I sat down with Christina, a psychologist and trauma-informed coach, to talk about something most of us ignore until it’s too late: burnout.
Not the “I need a vacation” kind. The kind that shows up as migraines, emotional numbness, and snapping at the people you love. The kind that makes you successful on paper while you’re falling apart inside.
Christina works with high achievers: leaders, business owners, people who look like they have it together. But this conversation isn’t just for them. It’s for anyone who’s ever ignored what their body was trying to tell them. Anyone who’s confused overwork with purpose. Anyone who’s traded joy for productivity and wondered why nothing feels right anymore.
We talk about how burnout actually shows up. Not as one big crash, but as a slow disconnect. You stop feeling things. Or you feel everything at once. You’re irritable with your family. Your body aches in ways you can’t explain. And you keep going anyway because that’s what you’ve always done.
Christina shares why most of her clients only reach out after they’ve hit rock bottom. She explains how we inherit expectations from our parents, our culture, our careers. And how those expectations shape the way we run ourselves into the ground.
She also gets personal. Two breakdowns. A toxic marriage. Chronic stress that rewired her entire life. She rebuilt everything: her career, her boundaries, her sense of self. And she did it without the myth of “balance.”
Here’s what we cover:
Why numbness and overwhelm are both red flags
How strength gets confused with emotional suppression
Physical symptoms you’re probably ignoring right now
Why snapping at loved ones is often the first sign something’s wrong
The societal pressure to override your body, especially in high-stakes roles
What integration looks like when balance doesn’t work
The impossible standards women face trying to “have it all”
How childhood shapes the way we seek validation as adults
This isn’t just a conversation about burnout. It’s about the cost of ambition when you’ve disconnected from yourself. It’s about learning to listen before your body forces you to stop.
If you’re exhausted even though your life looks good on paper, this one’s for you. If you’re tired of survival mode but don’t know how to get out, start here.
You don’t have to wait for collapse to change direction.
