Excellence Is Exhausting: The Hidden Biology of Stress & How High-Achieving Women Can Reclaim Their Energy

Excellence Is Exhausting: The Hidden Biology of Stress & How High-Achieving Women Can Reclaim Their Energy

May 18, 2026 · 27 min

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The episode discusses the hidden costs of chronic stress on high-achieving women, particularly those over 40 and women of color.

What happens when excellence becomes survival mode? In this powerful conversation, Lynnis Woods-Mullins sits down with Dr. Sharita E. Warfield, MD to unpack the hidden cost of chronic stress on high-achieving women—especially women over 40 and women of color who have spent years pushing through, performing, caregiving, and carrying more than anyone realizes. From the outside, success can look impressive. But behind the scenes, many women are battling exhaustion, brain fog, hormone disruption,...

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