Toxic Resilience & Redefining Strength: Dr. Katie Pritchett | Ep 72

Send us Fan Mail"I'm fine. I can handle it. Look how tough I am." What if the resilience you're proudest of is quietly costing you the most? This week we're naming toxic resilience — and redefining strength.In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Dr. Katie Pritchett — neuroscientist, executive coach, leadership strategist, co-host of the Higher Downloads podcast, and author of By Design: Leadership Reframed Through Neuroscience — about what happens when pushing through becomes a way of life.Katie shares:• What toxic resilience is: overriding your own needs so consistently you stop recognizing them as needs at all• Why high-achieving women fall into the pattern — it works at first, and it gets rewarded• The line between healthy perseverance and unhealthy endurance• Why your nervous system chooses familiar over optimal, and how rewiring happens in the doing• How women redefine strength when they stop carrying everything alone• Living by default vs. living by design — and her recognize, rewire, rebuild frameworkWhether you're a founder, a working mom, or the friend who always says "I'm fine," this conversation will help you tell the difference between strength that sustains you and strength that slowly depletes you.🔗 CONNECT WITH DR. KATIE PRITCHETT:Instagram: @drkatiepritchettWebsite: https://drkatiepritchett.comHigher Downloads: https://open.spotify.com/show/0imOyeeRqYDbbiJZleU3cu———The Manage Her® Podcast — hosted by Aimee Rickabus. Honest conversations on leadership, financial empowerment, motherhood, wellness, and career reinvention for ambitious women.🎧 SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-manage-her/id1809208475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03FuFRyzkaWhZkk5yxFePJAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/91c217a5-4245-4b83-8d15-8edfdde06884/the-manage-her📲 CONNECT WITH THE MANAGE HER®:Website: https://www.themanageher.comInstagram: @themanageherTikTok: @themanageherYouTube: @themanageherLinkedIn: @themanageher💗 If this episode resonated, follow the show, leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, and share it with a woman who needs to hear it.© 2026 The Manage Her®. All rights reserved.