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The Umbridge Effect: High-Functioning Anxiety & Self-Doubt at Work
When one email undoes a week of solid work, is it really about performance—or about how high-functioning anxiety hijacks your identity at work? Meet Roberta, a bus driver who saves lives with her first aid skills, yet finds her confidence crashing after a single critical incident. In this episode, we unpack the 'Umbridge Effect'—how perfectionism and nervous system dysregulation convince high-achieving women to discount their own evidence of competence.
You'll learn why job insecurity, stress, and burnout recovery start with reality-testing your thoughts, and practical nervous system…
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