You've done all the things. Built the career, got the degrees, worked the hours, took care of everybody. And you're still tired. Still searching. Still wondering if there's something more than this endless cycle of hustle and burnout.

I get it… I've lived it. Teen mom, high school dropout, built a multi-seven-figure consulting practice that burned me all the way out. Now I'm in perimenopause, watching capable, brilliant people all around me try to outrun exhaustion with discipline and make excuses for unsustainable pace in the name of purpose.

This podcast is for the ones holding contradiction: ambitious and exhausted. Dreaming big and craving rest. Still creative, still curious, still wanting art and travel and pleasure that doesn't need to justify itself as productivity.

We're talking about ambition that wants to create, not just achieve. Exhaustion that isn't failure—it's information. Ease as strategy. Becoming harder to reach as a way to have better relationships. Joy in the face of pain.

Some episodes are reflective, some are conversations focused on skills you can apply, and some are just me and my friends thinking out loud about leadership, life, creativity, work, bodies, systems, and what it actually means to be fully human.

If you've been hustling on behalf of your purpose, and you're feeling the toll it's taken on you, this show is for you.

About the Host:

This podcast is hosted by Trudi Lebrón — writer, entrepreneur, and CEO. A former teen mom turned award-winning author and equity-centered business strategist, Trudi has spent more than two decades designing transformational experiences that reshape how we live, lead, and build community. As the author of The Antiracist Business Book and founder of Transformation by Design, she works at the intersection of psychology, culture, and leadership to help individuals and organizations align their impact with their values.

Trudi is also the co-founder of bougieferal.com, a lifestyle and learning brand reclaiming luxury, liberation, and wild creative power for women of color. To learn more about Trudi, get on her email list at trudilebron.com.

Join the Conversation:

Has this episode sparked something in you? Trudi invites you to:

1. Leave a review and share how this conversation resonated with you

2. Share this podcast with a leader, coach, or creator who is Ambitious and Exhausted.

Let's Connect:

• 🌐 trudilebron.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trudilebron
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trudilebron/
• Working Hypothesis: https://trudilebron.com/

Credits:

Intro and outro music: "Come Give Me Love" by King Sis (Epidemic Sound)

A Crackers In Soup production.