About this episode

In this episode, Erika De Pellegrin and Dr Neeta Bhushan discuss the hidden costs of being a woman who does everything for others and the journey to self-discovery.

She did everything herself. She carried everyone. She showed up perfectly while quietly paying a cost she never even knew she was paying. In this episode of The Balance Theory, Erika sits down with Dr Neeta Bhushan, 4x author, host of the top mental health podcast The Brave Table and founder of Chaitionics, for one of the most honest conversations about what it actually costs to be the woman who does it all. This is not a conversation about burnout or boundaries. It is about the moment you realise you have been performing your whole life for everyone else and what it looks like to finally stop. If you have ever caught yourself thinking: "It is just easier to do it myself" "I am done carrying everyone but I do not know how to stop" "I show up for everyone but nobody shows up for me" "I did not even realise how much this was costing me" "I have been the strong one for so long I do not know who I am without it" Then this episode is for you. In this conversation, Erika and Dr Neeta cover: What it costs to be the woman who does everything herself and why nobody talks about it How performing for everyone else quietly disconnects you from yourself Why not every yes is worth saying and…

People in this episode

Host: Erika De Pellegrin

Guest: Dr Neeta Bhushan

Topics covered

• self-care
• women's empowerment
• mental health
• personal growth
• boundaries
• creativity

Keywords

• burnout
• performing
• motherhood
• ambition
• self-discovery
• boundaries
• creativity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Brave Table, Chaitionics

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