Capacity building is everywhere right now - in corporate spaces, community work, leadership conversations, and funding rooms. But most of the time, it stops at skills, strategy, and external preparation. In this solo episode, Rachael Hunt explores what's often missing from the conversation: internal capacity building - the ability for the nervous system to actually hold more responsibility, leadership, visibility, and expansion without tipping into survival. This is a grounded, trauma-informed conversation about leadership, sustainability, and what it really takes to grow without sacrificing yourself in the process.

In this episode, Rachael unpacks:

• Why burnout has become normalized, even among high performers

• The difference between external and internal capacity

• How nervous system regulation expands your ability to hold more leadership, success, and visibility

• Why over-functioning and over-achievement are often trauma responses, not personality traits

• How somatic work and subconscious reprogramming create sustainable, embodied growth

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