There's an invisible weight that many high-achieving women carry. It’s a kind of emotional dissonance between what your life looks like and how your life feels. You’ve ticked the boxes, played the game, and won the accolades—yet there’s a gnawing sense that something is missing.
It’s not failure. It’s not burnout. It’s a deeper misalignment.
Psychologist Barry Schwartz, in The Paradox of Choice, reminds us that more success or recognition doesn’t necessarily bring more joy. In fact, those things can leave us anxious and unanchored.
So why do so many successful people find themselves whispering, “Is this all there is?” right at the moment they were supposed to feel triumphant?
Tune in to learn more.
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Music by Adrián Berenguer, “Little Things” from the album Immaterial, used by permission.
