Is Your Success A Prison?

About this episode

Rita Ernst and Dr. Tasha Golden discuss overcoming burnout and reclaiming identity beyond career titles.

Beyond the "One Story" Trap: Overcoming Burnout and Reclaiming Your Identity with Dr. Tasha Golden Grab the complimentary self-reflection episode guide In this transformative episode of The Story I’m Telling Myself , host Rita Ernst sits down with Dr. Tasha Golden —a former chart-topping singer-songwriter turned PhD researcher—to explore the invisible "walls" of the stories we tell ourselves. If you are a professional woman feeling the weight of burnout , questioning your career path , or struggling to find meaning beyond your job title, this conversation is your roadmap to a "through line" of true fulfillment. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: The Identity Trap: How clinging to a "one story" narrative—the belief that there is only one path to success—can lead to catastrophic burnout and major depression . The Art of Refusal: Why all creativity is rooted in the power to say "no" to the status quo and refuse to accept the world (or your life) exactly as it is. Grief in Transition: Understanding that even positive career changes involve a natural process of grieving the old roles we played and the "source of pride" we…

People in this episode

Host: Rita Ernst

Guest: Dr Tasha Golden

Topics covered

• burnout
• identity
• career path
• creativity
• transition

Keywords

• self-reflection
• success
• meaning
• grief

Mentioned in this episode

Products: self-reflection episode guide

Books & works: The Story I’m Telling Myself, The Art of Refusal

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