You can still get things done. You hold a tight ship - too tight..

You’re organised, capable, reliable.

Nothing has collapsed, so nothing gets named.

This episode is about the phase before labels arrive.

Before burnout, anxiety, depression, or anything else people reach for.

The phase where you’re still functioning — and that’s exactly what hides the cost.

I talk about compression becoming normal.

About regulating yourself through speed, control, and usefulness.

About why insight, language, and “doing the work” don’t change much when the system keeps tightening.

This isn’t about diagnosis.

And it’s not about techniques.

It’s about recognising the moment where everything still works,

but it’s working too hard.

That’s where my work starts.

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