Resentment Is Your Boundary Alarm Clock: Stopping Where Work Stress Gets Too Much

Work Stress Anxiety | Burnout Prevention & Work Anxiety Help · Sep 23, 2026 · 17m · transcript

I'm shattered. Why is my brain still acting like the day isn't over?

Praising burnout is quite a dangerous ordeal. When you’re the dependable one, the fixer, the person everyone relies on, it can look like strength right up until it starts costing you sleep, peace, and self-respect. We sit with a tough question: at what point does being reliable quietly become self-sacrifice, and what has to change for you to stop sliding into that role on autopilot?

Stephanie joins me to break down why “just set boundaries” can be true and still feel emotionally useless. We talk about the real trade-offs…