Ever feel like you’re watching your life from the outside, stuck in your head while your body goes through the motions?
In this deeply personal episode, Elena Joy shares the quiet, dangerous cost of being overly useful—and how many of us vanish in plain sight. From time-obsessed spirals to the ghosts of unlived queer memories, she explores what happens when we tie our worth to productivity, invisibility, or sacrifice.
But this episode is also a call to return. To presence. To embodiment. To thickening yourself back up so you’re not just useful—you’re whole.
In this episode:
Why your mind might be a time traveler—and how your body is your anchor
How queerness, patriarchy, and capitalism warp our relationship with time
The chilling moment Elena heard, “Lose yourself in service,” and realized she already had
A poetic retelling of how “Little Bit” disappeared—and fought her way back
A loving reminder that you don’t have to fade away to be good
Practical ways to reconnect with yourself when you're scattered, spiraling, or spent
✨ Truth Bomb from this episode:
“It’s so much easier to be useful than to be whole. But you were never meant to disappear.”
🔎 Ready to find out which kind of capacity you're running low on?Join Elena live for Joyful Office Hours and take the Leadership Capacity Assessment—normally only available to her private clients.
🗓 Thursday, August 21 at 1pm PST✅ It’s free, but registration is required: www.JoyfulOfficeHours.com
🔥 Want to prevent burnout before it sneaks up again?Grab your free Burnout Starter Kit with tools, scripts, and simple next steps to reclaim your energy.👉 www.BurnoutStarterKit.com
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