Five Women, One Story: A Summer Series Interlude | Elevate Within

Burnout does not discriminate. It does not care who you are, where you come from, or how much you have. In this Elevate Within summer series interlude, host Sandy Davis and co-host Claudia Cuevas, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, pause before the second half of the Architecture of Reinvention season to reflect on what they have learned so far.Joining them is Taina Galarza, a Licensed Master Social Worker and Sandy's best friend, who has spent the summer listening to the series the same way you have. Taina shares what surprised her most across the first five episodes, from Jenny Catalano's honesty about skin picking to Maiko Sakai's reckoning with patriarchy across cultures, and reflects on healing as integration rather than erasure.Sandy and Claudia dig into why burnout looks identical in a corporate executive and in a mother working multiple jobs, why women vet a therapist more carefully than a partner, and why just over half of the show's YouTube audience is men. Sandy also shares, for the first time on the show, the story of losing both of her parents within weeks of each other and returning to work almost immediately after.What You Will Hear in This EpisodeWhy Sandy calls this episode a summer series interlude.How Taina Galarza's outside perspective as a listener reframed the first five episodes.The unplanned throughline Sandy and Claudia discovered across five very different women's stories.Why burnout does not discriminate by income, title, or background.Sandy's metaphor of a foundation turning to sinking sand when you stop checking in with yourself.Why just over half of the show's audience on YouTube is men.A preview of the modalities coming in the second half of the season: EMDR, somatic work, breathwork, and nervous system regulation.Sandy's personal story of losing both parents within weeks of each other while working in corporate America.⭐ If this resonated, please leave a rating or review, it helps reach more women who need this conversation.🎙️ ABOUT ELEVATE WITHIN Elevate Within is a podcast and community for high-achieving women navigating the messy middle — the space between who you were and who you're becoming.🎧 SUBSCRIBE & NEVER MISS AN EPISODE 🎵 Spotify: Elevate Within with Sandy Davis🍎 Apple Podcasts: Elevate Within with Sandy Davis ▶️ YouTube: Elevate Within Always 📻 Amazon Music: Elevate Within with Sandy Davis📻 iHeart Radio: Elevate Within with Sandy Davis📖 Substack: https://substack.com/@elevatewithinLinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-davis-abb21236/Elevate Ops Advisory https://elevateopsadvisory.com/ ⭐ APPLE PODCAST LISTENERS If this resonated with you, a rating or review would mean everything. It helps Elevate Within reach more women who may need this conversation right now.📖 GO DEEPER ON SUBSTACK Weekly essays and honest conversations about burnout, grief, reinvention, resilience, healing, and the messy middle.🔓 Free subscribers — full access to all public content 🔐 Paid subscribers — bonus essays, early access to upcoming series, behind-the-scenes recordings, and direct community engagement👉 https://substack.com/@elevatewithin💼 CONNECT WITH SANDY DAVIS📎 LinkedIn: Sandra Davis 🌐 Leadership Advisory Services / Fractional Operations Services ElevateOpsAdvisory.com💼 CONNECT WITH CLAUDIA CUEVAS, LMFT 🌐 https://claudiacuevas.com/ OR https://www.therapyforlatinx.com/united-states/mission-viejo/therapist/claudia-cuevas-146💼 CONNECT WITH TAINA GALARZA Taina Galarza is a Licensed Master Social Worker who bridges evidence-based psychotherapy with a holistic understanding of healing. Through her work at Sandoval Collab, she helps people move beyond survival using trauma-informed care alongside complementary wellness practices. Instagram: @modernalchemicsWebsite: modernalchemics.comLinkedIn: Taina Galarza