EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 20 MIN
109 | Success Shouldn’t Cost You This Much: Why High-Performing Women Burn Out featuring Sophia Mikelionis
from Career Growth for Working Women | Career Advancement, Overwhelm, Clarity, Visibility, Burnout Recovery · host Shannon Fox | Women's Promotion & Compensation Coach
Are you succeeding on paper but secretly exhausted in real life?If you are a high-performing woman who is dependable, ambitious, and constantly on, burnout does not always look dramatic. It looks productive. It looks polished. It looks like promotions and praise, until your body starts sending signals you cannot ignore.In this episode, I sit down with Sophia Mikelionis, a former corporate finance leader who realized that crushing it at work was quietly costing her at home.We talk about:✅ Why pushing through works until it does not✅ The subtle physical signs of burnout high achievers ignore✅ Why ambition is not the problem. Depletion is✅ How to prioritize rest without sacrificing performance✅ Small shifts that increase capacity without quitting your jobIf you have been telling yourself, “I can handle it,” while feeling stretched thin, this conversation will help you rethink what sustainable success really looks like.🔗 Connect with Sophia MikelionisREADY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
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Are you succeeding on paper but secretly exhausted in real life? If you are a high-performing woman who is dependable, ambitious, and constantly on, burnout does not always look dramatic. It looks productive. It looks polished. It looks like promotions and praise, until your body starts sending signals you cannot ignore. In this episode, I sit down with Sophia Mikelionis, a former corporate finance leader who realized that crushing it at work was quietly costing her at home. We talk about: ✅ ...
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