Burnout recovery requires more than grit. When “just one more push” becomes your norm, you’re living from survival speed. Learn how identity recalibration replaces performance pressure with presence and sustainable strength.

High-capacity humans are masters of override. You keep pushing because it used to work. But when performance pressure and quiet spiritual exhaustion stack up, “just one more push” becomes a nervous-system strategy, not leadership. In this episode, Julie names the cost of redlining—why burnout recovery won’t stick if your identity still equates endurance with worth—and offers a faith-rooted path back to presence.

Named references/cultural touchpoints: public moments like Simone Biles choosing wellbeing over momentum have reframed what strength looks like in leadership; nervous-system wisdom (long exhales, softened jaw) signals safety more than another sprint.

ILR is not another mindset tactic—it’s the root-level recalibration that makes every other tool effective, shifting you from proving to partnering (with God, your body, and your people).

Today’s Micro-Recalibration Prompt

Where are you still pushing past what’s wise, just to prove you’re strong?

Where are you pretending “it’s just one more push”—even though you’ve said that ten times already?

Text yourself this reminder:
"I am strong enough to stop before I break."

That’s not weakness. That’s wisdom.

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