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You Cannot Heal in Constant Performance: Why High Achievers Need Permission to Rest and Want More

What if you checked in with yourself before something broke?

In this solo episode of Growing Up Late, Jeannie McIntire takes her own advice. With freshly injected arthritic thumbs and a calendar that looked impossible, she heads to the Florida beach for her annual fall reset. She isn’t in crisis. She feels great and loves her work. That’s exactly why this conversation matters.

Jeannie explores why you can’t heal while you’re busy managing how you look, and why high achievers, people pleasers, and the “always there” friend often only stop when something forces them to. She shares a moment from…

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