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Unapologetic Edge: Perimenopause, Motherhood & Burnout is a podcast for women in midlife who are carrying a lot, and starting to feel the cost.This is for professional women and mothers navigating perimenopause while still holding responsibility at work, at home, and in…
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High-Functioning Burnout: The Hidden Cost of Holding It All Together (opens the original)
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You’re still functioning. You’re showing up to work. People rely on you. You’re getting things done. From the outside, you may even look exceptionally capable. But what is it costing you to keep functioning this way? In Episode 16 of Unapologetic Edge , Philippa Scott looks at the quieter cost of high-functioning burnout: the plans you cancel because you’re too exhausted, the relationships receiving whatever is left of you, the inability to genuinely rest, the mental load of constantly scanning
Why Do I Keep Repeating the Same Patterns at Work? (opens the original)
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You changed jobs. You set better boundaries. You learned to say no. So why do the same patterns keep coming back? If you've ever rebuilt your life only to find yourself exhausted again, this episode explains why. In this deeply personal conversation, Philippa shares her own experience of repeated burnout and the moment she realised the problem wasn't the workplace or the workload. It was a nervous system pattern that travelled with her into every environment. You'll learn why high performers oft
WHY EVERYTHING YOU’VE TRIED HASN’T WORKED (opens the original)
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You’ve done the therapy. The coaching. The mindfulness app. The journalling, the books, the mindset work and the serious attempt at better boundaries. You may have had moments when something finally clicked. You understood where the pattern came from, felt real hope and believed this time would be different. Then the pressure returned, and so did the pattern. That experience can leave you carrying a quiet and painful conclusion: Maybe I’m just not someone who can change. In Episode 14 of Unapolo
Why You Keep Burning Out (And Why It Keeps Happening) (opens the original)
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Episode 13: Burnout Isn't Your Problem. The Pattern Is. When you're exhausted, what do you do? Do you push through? Work harder? Take control? People please? Collapse? Or quietly numb yourself until tomorrow? Most people think those are choices. They're not. They're nervous system patterns. In this episode of Unapologetic Edge , Philippa Scott explains why burnout isn't simply about workload or resilience. It's about the automatic survival patterns your nervous system developed years ago that co
Episode 12: Neurodivergence and Perimenopause: The Hidden Psychosocial Risks Leaders Can't Ignore (opens the original)
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What if some of the biggest psychosocial risks in your organisation are sitting inside populations your strategy has filed under diversity, inclusion or personal health? In this episode of Unapologetic Edge , Philippa Scott explores two of the most systematically underserved populations in the Australian workforce: neurodivergent employees and women in perimenopause. Many neurodivergent employees are carrying the invisible cognitive and physiological cost of masking in workplaces designed around
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