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Title: The Pattern Beneath the Pressure

Description: This wasn’t a “quick recap” episode.
This was a leadership audit.

Over the past four micro-episodes, we challenged professionals to stop coasting on autopilot and start making intentional moves. Awareness. Boundaries. Power. Burnout. Four themes. Four hard questions. One common thread: alignment.

If you’ve been feeling stretched, overlooked, overcommitted, or quietly frustrated at work… this episode connects the dots.

Let’s break it down.

Key Segments:

Topics:

• Ep. 1 – Awareness: What Are You Tolerating?
• Ep. 2 – Boundaries: Where Are You Over-Giving?
• Ep. 3 – Power & Politics: What Truth Are You Avoiding?
• Ep. 4 – Burnout Check: What’s Costing You More Energy Than It’s Worth?

Here’s what ties it all together:

• Awareness exposes what you’re tolerating.
• Boundaries protect your capacity.
• Truth creates strategic clarity.
• Energy management restores sustainability.

Most professionals don’t burn out because they lack skill.
They burn out because they’re unaligned.

Pod crew:

• Renee, Karla, Lollie and Anna

Your Integration Challenge

Take 20 minutes this week and divide a page into four sections:

1. What I’m tolerating
2. Where I’m over-giving
3. Truth I’m avoiding
4. What’s draining my energy

Write without editing. Then circle one item in each category and ask:

What is the smallest decisive move I can make this week?

Send the email.
Decline the meeting.
Schedule the conversation.
Remove the obligation.

No drama. Just direction.

Conclusion

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