A return to wholeness. A refusal to settle for survival.
For most of my adult life, I thought “doing well” just meant functioning.
If I could hold a job, keep up appearances, train a few days a week, and keep the panic attacks under control — then I was fine, right?
Wrong. I now see how long I was living in survival mode.
Pushed by stress hormones.
Propped up by caffeine and willpower. Trapped in a loop of overdrive, crash, mask, repeat. Optimisation, for me, isn’t about chasing some flawless peak. It’s about no longer accepting broken as the baseline.
It means:
• Repairing the nervous system so I can feel safe in my body again
• Balancing hormones so I don’t wake up wrecked or crash mid-afternoon
• Eating, moving, and supplementing like I want to live, not just last the day
• Saying no to the idea that my energy, libido, or focus has to fade with age
Optimisation isn’t about the mirror.
It’s about alignment — between biology, environment, and intention.
It’s what happens when you stop playing by the rules of the system that wore you down — and start building your own. So what does it really mean?
It means:I won’t shrink to fit into survival anymore.
I won’t accept fog, fatigue, or flatness as normal.
I’m done living “low” — because I’ve seen what “high” feels like.
And I’m not coming back down.
This is what Living Life Elevated is all about.
Not pushing harder — but reclaiming what’s yours.
Vitality.
Clarity.
Power.
Peace.
And not just for a season — but for life.
DAVID