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Why High Achievers Crash
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What happens when the version of you that "has it all together" starts to crumble? Jacqueline Young joins Leticia to unpack how childhood trauma morphs into adult burnout—and why success doesn’t always mean safety.
This episode dives deep into the nervous system, trauma loops, and the healing that begins after the breakdown.
- 🎯 Fawning, freezing, and the truth about trauma responses
- 🧠 How the unconscious mind hijacks your success
- 💔 When high-achievers become emotionally bankrupt
- 🌱 Why “self-help” isn’t enough without nervous system regulation
- 🌀 The myth of instant forgiveness & why self-forgiveness comes first
- 🔁 The real reason you’re repeating cycles—no matter how “smart” you are
🎙️ What We Talk About:
- Living with an alcoholic parent & developing survival personas
- How trauma shows up in the workplace (and why high performers ignore it)
- Dysregulation vs regulation: what it actually feels like
- How the nervous system stores your emotional history
- The “deadly trifecta”: People-pleasing, perfectionism, and overachievement
- Rewiring belief systems through hypnosis and somatic healing
- Why joy, peace, and calm often feel unsafe at first
🔑 Key Takeaways:
“Trauma doesn’t have to be big. It’s anything that made you feel unseen, unsafe, unloved, or unheard.”
“You’re not addicted to stress. You’re addicted to what felt like safety.”
“There will always be leakage—what you suppress WILL find a way out.”
“You don’t need another book. You need a breakthrough.”
🙌 Why This Episode Matters:
If you’ve ever looked at your life and wondered why you’re still exhausted despite doing “everything right,” this episode is your mirror and your permission slip.
It’s not all in your head. It’s in your nervous system.
And healing starts when we stop glorifying survival—and start reclaiming ease as our baseline.
💬 Connect with Jackie:
- 💻 Website
- 📧 Email: [email protected]
🔗 Resources & Links:
- 💣 Download the Survival Mode Exit Blueprint
- 👉🏾 Join the Survival Mode Exodus Membership
- 🎧 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Podcast on YouTube
- ✍🏾 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Newsletter on LinkedIn
- 💬 Book a 1:1 Session with Leticia
- 📖 Order Survival Mode Exit Plan Book
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