Why You Feel Burned Out, Anxious, and Insecure

About this episode

The episode discusses the feelings of burnout, anxiety, and insecurity among believers and questions the notion of needing to do more to prove oneself.

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt like no matter how much you accomplish, it’s never quite enough? You work hard. You serve others. You try to do the right things. Yet underneath it all there is still this quiet pressure to prove yourself… a sense that you should be doing more, being better, trying harder. For many believers, that constant striving leads to burnout, anxiety, comparison, and insecurity. But what if the problem isn’t that you’re not doing enough? What if the real issue is tha...

People in this episode

Host: Cecily Lachapelle

Topics covered

• burnout
• anxiety
• insecurity
• spirituality
• faith
• self-improvement

Keywords

• burnout
• anxiety
• insecurity
• faith
• spiritual pressure
• self-worth

More episodes of The Higher Pursuit Podcast

• Word Alive: How to Study Your Bible (Week 2) · June 5, 2026 · 59 min
• The Word Alive: How to Study Your Bible · May 29, 2026 · 48 min
• The Seal and the Secret Place Change Everything · May 22, 2026 · 56 min
• The Things I Didn’t Have Time to Say About Orphan Identity · May 15, 2026 · 48 min
• That Doesn’t Work: What NOT To Do To Rekindle Your Fire · April 30, 2026 · 42 min
• What to do when you feel Spiritually stuck · April 24, 2026 · 43 min