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"I'm fine. I can handle it. Look how tough I am." What if the resilience you're proudest of is quietly costing you the most? This week we're naming toxic resilience — and redefining strength.
In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Dr. Katie Pritchett — neuroscientist, executive coach, leadership strategist, co-host of the Higher Downloads podcast, and author of By Design: Leadership Reframed Through Neuroscience — about what happens when pushing through becomes a way of life.
Katie shares:
• What toxic resilience is: overriding your own needs so consistently you stop recognizing them as needs at all
• Why high-achieving women fall into the pattern — it works at first, and it gets rewarded
• The line between healthy perseverance and unhealthy endurance
• Why your nervous system chooses familiar over optimal, and how rewiring happens in the doing
• How women redefine strength when they stop carrying everything alone
• Living by default vs. living by design — and her recognize, rewire, rebuild framework
Whether you're a founder, a working mom, or the friend who always says "I'm fine," this conversation will help you tell the difference between strength that sustains you and strength that slowly depletes you.
🔗 CONNECT WITH DR. KATIE PRITCHETT:
Instagram: @drkatiepritchett
Website: https://drkatiepritchett.com
Higher Downloads: https://open.spotify.com/show/0imOyeeRqYDbbiJZleU3cu
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"I'm fine. I can handle it. Look how tough I am." What if the resilience you're proudest of is quietly costing you the most? This week we're naming toxic resilience — and redefining strength.
In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Dr. Katie Pritchett — neuroscientist, executive coach, leadership strategist, co-host of the Higher Downloads podcast, and author of By Design: Leadership Reframed Through Neuroscience — about what happens when pushing through becomes a way of life.
Katie shares:
• What toxic resilience is: overriding your own needs so consistently you stop recognizing them as needs at all
• Why high-achieving women fall into the pattern — it works at first, and it gets rewarded
• The line between healthy perseverance and unhealthy endurance
• Why your nervous system chooses familiar over optimal, and how rewiring happens in the doing
• How women redefine strength when they stop carrying everything alone
• Living by default vs. living by design — and her recognize, rewire, rebuild framework
Whether you're a founder, a working mom, or the friend who always says "I'm fine," this conversation will help you tell the difference between strength that sustains you and strength that slowly depletes you.
🔗 CONNECT WITH DR. KATIE PRITCHETT:
Instagram: @drkatiepritchett
Website: https://drkatiepritchett.com
Higher Downloads: https://open.spotify.com/show/0imOyeeRqYDbbiJZleU3cu
———
The Manage Her® Podcast — hosted by Aimee Rickabus. Honest conversations on leadership, financial empowerment, motherhood, wellness, and career reinvention for ambitious women.
🎧 SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-manage-her/id1809208475
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03FuFRyzkaWhZkk5yxFePJ
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/91c217a5-4245-4b83-8d15-8edfdde06884/the-manage-her
📲 CONNECT WITH THE MANAGE HER®:
Website: https://www.themanageher.com
Instagram: @themanageher
TikTok: @themanageher
YouTube: @themanageher
LinkedIn: @themanageher
💗 If this episode resonated, follow the show, leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, and share it with a woman who needs to hear it.
© 2026 The Manage Her®. All rights reserved.