We talk about resilience like it’s a superpower.
 Like it’s the measure of our worth.
 Like being the one who always “bounces back” is something to be proud of.

But if we’re being honest? Sometimes resilience just feels like another word for exhausted.

In this episode, Erin breaks down what no one says out loud: being the strong one takes a toll. The constant rebuilding, the endless stretching, the pressure to rise again after every hit, it’s not infinite. Resilience isn’t bottomless. It’s not something you can pour from forever without rest, purpose, and connection to refill it.

Erin invites you to pause, strip resilience down to its bones, and ask the questions that keep you tethered to your why. She shares her Purpose Pulse Check. A reflective tool to help you recalibrate when “staying strong” stops feeling like power and starts feeling like pressure.

Because sometimes the bravest thing you can do isn’t push harder. It’s to stop. Breathe. And remember what all that strength was for in the first place.

IN THIS EPISODE

• The truth about resilience fatigue—and why no one talks about it
• How resilience without rest becomes resistance
• What to do when “strong” starts to feel like “stuck”
• Erin’s Purpose Pulse Check: three questions to realign when you’re running on empty
• Why rest, purpose, and connection are the real fuel for resilience
• The reminder that being human will always matter more than being heroic

MENTAL FIREPOWER

Resilience isn’t about never breaking—it’s about remembering what makes it worth rebuilding.
When strength feels like a chore, pause and check your purpose pulse:

1. What still matters to me—even when I’m tired?
2. Where does my energy actually return?
3. What can I finally set down?

WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR

• First responders and leaders burned out from being the “strong one”
• Spouses trying to keep everything together
• Anyone feeling like they don’t have “another one” in them
• People who need permission to rest without guilt

Music from #Uppbeat

https://uppbeat.io/t/needmospace/chill-power

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