How much of your life have you traded for work?
The late nights. The missed weekends. The “dream job” that looks perfect on paper but leaves you drained, disconnected, and quietly breaking down.
That was Johanna Dahlman at Apple — 60- to 80-hour weeks, global travel, prestige, and paychecks that came at the cost of her health and her future. She realized: If I stay here, I’ll be single and motherless. So she walked away. No plan. No safety net. Just the conviction that life had to be more than titles and promotions.
And then her body gave out. Alopecia. Hair gone. Doctors with no answers. Most people would’ve stayed stuck. Johanna rebuilt not just her health, but her entire definition of success.
This episode isn’t about leaving Apple. It’s about what happens when you finally stop betraying yourself for a career that looks good on paper but costs too much in reality.
You’ll discover:
The hidden costs of ignoring what your body and intuition already know
Why relationships matter more than résumés
What it really takes to walk away from “success” that’s no longer success
How to define a next season that doesn’t destroy you
If your résumé screams success but your soul whispers “not quite,” this conversation is for you.
🎧 Listen now and ask yourself: what’s success costing you?
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