Ep. #73: The Cure For Burnout + Healing the Root Cause = Martyr Syndrome

I used to be the poster child for martyrdom.

Doing everything for everyone else. Taking pride in how much I could handle. Running on caffeine and sheer will because "that's what good moms do."

And my body? Completely destroyed.

Hypothyroid. PCOS. Adrenal fatigue. I looked twice my age and felt like absolute shit—even when I was on magazine covers.

Here's what no one tells you: Your martyr complex isn't noble. It's trauma.

And it's keeping your body locked in survival mode.

In this episode, I break down:

Why women with martyr syndrome can't lose weight (it's not willpower)

The "other shoe…

The skinny

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