Your Hardworking Personality Might Be a Trauma Response | Laurel Roberts-Meese
DEC 1, 202531 MIN
Your Hardworking Personality Might Be a Trauma Response | Laurel Roberts-Meese
DEC 1, 202531 MIN
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<p>NEW EPISODES EVERY OTHER MONDAY</p><p><br /></p><p>Connect with Un/Do and support its mission by visiting https://linktr.ee/undomindset.</p><p>On social media, use #UndoUnplugged or DM us @undounpluggedpod on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/undounpluggedpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Instagram</u></a></p><p><br /></p><p>For more information on Daren Norris and Flying Pig Psychotherapy, visit<a href="https://flyingpigpsychotherapy.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> <u>flyingpigpsychotherapy.com</u></a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>In this essential episode, <strong>Erin</strong> and <strong>Daren</strong> sit down with <strong>Laurel Roberts-Meese,</strong> a burnout specialist who helps high achievers recognize when their drive to succeed is actually a survival response.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>What We Uncovered:</strong><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>🚨 <strong>The three degrees of burnout:</strong> Mild (cynicism, aches), moderate (health impacts), severe (crisis requiring 3-12 months off)</p><p>💡 <strong>Why vacations don't work:</strong> Burnout is a nervous system injury requiring intentional healing, not a two-week escape where you return more exhausted</p><p>🔥 <strong>The four-layer prevention framework:</strong> Physical health (rule out medical causes), behavioral (sleep, nutrition, movement), social (deep relationships predict health outcomes), and values alignment😢 <strong>Exercise that actually helps:</strong> Strength-building for anxiety (regulates down), cardio for depression (activates up), not all movement works the same<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Actionable Strategies:</strong><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>✅ For High Achievers Who Can't Stop: </strong>How to recognize when productivity is masking trauma and worth-wound patterns.</p><p>✅ <strong>For Burned Out Professionals:</strong> Why "falling behind" fears are rooted in childhood messages about earning your space and how to reframe them.</p><p>✅ <strong>For Anyone Exhausted:</strong> The difference between managing symptoms and actually healing your nervous system (spoiler: it takes months, not days).<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Connect with Laurel:</strong><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Website:</strong><a href="https://www.dragonflytherapyservices.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> <u></u></a><a href="http://laureltherapy.net" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Laurel Therapy Collective</u></a></p><p><strong>Social Media: @laureltherapycollective - </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/laureltherapycollective/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/laureltherapycollective" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>Facebook</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/laurel-therapy/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@laureltherapycollective/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>YouTube</strong></a>.</p>