114: Over-functioning: The Burnout Costume

Over-functioning has become the new badge of honor — the quiet agreement that if something needs doing, you'll handle it. In this conversation, Carla and Doc Shellie explore what overfunctioning really is, why so many capable people fall into it, and how easily it becomes invisible even to the person doing it. They talk about the conditioning behind it, the systems that reward it, and the quiet resentment and exhaustion that can build underneath it. And maybe most important, they explore the question: What might happen if you stopped doing what everyone assumes you'll do?