In this episode of Powerful Women: Off the Record, Elisabeth speaks with Sarah Dash about burnout, reinvention, leadership, and the invisible pressures women carry while trying to succeed in modern life.

After years leading organizations in health policy, Sarah reached a point where her body, mind, and spirit were signaling that something had to change. What followed was a deeply intentional step away from traditional leadership roles to rebuild her life from a place of alignment, health, and purpose.

Together, Elisabeth and Sarah explore:

• The unique experience of Gen X women serving as the “bridge generation”

• Leadership, motherhood, and the changing expectations around work-life balance

• Burnout, perimenopause, and the physical signs women often ignore

• Why women struggle to protect their own energy

• Why so many women feel conditioned to constantly give their energy away

• The importance of rest, recovery, and “mini sabbaticals”

• Reclaiming authenticity and no longer “auditioning for the patriarchy”

• Sarah’s new company, Stuff of Life, which helps women and families reduce physical and emotional overwhelm and create systems that support healthier lives

This conversation is a powerful reminder that success without sustainability eventually catches up to us—and that protecting your light may be one of the most important leadership skills of all.

Sarah Dash is a GenX mom, recovering perfectionist, and small business owner who spent two decades in health policy — from Capitol Hill to President & CEO of the Alliance for Health Policy — before burnout and perimenopause brought her to a full stop, a long sabbatical, and an entirely new chapter.

Today she runs two practices for people who are done auditioning for the status quo and finding their new way forward. Dash Collaborations, where she coaches heart-led health leaders to reclaim their well-being, purpose, and impact without burning out, checking out, or selling out; and Stuff of Life, a professional organizing and coaching service helping busy women and families reduce overwhelm, renew purpose, and reclaim their futures so they can show up the way they want to in the world.

Learn more about Sarah Dash:

www.dashcollaborations.com

www.stuffoflifellc.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahdash

https://www.instagram.com/stuffoflifellc

Sarah’s professional photo by https://enochchanphotography.com/