across a list of its purported effects, its claims to relieve stress and anxiety.
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