When High Functioning Becomes Self-Abandonment

<p dir="ltr">In this deeply personal continuation of the June theme Burnout & Boundaries, I open up about how I've come face-to-face with high-functioning codependency—something I didn't even know I was still living in until recently.</p> <p dir="ltr">Even after decades of therapy, self-awareness, and teaching mindfulness-based tools, I found myself burned out again. Why? Because I was still unconsciously operating from trauma-driven patterns: over-functioning, anticipating others' needs, people-pleasing, and believing my worth was tied to how much I could do for everyone else.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, I share:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The wake-up call that finally made me see what I couldn't unsee</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">What high-functioning codependency actually looks like</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">How trauma imprints in the nervous ...