The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

The Hidden Link Between High Achievement, Burnout, and Hormone Imbalance | Ep 358


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If you’re a high-achieving woman who's ever felt like your ambition was leading you straight into burnout, you’re not alone. In this episode, Erin dives deep into the relationship between ambition, burnout, and hormone health.

Guess what? It’s not ambition itself that's the problem, but ambition without rest, support, and self-awareness. She unpacks the hidden patterns of perfectionism, codependency, and over-functioning that so often drive depletion and hormonal dysfunction in high performers, and shares how your mindset and relational patterns may be silently impacting your body’s ability to thrive.

You'll learn why common signs like weight loss resistance, thyroid sluggishness, low cortisol, and persistent fatigue aren’t just “part of the hustle” but major signals from your body that it’s time to make a change. Erin also shares her own story of reaching a tipping point and how she transformed both her business and her well-being. 

In This Episode:

  • Ambition alone ISN’T what leads to burnout - what actually is causing high performers to crash?
  • How perfectionism and perceived lack sabotage hormone health without you even realizing it
  • The majorly overlooked signs in hormone labs that reveal your body is running on empty 
  • Erin’s realization about over-functioning and codependency that completely shifted her personal and professional life
  • The critical role of community and support systems for ambitious women
  • Why isolation may be your biggest hidden stressor


FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: 

https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/358-burnout

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