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Podcast: Abstract Essay
Episode: Abstract Essay, in its fifth season, features an insightful conversation with Rachel Sietzema, who helps high achievers and dedicated “helpers” break free from people-pleasing, perfectionism, and burnout. This episode offers practical perspectives on redefining success, setting healthy boundaries, and cultivating sustainable well-being without guilt.
Description: Rachel SietzemaUndoing the Survival Mode Trap: Burnout, Boundaries & Brave Living.For those who are capable but exhausted—let’s talk about the cost of saying yes, and how to finally listen to yourself without guilt.Years of giving, fixing, and striving taught me what burnout really costs — not just energy, but connection to yourself. Through loss, illness, and rebuilding life from the ground up, I came to understand how deeply our survival patterns run — and how possible it is to change them.That insight shaped my work as a mindset...