When Ambition Starts Owning You: How High Achievers Can Reclaim Their Lives

For ambitious owners and entrepreneurs, working hard is usually considered a virtue. But what happens when work becomes so central to your identity that you can't switch it off — even when you're exhausted, on vacation, or spending time with the people who matter most? That's the problem clinical psychologist Dr. Angelica Perez-Litwin has spent more than two decades observing high-achieving clients — and, as she candidly explains, she has experienced herself. Dr. Perez-Litwin is the founder and CEO of Lumin, a therapy and career advisory practice, and the author of the forthcoming book, The Great Unraveling: The Silent Crisis of High Achievers and the Path to Career Harmony. As Dr. Perez-Litwin details on this week's podcast, the solution isn't to surrender ambition. It's to build a healthier relationship with achievement — one in which professional and financial success remain important without becoming the sole measure of who you are. Monday Morning Radio, now in its 15th season, is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart. Photo: Dr. Angelica Perez-LitwinPosted: August 17, 2026 Monday Morning Run Time: 50 minutes Episode: 705