High-achieving women don’t burn out because they’re lazy.

They burn out because their nervous system confuses busyness with safety.

In this episode, Anne Jones breaks down the overfunctioning pattern — the sneaky nervous system strategy that looks like competence, responsibility, and productivity… but quietly keeps you stuck in exhaustion and self-abandonment.

If you struggle to relax, feel guilty when you rest, or spiral the second life gets quiet, this episode will help you understand why.

You’ll learn:

• What overfunctioning really is (and how to tell if you’re doing it)
• Why rest feels unsafe for high-achieving women
• The difference between impulse and intuition
• How the “overfunctioning loop” keeps you busy but not fulfilled
• A simple 3-step reset to rebuild self-trust without adding more to your to-do list

This is for the woman who is capable, reliable, and always on top of things… but secretly doesn’t know who she is when she’s not managing something.

If you’ve ever wondered why you can’t “just relax,” this conversation will change how you see yourself.

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Feeling capable, but still falling off when life gets loud?

This podcast is for the woman who knows what to do, but keeps disconnecting from herself under pressure.

Around here, we talk about staying with yourself when motivation fades, building real capacity instead of pushing harder, and creating a life that feels steady, regulated, and yours, even in chaotic seasons.

No hustle. No performative discipline. No starting over every Monday.

Start here:

• Free Guide: The High-Achiever's Guide to Losing Fat Without Obsessing Over Food or Workouts: [https://www.annejonescoaching.ca/free-guide-your-body-your-way]

• Deeper support + essays: Join my Substack: [https://annejonesfit.substack.com/]

Work with me:

• Website: [https://www.annejonescoaching.ca/]

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• Instagram: [@annejonesfit]

• YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@annejones]

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