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Why So Many High-Achieving Women Can’t Seem to Slow Down (Even When They Want To)

If you’re a woman in leadership who feels driven to keep going—despite feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or stretched thin—you’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone.

Many of the women I work with are deeply capable, outwardly successful, and quietly burnt out. They’ve tried time management tools, mindset shifts, even vacations… yet slowing down still feels uncomfortable, anxiety-provoking, or simply impossible.

That’s not a motivation problem. It’s a nervous system pattern.

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