(#120) Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Self-Inflicted Overwork, Boundaries, and Nervous System Regulation
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Diana DeBolt reframes burnout as often self-inflicted for women, discussing its causes and offering practical solutions.
On the Empower Her podcast, Diana reframes burnout as often self-inflicted for many women, not due to weakness, but learned beliefs that overworking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and hustle culture keep them safe while still validating external causes like toxic bosses and impossible deadlines. She defines burnout as a nervous system stuck “on,” shares her own examples of overpreparing and working weekends, and explains the perceived payoffs (security, control, likability) that make these patterns hard to stop. She outlines practical workplace boundaries and covers identifying underlying beliefs, decoupling productivity from safety, and using nervous system regulation tools. 00:00 Burnout Reframed 02:47 What Burnout Really Is 04:32 Self Inflicted Patterns 06:04 The Payoff Trap 06:44 Root Beliefs Behind Overwork 09:25 Hustle Culture And Patriarchy 11:43 Perfectionism And Mental Load 15:15 Work Boundaries That Help 23:09 Capacity And Saying No 24:38 Mindset And Nervous System 26:33 Regulation Tools That Work 30:02 You Hold The Key Follow Diana: Email- coachdianadebolt@gmail.com Website - https://www.coachdianadebolt.com/ Instagram - @coachdianadebolt Tiktok - @coachdianadebolt…
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