If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, constantly “on,” or quietly resentful even while doing everything “right”… this episode is going to land.

Because here’s the truth most high-capacity women were never taught:

You can’t honor your energy without boundaries — and every time you override your limits, your nervous system pays the price.

We’re dismantling the modern myth that energy is a mindset problem… and revealing the real reason you feel depleted, overwhelmed, or numb:

nervous-system-based boundary collapse.

Whether it shows up as people-pleasing, chronic overfunctioning, emotional caretaking, guilt when resting, or simply the inability to say no… your body keeps the score long before you mentally “notice” you’re burned out.

Inside this conversation, you’ll learn:

✔️ The neuroscience of energy leaks

How fawning, over-giving, and constant striving keep your body in chronic fight-or-flight — and why shutdown, numbness, and exhaustion often follow.

✔️ What boundary collapse really looks like in high-achieving women

The subtle signs you’ve normalized (resentment, irritability, over-responsibility, low bandwidth, self-abandonment) — and how your body interprets them as danger cues.

✔️ Why your limits aren’t flaws — they’re design features

How honoring your God-given capacity actually expands your ability to show up with clarity, purpose, and peace.

✔️ Why honoring your energy is impossible without nervous-system alignment

And why no planner, routine, or productivity hack will give you the bandwidth your body doesn’t have.

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What if the thing you’re missing isn’t more discipline — it’s more play?

Not structured play.
Not “fun time” on your calendar.
Not something productive or Pinterest-worthy.

Real play.
Pointless, joyful, silly, inefficient play.

In this episode, we unpack:

✔️ Why a lack of play quietly fuels anxiety, irritability, and burnout
✔️ The neuroscience of how play expands creativity, resilience, and emotional regulation
✔️ How play restores executive function — the part of your brain responsible for decision-making and focus
✔️ Simple ways to bring play back into your life (even if you feel disconnected from it)

This isn’t about adding another task to your day.
It’s about remembering what your nervous system already knows:

Play is medicine.

Play is regulation.
Play brings you back to yourself.

If you’ve been efficient, responsible, and exhausted, this episode will feel like an exhale — and an invitation to feel alive again.

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If motherhood ever cracked you open in ways you didn’t expect—old grief surfacing, worthiness wobbling, “Who even am I now?”—this conversation will feel like oxygen.

I’m joined by Anna Seewald—Armenian-born educator, psychologist, and parenting & co-parenting specialist. 

After surviving the 1988 Spitak earthquake at 13 (losing her mother, home, friends, and community), Anna built a life and practice in the U.S. 

For the last 17 years she’s worked with parents in New Jersey as a therapist and divorce mediator, helping families heal patterns at the root—without perfectionism, shame, or Band-Aid fixes.

We’re diving into:

•  ✔️ Trauma-informed parenting 101: why early loss/relational wounds resurface in pregnancy and the “dark side” of early motherhood—and how to stop repeating unconscious patterns
•  ✔️ Worthiness, shame, and the nervous system: why self-compassion (not self-critique) is the real regulator—and how to practice acceptance even when you don’t “love” every part of you
•  ✔️ Practical repair tools: catching the harsh inner critic, shifting from people-pleasing to needs-honoring, body gratitude over body punishment, and simple in-the-moment resets (hand-on-heart, kinder self-talk, micro-choices)

If you feel like you’ve been hanging onto parents for dear life—or minimizing your story because it’s not “capital-T” trauma—this episode offers grounded hope and clear next steps.

🎧 Press play to learn how to honor your history, rewire toward gentleness, and lead your family from a steadier, kinder core.

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The next cohort of Burnout Recovery Blueprint opens January 2026. Join the waitlist HERE for early access, exclusive bonuses, and Black Friday savings.

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You’ve mastered your calendar.

You’ve optimized your mornings.

You’ve checked every box.

So why do you still feel anxious, rushed, and never quite caught up?

In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on one of the biggest modern myths — the illusion that productivity leads to peace.

Because what if all your effort to “manage time” has actually been keeping your nervous system trapped in survival mode?

You’ll discover:

•  ✔️ The neuroscience of why efficiency fuels anxiety rather than freedom
•  ✔️ How the pursuit of control over time accelerates burnout and dysregulation
•  ✔️ A radically different approach to partnering with time instead of fighting against it
•  ✔️ Why embracing your human limits — not escaping them — expands your true capacity for joy, rest, and fulfillment

This episode is both a reframe and a release — an invitation to slow down, surrender the illusion of control, and start building rhythm instead of chasing balance.

Because peace isn’t found in mastering time.

It’s found in honoring it.

If you’ve been white-knuckling your calendar, constantly chasing the next hack, or wondering why “having it all together” still feels hollow, this conversation will help you exhale, realign, and finally live at the pace of peace..

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Have you ever noticed that the things quietly wearing you down aren’t the big crises—but the tiny, constant ones?

The ones that slip through your calendar, your habits, your pace?

In this episode, we’re unpacking seven small but powerful habits that keep your nervous system stuck in quiet survival mode—and what to do instead. Because it’s not always the obvious stressors that lead to burnout; it’s the micro-stressors you’ve normalized.

You’ll learn:

•  ✔️ How habits like overthinking, rushing, and suppressing emotion subtly dysregulate your body
•  ✔️ Why overstimulation, caffeine-wine loops, and ignoring your body’s cues keep you running on fumes
•  ✔️ The neuroscience behind micro-stress and the cumulative toll it takes on your system
•  ✔️ Seven practical, body-based shifts to bring your nervous system back into calm and safety

💡 True healing doesn’t always come from the big breakthroughs. It often starts in the quiet, everyday moments—the way you breathe between meetings, the way you move through your mornings, the way you listen to your body’s cues.

This episode will help you identify where stress hides, and how to start reclaiming your peace—one gentle, grounded habit at a time.

Related Episodes to Explore:

• Previous Episode
• 5 Habits I Stopped Doing to Heal My Nervous System & Balance My Cortisol
• Not a Morning Person or is it Actually AM Anxiety? Signs You Might Be Waking Up in Fight-or-Flight (and What to Do About It)
• 4 Habits for a Productive Morning That Rewire Your Brain for Focus & Energy
• These 5 Habits Are Causing Your Burnout

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Do you ever feel like you’re holding it all together on the outside—but underneath, you’re simmering?

You’re not losing your mind. You’re likely holding unprocessed anger.

In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most misunderstood emotions—especially for women: anger.

For years, I didn’t even realize I was angry. I told myself I was “fine,” “chill,” “rational.” But under all that composure was a nervous system running on tension and suppressed emotion. 

And here’s the truth: when anger isn’t processed, it doesn’t disappear—it just leaks out as resentment, irritability, control, or passive aggression.

You’ll learn:
 ✔️ The neuroscience of anger—what’s happening in your brain and body when you suppress versus express it
 ✔️ How unprocessed anger quietly drains your energy, shrinks your window of tolerance, and impacts your relationships
 ✔️ The four ways suppressed anger most commonly shows up (and how to spot them)
 ✔️ Practical, body-based ways to process and release anger safely—from movement and sound to prayer and breathwork

💡 Anger isn’t a flaw. It’s a signal from your body that something needs attention. When you learn how to work with it instead of against it, you reclaim energy, peace, and presence—not just for yourself, but for everyone around you.

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If you’ve ever wondered why you over-give to keep the peace, shut down to stay “strong,” or feel that push-pull of wanting closeness but fearing it—your attachment style is likely running the show behind the scenes.

In this episode, I’m joined by Jessica Baum, therapist and author of Anxiously Attached and Safe. 

We break down attachment theory in real, everyday terms—how early experiences shape the way you love, what “secure” actually feels like in your body, and how to move from survival patterns to safe, connected relationships.

We’re diving into:

• ✔️ The 4 attachment patterns (secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized)—and why most of us are blends depending on the person and season
• ✔️ How anxious people-pleasing/self-abandonment and avoidant “I’m fine” independence form—and practical steps to heal (interoception, anchoring relationships, and rupture & repair)
• ✔️ Raising (and re-raising) secure: what kids need now, why it’s never too late to repair, and the role of friendship/community in feeling safe

If you’re ready to stop waiting for the other shoe to drop and start feeling secure from the inside out—this conversation is for you.

🎧 Press play to learn how to identify your patterns, rewire toward safety, and build relationships that actually feel good to your nervous system.

P.S. Jessica’s new book Safe is out everywhere. Grab it HERE to also get her Attachment Wheel and a bonus video on moving from insecurity to security.

Connect with Jessica:

• Jessica’s IG
• Find her on Facebook
• Connect on LinkedIn

Related Episodes to Explore:

• Previous Episode
• How Your Attachment Style is Affecting Your Relationships
• The Communication Formula That Will Transform Your Relationships
• 5 Ways to Create Calm & Safety in Your Nervous System

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Feeling anxious, on edge, or like you’re always one task away from total burnout?

You’re not broken — your nervous system is overloaded.

And today, we’re celebrating 400 episodes of helping high-capacity women like you learn to rewire their nervous systems for calm, clarity, and ease.

In this milestone episode, I’m sharing four science-backed nervous system shifts that can help you move from anxious and reactive to grounded and resilient. 

These are the exact tools I use with clients (and in my own life) to restore energy, focus, and peace — without dropping every responsibility or running away to a cabin in the woods.

You’ll learn:
 ✔️ Why safety—not strategy—is the foundation of real stress recovery
 ✔️ How to work with your body instead of against it when anxiety hits
✔️ The difference between doing more and regulating better
✔️ Four practical shifts that retrain your brain and body for calm, clarity, and sustainable energy
 

🎁Plus, enjoy a bonus guided somatic meditation to help you release tension and reset your state. 

💡 If you’ve been trying to “manage” stress but nothing seems to stick, this episode will help you understand why — and show you how to rewire the way your body responds to life’s pressure so you can finally feel grounded, focused, and free.

Related Episodes to Explore:

• Previous Episode
• 3 Body-Based Tools to Shift Out of Fight-or-Flight (Fast)
• A Mindset Shift for Life’s Challenging Seasons
• Burnout Recovery Blueprint (Part 3): Small Shifts, Big Results
• Tired But Wired? 4 Nervous System Shifts That Actually Help You Rest & Recharge
• 5 Signs You’re Parenting in Fight-or-Flight—and How to Shift Out of Survival Mode

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You know that feeling when you’re trying to avoid burnout, but the very thought of “managing stress” feels like one more thing on your already maxed-out to-do list?

Yeah—this one’s for you.

In this episode, we’re cutting through the noise and getting real about what it actually takes to prevent burnout (without turning rest into another project). 

You’ll learn five evidence-based, nervous-system-backed habits that help you move through stress, restore your energy, and protect your peace—without overhauling your entire life.

You’ll learn:

 ✔️ Why burnout isn’t just about working too much—it’s about living out of rhythm with how your nervous system was designed to function
 ✔️ Five simple, science-backed behaviors that regulate your body and mind (no, you don’t need a morning routine that takes three hours)
 ✔️ How to recognize the signs your body is nearing burnout—and interrupt the cycle before it crashes you

💡 If you’ve been stuck in go-mode, this episode will help you slow down, regulate, and rebuild rhythms that let you lead and live from calm, not chaos.

Related Episodes to Explore:

• Previous Episode
• 5 Burnout Red Flags Every Perfectionist Needs to Know
• 4 Shifts That Helped Me Recover from Burnout (They’ll Help You Too)
• Unlocking Burnout Recovery: 3 Reasons Time Off Isn't Enough
• 5 Morning Mistakes that Wreck Your Nervous System and Cause Burnout

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Ever feel like anxiety just comes out of nowhere?

Your mind starts racing, your body tenses, and suddenly you’re either spiraling into overthinking or completely shutting down.

That feeling isn’t random—it’s your nervous system doing exactly what it’s designed to do: protect you. 

But when your body stays stuck in that loop, it’s exhausting.

In this episode, we’re breaking down three science-backed tools to help your nervous system settle in real time so you can shift from anxious and reactive to calm and grounded.

You’ll learn:

• ✔️ Why anxiety isn’t “all in your head” — and what’s actually happening in your body when it hits
• ✔️ Three simple, research-backed tools to calm your system fast (no apps or hours of meditation required)
• ✔️ How body-based practices like pressure, breath, and shaking help your brain register safety
• ✔️ How to integrate these tools into your daily rhythms and faith practice.

💡 Anxiety loses its grip when your body learns it’s safe. 

These tools will help you get there—one breath, one shake, one moment of grounding at a time.

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Related Episodes to Explore:

• Previous Episode
• How to Reduce Anxiety When It's Happening
• 3 Ways to Show Your Body It’s OK to Relax & Be Calm
• 4 Effective Tools to Help You Relax When Feeling Dysregulated
• Morning Meditation: Grounded, Grateful, and Energized

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