SU140: Healing from the Nonprofit Sector: Stop Losing Yourself While Helping Others with Mazarine Treyz

Many high achievers believe burnout is simply the price of making an impact. But what if the real problem isn't your workload? What if it's the belief that your worth depends on how much you sacrifice? In this profoundly moving conversation, Mazarine Treyz shares the deeply personal journey behind her latest book, Healing from the Nonprofit Sector, revealing how years of working inside mission-driven organizations exposed a painful reality: many people dedicated to helping others slowly lose themselves in the process. As someone who has trained more than 22,000 leaders, helped nonprofits raise millions of dollars, and worked extensively with government agencies, Mazarine has witnessed firsthand how systems can unintentionally reward overworking, emotional suppression, and self-abandonment. Together, Priyanka and Mazarine explore how these patterns don't only exist in nonprofits, they also appear in corporate environments, entrepreneurship, leadership, and even within families. The conversation dives into childhood experiences that create lifelong people-pleasing tendencies, including being the "good child," becoming parentified, suppressing emotions, and learning that love must be earned through service. Mazarine explains how these early experiences often shape adults who become exceptional caregivers, leaders, and professionals but at the expense of their own wellbeing. Throughout the episode, Priyanka vulnerably shares her own healing journey, discussing childhood trauma, corporate experiences, family dynamics, and learning to choose peace over unhealthy relationships. Together, they offer listeners a powerful reminder that healing begins when we stop abandoning ourselves to earn acceptance. One of the most transformative parts of the conversation explores grief not simply as losing someone we love, but grieving lost dreams, unhealthy relationships, childhood wounds, and versions of ourselves we never had the chance to become. Mazarine also introduces practical healing tools like the Feelings Wheel and Needs Wheel, encouraging listeners to reconnect with emotions that many were never taught to identify or express. The episode concludes with a hopeful message: authentic leadership isn't built by endlessly giving more it begins when we honor our own humanity, speak our truth, establish healthy boundaries, and create lives aligned with who we truly are. Whether you're leading a company, serving your community, raising a family, or rebuilding your life after hardship, this conversation offers a compassionate reminder that healing yourself is not selfish, it's one of the greatest gifts you can give the world.   In This Episode, We Explore ● Why overgiving often begins in childhood not adulthood Discover how early family dynamics, people-pleasing, and becoming the "helper" can quietly shape your career, leadership style, relationships, and sense of self-worth. ● The hidden systems that reward burnout Learn why exhaustion isn't always a personal failure but often the result of workplace cultures and systems that normalize overwork, self-sacrifice, and silence. ● Healing grief, speaking your truth, and reclaiming your power Understand how grief, emotional healing, and finding your voice become essential steps toward creating healthier relationships, stronger boundaries, and authentic leadership. ● From surviving to living with intention Discover practical tools including the Feelings Wheel and Needs Wheel that help reconnect you with your emotions, intuition, and unmet needs. ● Building a life that no longer requires self-abandonment Learn why true impact isn't created by sacrificing yourself, but by leading from wholeness, honoring your needs, and allowing yourself to receive as much as you give. Connect with Mazarine Treyz Website: https://mazarinetreyz.com Get her new book, Healing from the Nonprofit Sector Healing From the Nonprofit Sector: https://healingfromnonprofits.com LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mazarine-treyz   About Show Up with Priyanka: Show Up With Priyanka is a Top 1% globally ranked podcast where we have conversations with heart-centered, soul-led entrepreneurs exploring leadership, healing, intentional living, and sustainable success. Hosted by Priyanka Khandalkar, a transformational Business Scaling Coach, and founder of SynrGEE LLC, this show is devoted to helping you rise, reset, and lead from within. We would love to hear from you. 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