Episode 53: How to Stop Over-Functioning and Start Healing: Navigating Grief, Control and Recovery with Charlotte Jukes

I want to hear from you! Text or voicememo me what you love about HNL, guest recommendations and topics you'd love to discuss. So you've built a strong foundation and now you’re ready to break through life’s glass ceilings and create next-level success that feels as good as it looks? Let's make it happen. Book your free 1:1 Next Level Breakthrough Call, and together we'll:get clear on what next level success looks like name the biggest thing holding you back from having it now, and map out a powerful strategy to create success in the areas of your life and career that matter most You deserve to experience next level success, to expand what’s possible in your life, to step into the identity of a woman in recovery who knows WTF she is, and to know exactly what to do to manifest your biggest dreams. And I can help you get there. Book your call here and receive a $250 gift towards any coaching experience if you book your call by 12/30._____This episode is a real conversation about grief, recovery, and the moment you realize that doing it all alone isn’t strength, it’s straight survival.I’m joined by Charlotte Jukes—former ICU nurse, transformational coach, and host of Pickleball & Partnership—for a powerful, honest conversation about loss, achievement, addiction, and what it actually takes to heal without abandoning yourself.Charlotte shares her story of losing her mother at a young age, becoming a mother while grieving, and carrying the unspoken belief that she had to be strong, capable, and self-sufficient at all costs. We talk about how that belief evolved into over-functioning, fixing, and achievement—and how those patterns can quietly become addictions that are socially rewarded but deeply exhausting.In this episode, we get real about:The grief of losing a parent and the powerlessness of not feeling able to ask for helpThe truth behind fixing, people-pleasing, and achievement What the opposite of addiction is and the magic of self-compassion Ways to heal the inner critic, stop trying to control outcomes and start trusting yourselfHow recovery, nervous system safety, and spirituality intersect in real lifeThis conversation is for the woman who’s been strong, capable, and reliable for everyone else, and now you’re ready to stop surviving and start living with more ease, peace, and truth.You were never meant to do this alone, xo._____Love Charlotte as much as I do? Connect with her here:Pickleball & Partnership Podcast / InstagramFree gift for GWR listeners- Top 10 Tips for Playing Pickleball with your Partner_____Ready for your next level of success?Book your free 1:1 Next Level Breakthrough CallHey gorgeous.I love you.I'm so proud of you.And I believe in your ability to create a next level life you love.