Why “Try Harder” Isn’t the Answer: Faith, Burnout, and the Pressure Women Carry | Grit + Grace Podcast

About this episode

Daphne Boyd discusses the pressures women face and challenges the notion that trying harder is the solution to feeling unfulfilled.

Why does it feel like no matter how hard you try, it’s still not enough? In this episode of the Grit + Grace Podcast, Daphne Boyd speaks directly to women who are doing all the “right” things — showing up, praying, working hard, caring deeply — yet still feel exhausted, heavy, and unfulfilled. Drawing from her experience as a mother, business owner, and Christian woman, Daphne unpacks the lie that more effort is always the answer. This conversation explores how hustle culture, motherhood, and...

People in this episode

Host: Daphne Boyd

Topics covered

• faith
• burnout
• women's issues
• hustle culture
• motherhood
• spirituality

Keywords

• faith
• burnout
• women
• hustle culture
• motherhood
• exhaustion
• spirituality

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