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EPISODE · Aug 29, 2025 · 30 MIN

The Addiction No One Talks About: Busyness and the High-Achieving Woman

from What The Shift · host gia lacqua

You know the addiction that gets rewarded with promotions, praise, and performance reviews? Busyness. In this episode of What the Shift, author and executive Barbara Burgess joins Gia to unpack the invisible addiction plaguing high-achieving women: doing more to feel like we matter. Together, they explore the voices of Enough and Not Enough, how to break the unconscious proving loop, and what happens when we finally stop performing our lives and start living them. Barbara shares the story that sparked her book Enough—a simple moment of sidewalk chalk that cracked her open and let the light in. Inside this conversation: The identity shift from resume to realness Why your body knows before your brain does How to quiet the voice of “Not Enough” (and give it a name) Why busyness is not a badge—it’s a barrier to presence What it takes to stop measuring your worth in output You don’t need to prove your value to earn your peace. Sometimes the boldest move is slowing down long enough to remember—you’re already enough. Learn more about Enough: corluma.com/enough

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Aug 29, 2025

You know the addiction that gets rewarded with promotions, praise, and performance reviews?Busyness. In this episode of What the Shift, author and executive Barbara Burgess joins Gia to unpack the invisible addiction plaguing high-achieving women: doing more to feel like we matter. Together, they explore the voices of Enough and Not Enough, how to break the unconscious proving loop, and what happens when we finally stop performing our lives and start living them. Barbara shares the story that sparked her book Enough—a simple moment of sidewalk chalk that cracked her open and let the light in. Inside this conversation: The identity shift from resume to realness Why your body knows before your brain does How to quiet the voice of “Not Enough” (and give it a name) Why busyness is not a badge—it’s a barrier to presence What it takes to stop measuring your worth in output You don’t need to prove your value to earn your peace. Sometimes the boldest move is slowing down long enough to remember—you’re already enough. Learn more about Enough: corluma.com/enough

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