12 Oct, 2025
10 mins read

The Weight of Things: Why Our Homes Are Making Us Tired (And How to Fix It)

The boxes arrived on a Tuesday. Twelve of them, stacked precariously in the hallway of Sarah Chen’s newly purchased suburban home. Inside lay the spoils of a three-month online shopping spree: a velvet sofa in “millennial pink,” a geometric coffee table with hairpin legs, brass wall sconces, faux-fur throws, and enough decorative pillows to outfit […]