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124: Addicted to Being Busy: Why High-Achieving Women Struggle to Rest (and How to Stop)
Category: Education
Duration: 00:25:21
Publish Date: 2025-11-06 06:00:00
Description:
  • Addicted to chaos and busyness? Maybe it’s cause your body learned that busyness felt safe. In this episode, we explore how to unlearn that pattern.
  • I share the science behind why high achievers struggle to rest including the dopamine loop of achievement, the cortisol trap, and the trauma of chaos.
  • You’ll learn why rest is important for your nervous system resetting.
  • I’ll share how to replace overwork with presence, peace, and purpose cause you don’t need to EARN rest. You already deserve it.

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