Discoverthe bossbabe podcast483: High-Functioning Burnout Exposed: When Life Feels Flat
483: High-Functioning Burnout Exposed: When Life Feels Flat

483: High-Functioning Burnout Exposed: When Life Feels Flat

Update: 2025-09-12
Share

Description

Ever feel like life just feels… flat - even when, on paper, nothing is wrong?


In the finale of our 5-part High-Functioning Burnout Exposed series with Awaken the Muse, Natalie, Alexi Panos and Emily Gallagher dig into numbness, stuckness, and the urge to burn it all down. You’ll discover why flatness is actually a signal of misalignment, how to tune into your inner GPS, and the small shifts that bring you back online without overhauling your entire life.


You’ll learn a simple self-audit to spot what needs to shift, how to create breathing room when your to-do list never ends, and what it really looks like to design your days with more aliveness, joy, and ease.






TIMESTAMPS


00:00 When numbness and avoidance take over


01:55 Stuckness as a signal: what your inner GPS is telling you


03:20 Numb isn’t nothing: why flatness is still information


05:27 Do you really need to blow up your life?


06:52 The self-audit: what to add in, what to let go of


08:34 Designing instead of reacting: subtle shifts that create energy


12:12 The 80/20 Reset: Creating space when your list never ends 


15:24 The real reason change never sticks until you change you


17:10 Gentle discipline: 3–5 minute daily practices that nurture presence



RESOURCES + LINKS
Click Here To Join Soft Success: A Free Live Masterclass Experience Taking Place On September 24th To End High-Functioning Burnout And Redefine Success On Your Terms.


Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter & Get Insights From Natalie Every Single Week On All Things Strategy, Motherhood, Business Growth + More. 




Drop Us A Review On The Podcast + Send Us A Screenshot & We’ll Send You Natalie’s 7-Figure Operating System Completely FREE (value $1,997).

Comments 
In Channel
loading
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

483: High-Functioning Burnout Exposed: When Life Feels Flat

483: High-Functioning Burnout Exposed: When Life Feels Flat

Natalie Ellis