Why You Feel Like You’re Failing at Everything (You’re Not, the System Is) with Dr. Anne Welsh

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Do you ever feel like you’re failing at work and at home at the same time? Dr. Anne Welsh, psychologist, executive coach, and author of Ambitious Mother, joins JoAnn to explain why that feeling isn’t a personal failure, it’s a sign you’re carrying too much without enough support.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The difference between doing something because you want to and doing it out of guilt, and why that distinction changes everything
• Why the mental load keeps growing even as women achieve more at work
• The early signs of “functional burnout,” where you’re still showing up but feel numb, irritable, or completely disconnected from your own life
• How to redefine ambition using Anne’s ladder versus web metaphor, so wanting more doesn’t mean losing your edge
• The one degree compass shift that can start changing things without blowing up your whole life

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Dr. Anne Welsh on Instagram
• Ambitious Mother: From Surviving to Thriving in Your Career and at Home by Dr. Anne Welsh (Bloomsbury, out August 6) —https://amzn.to/4fxiyoo
• Pre-order bonuses on Dr. Anne Welsh’s website — https://www.drannewelsh.com/ambitious-mother-book
• The Guilt Equation with Dr. Jen Reed
• Register for the Mom’s Setting Boundaries Summit

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