In this episode, Dr. Brittany McGeehan discusses why high-achieving women are taught to suppress emotion—and how that strategy quietly leads to burnout, instability, and loss of clarity at the top.

Using Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour documentary as a real-world case study, Dr. Brittany breaks down the difference between emotional suppression and emotional integration, and why elite performance actually requires the ability to feel without losing control.

She introduces the Up & Out method—a precise, repeatable system for completing stress cycles, restoring nervous system regulation, and returning to task without carrying emotional residue into work, leadership, or family life.

This episode is for high performers who have been told emotions are a liability—and are ready to use them as an asset instead.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How Taylor Swift models emotional precision: knowing when to feel, where to feel, and how to return to execution without spiraling
• Why high-performing women are often rewarded for suppression early on—and how that eventually leads to burnout, crashes, or disconnection
• How to recognize the early signs you’ve hit an emotional “boulder” (before it hijacks your focus or relationships)
• A simple, repeatable 90-second process to metabolize emotion in real time without losing authority, clarity, or momentum
• How learning to regulate without shutting down increases sustainable output, confidence, and leadership presence

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