When His Vision Becomes Your Burden: Boundaries, Self-Care & Healing with Dr. Staci Smith

In this powerful conversation, Janell sits down with Dr. Staci Smith of Staci Speaks Hope to talk about what it really feels like to be in a relationship with an entrepreneur, especially when you begin to feel like you’re slowly losing yourself in the relationship.If you’ve ever found yourself dating an entrepreneur or supporting an entrepreneur husband and wondering where you fit into his vision, this episode will resonate deeply. Together, they unpack real entrepreneur relationship struggles, including the tension between love and ambition, the importance of boundaries in relationships, and why self-care for women is not optional, it’s necessary.Dr. Staci shares her personal journey through love, burnout, and ultimately emotional healing, including how stress impacted her health and forced her to reevaluate everything she believed about stress and relationships. This conversation goes beyond surface-level advice and dives into the deeper work of little girl healing, helping women understand how past experiences can shape how they show up in both marriage and entrepreneurship.For the entrepreneur wife or the woman navigating women and entrepreneurship alongside her partner, this episode offers clarity, validation, and truth. It also speaks directly to women on a faith journey, touching on themes of Christian women healing, identity, and learning how to love without abandoning yourself.This episode is for the woman who is asking:“Can I support his dream… without losing who I am?”Comment below: How do you support his vision without disappearing inside of it? Connect with Dr. Staci Smith:Website: StaciSpeaksHope.comPodcast: Staci Speaks HopeFor journal prompts connected to this episode or to connect with Janell, DM: Instagram Subscribe, share this episode with a woman who needs to feel seen, and leave a review to help more women find these conversations.Chapters00:00 The Journey of a Serial Entrepreneur10:51 Navigating Relationships with Entrepreneurs21:36 Setting Boundaries and Lessons Learned33:03 Navigating Relationships with Entrepreneurs38:32 Understanding the Little Girl Within43:34 Financial Conversations and Balance50:39 Staci Speaks Hope Podcast and Healing Journey