EP 140: Iconic Women Don’t White-Knuckle Their Way Through Success with Jackie Roby

What if the real problem isn’t that you’re not doing enough… but that you’ve been doing too much in survival mode?In this powerful conversation, Jaime sits down with leadership coach and mental wellness advocate Jackie Roby to unpack what’s really happening beneath the surface for high-achieving women who look wildly successful on paper but feel emotionally exhausted behind the scenes.Jackie shares why worry is “just fantasizing about what you don’t want,” how anxiety can drown out intuition, and why so many women are taught to perform excellence instead of actually living it. Together, they explore the invisible mental load women carry, the pressure to assimilate in male-dominated spaces, and what it truly means to lead from calm, confidence, and authenticity.If you’ve ever felt like you’re holding your life together with emotional duct tape, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.In This Episode, You’ll Learn:Why chronic worry keeps high-achieving women stuck in survival modeThe difference between intuition and anxiety (and how to tell which voice you’re hearing)How “performing excellence” leads to burnout and disconnectionSubtle signs a leader is operating from overwhelm instead of strategyPractical tools to calm your nervous system in real timeHow mindfulness can shorten emotional recovery from weeks to hoursWhy being “basic” is the fastest way to lose your power and presenceLearn more about Jackie Roby