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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 14 MIN

You're Carrying Way Too Much — For the Burnt-Out Over-Achiever

from byDesign with Breanna Aponte · host Breanna Aponte

There's a specific kind of tired that sleep doesn't fix. The kind that follows you into the shower, into the car, into the moments where everything around you is fine and you still feel hollowed out. If you know exactly what that feels like — this episode is for you.In 2019, the World Health Organization officially classified burnout as a clinically recognized condition. But the over-achiever's version doesn't always look like collapse. It looks like high functioning. And that makes it the most dangerous kind.Topics Covered:Why the over-achiever's capacity for carrying is the very thing that delays her from addressing what's wrongThe real data behind women's burnout — Gallup, McKinsey, and the Superwoman Schema researchThe 4 lies high-achieving women tell themselves — and how each one is quietly costing them everythingWhat "carrying well" actually looks like — and why the goal isn't to carry lessWhy your needs belong in the structure — not at the end of the listReady to take the first step towards closing the gap?↳ Take the free byDesign Quiz↳ Join the byDesign Community↳ Book a Life byDesign Strategy Session — (1 hour, Life Audit + 90-Day Plan)🔗 LINKS:→ View Website→ Shop My Links→ Instagram

There's a specific kind of tired that sleep doesn't fix. The kind that follows you into the shower, into the car, into the moments where everything around you is fine and you still feel hollowed out. If you know exactly what that feels like — this episode is for you.In 2019, the World Health Organization officially classified burnout as a clinically recognized condition. But the over-achiever's version doesn't always look like collapse. It looks like high functioning. And that makes it the most dangerous kind.Topics Covered:Why the over-achiever's capacity for carrying is the very thing that delays her from addressing what's wrongThe real data behind women's burnout — Gallup, McKinsey, and the Superwoman Schema researchThe 4 lies high-achieving women tell themselves — and how each one is quietly costing them everythingWhat "carrying well" actually looks like — and why the goal isn't to carry lessWhy your needs belong in the structure — not at the end of the listReady to take the first step towards closing the gap?↳ Take the free byDesign Quiz↳ Join the byDesign Community↳ Book a Life byDesign Strategy Session — (1 hour, Life Audit + 90-Day Plan)🔗 LINKS:→ View Website→ Shop My Links→ Instagram

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