Some weeks the calendar wins. Last week Vanessa was up until 3am two nights in a row, not scrolling, actually working, and she woke up the next morning running on empty.
In this episode she gets honest about the inherited blueprint that kept her going, and the hard podcast decision she made about before something broke.
What You'll Learn:
✅ How to identify the inherited blueprint running in the background that keeps us pushing past our limit, even when we know better
✅ Why being deliberate isn't only about what we remove from our plates, but whether our minds are actually present for what remains
✅ How to give ourselves permission to make the hard call before something breaks, not after
Chapters:
00:00 When Everything Matters
00:40 Welcome to the Show
01:36 My Word for 2026
02:16 Burnout Warning Signs
02:58 The Overachiever Blueprint
03:58 Culture and Rest Stories
05:07 Choosing Presence
06:07 Podcast Schedule Change
07:27 Three Takeaways to Apply
09:32 Reflect and Choose Deliberately
10:48 Reviews and Farewell
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