Why do so many high-achieving women do all the right things - get 8 hours of sleep, take the supplements, follow the routines - yet still wake up exhausted?

In the first episode of this series, we unpacked the overwhelm loop. In Part 2 of our 5-part High-Functioning Burnout Exposed series with Awaken the Muse, Natalie, Alexi Panos and Emily Gallagher dive into energy, vitality and why sleep isn’t solving what’s actually nervous-system and emotional-load related. You’ll hear why healthy habits alone can’t create true vitality, how to reconnect with the signals your body is sending, and the exact reflection that reveals where your energy is leaking: What are you avoiding or pretending not to know?

After listening to this episode, you will walk away with simple regulation tools, a new way to understand your body’s needs, and a gentler path to real, sustainable energy.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Doing all the things… and still running on empty

01:18 Vitality vs. cortisol: a new definition of energy

04:33 Burnout as initiation (when old tricks stop working)

08:03 Rebuilding self-trust: listening to your body first

12:16 Looks vs. feels: caring for your body from the inside

14:18 Feeling the unfelt (grief, numbness, stored emotions)

16:48 The diagnostic question: What are you avoiding/pretending not to know?

24:07 The true cost of not looking (energy, love, creativity)

29:14 A one-week practice to reveal what you’re avoiding

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