041: What Do You Do When You Want to Quit?

What happens when the urge to quit isn’t actually about quitting?In this deeply honest and vulnerable conversation, Meg and Jillian explore the emotional tension between overwhelm, self-protection, burnout, and alignment. From marriage and motherhood to parenting, work, and emotional safety, they unpack what it feels like when your nervous system wants out before your heart actually does.Meg shares how her instinct is often to pull away, sever ties, or “bulldoze” through discomfort in order to protect herself, while Jillian reflects on her tendency to push through and overstay in situations before learning to slow down and trust herself.Together, they explore the importance of creating space before making major decisions. Not reacting from urgency, emotion, or perfectionism, but allowing feelings to rise, fall, and settle before determining what is actually true.The conversation moves through emotional regulation, parenting through big feelings, self-trust, codependency, overcommitment, and the pressure many people feel to “do things the right way.”Rather than offering perfect answers, this episode becomes a reminder that being human is nuanced, messy, emotional, and deeply personal.What we explore in this episode:The emotional urge to quit relationships, jobs, parenting responsibilities, or commitmentsThe difference between reacting from overwhelm versus grounded alignmentFight, flight, bulldozing, and self-protection responsesWhy slowing down can help create clarity in difficult decisionsThe importance of “simmering” before making major choicesHow perfectionism contributes to burnout and emotional collapseThe connection between self-trust and emotional safetyParenting through big feelings while still holding boundariesHow people pleasing can disconnect us from our actual needsLearning to express truth without explosivenessThe pressure of overcommitment and “badge of burnout” cultureUsing nature, movement, journaling, and reflection to process emotionsThe reminder that there is not always one universally “right” answerWe Would Love to Connect With YouYour reflections, questions, and lived experiences mean so much to us.If this episode resonates, please share it, leave a review, or reach out.Connect with JillianWebsite: https://trellissuite.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillian-pezet-trellis/Email: [email protected] what Jillian is building!! www.linkedin.com/company/trellissuiteConnect with MegWebsite: www.profoundwellness.netEmail: [email protected]: facebook.com/megan.fikseInstagram: instagram.com/m.laidlawMeg’s OfferingsHeart Math BioFeedback Device: https://www.heartmath.com/coachmegSelf Mastery Program:https://www.profoundwellness.net/self-mastery-programBold Beautiful Life Membership:https://www.profoundwellness.net/membershipHEART! Focused-Business: https://l.bttr.to/YqpAf Mentioned in this episode:Outro Dyn AD