If you’re the woman everyone depends on… and you’re quietly running on fumes—this episode is your wake-up call.
Coach Shauna Lynn works with what she calls “accidental CEOs”—women who started a business and suddenly found themselves running a company, carrying everyone else, and slowly sliding into burnout without realizing it.
Shauna knows it firsthand. In 2017, burnout hit hard—shingles at 39 and years of adrenal fatigue—forcing her to build a new way to work, lead, and live.
This is not “take a bubble bath” advice. This is the daily system that keeps you from crashing.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
🔥 Why burnout often shows up after you think you’re “fine” (and why it returns if you stop the habits)
🔥 The boundary skill that changes everything: learning to say no
🔥 A daily stress practice (walk, journaling, etc.) that builds “muscle memory” for hard days
🔥 Shauna’s 3-step stress reset: identify → control vs. can’t control → release the rest
🔥 How journaling helps you stop assuming motives and start processing with clarity
🔥 “Rules for myself” = non-negotiables that protect your energy (self-care without the spa-day myth)
🔥 The language switch that creates power: “I have to” → “I choose to”
🔥 Bedtime routines as a true nervous-system reset
🔥 Why stress and cortisol can block weight loss—especially for women
🔥 Small changes that create big results: even waking up 30 minutes earlier
🔥 The real finish line: self-kindness, forgiveness, support systems, and progress you can sustain
Shauna’s message is clear: you don’t need to do less of what matters—you need a structure that protects you while you build.
00:00 Intro + accidental CEOs
02:17 Why women burn out (caring for everyone else)
03:47 Shauna’s burnout story: shingles + adrenal fatigue
05:15 Daily stress practice (muscle memory)
12:01 3-step stress reset
15:08 Journaling to process people + conversations
23:13 “Rules for myself” non-negotiables
27:34 “I choose to” language shift
31:08 Bedtime routine reset
33:27 Cortisol + weight loss
42:01 Becoming a morning person
49:21 Incremental steps + realistic goals
51:21 Coaching services + next steps
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