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481: High-Functioning Burnout Exposed: The Perpetual Chase

the bossbabe podcast

Natalie Ellis

Self-improvement, Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship, Education

4.92.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Why does “one more launch… one more zero… one more goal” never feel like enough? In Part 3 of our 5-part High-Functioning Burnout Exposed series with Awaken the Muse, we’re exploring the perpetual chase - that constant striving for more, even when you’ve already achieved so much. This episode unpacks why accomplishment rarely brings the fulfillment we expect, how cultural conditioning keeps women tying their worth to output, and what it really takes to feel satisfied now instead of always chasing the next milestone. Walk away with a sturdier definition of “enough,” a simple way to expand your capacity without overloading your plate, and a journal prompt that helps you create from abundance, not scarcity. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The treadmill of “more”: why achievement never feels like enough 02:33 The warning signs of draining energy and constant mental load 07:10 Craving more things vs. craving more of yourself 08:42 Why rest, play, and pleasure are actually productive 10:31 Breaking the self-sacrificing blueprint so many women inherit 12:39 The impossible standards that keep women stuck in exhaustion 16:40 Living a big life from enoughness (and why capacity grows with safety) 23:16 Why growth doesn’t stop, but the fuel behind it must change 25:26 A journal practice to end the chase and start living now RESOURCES + LINKS ⁠Click Here To Join Soft Success⁠: A Free Masterclass Experience To Guide You In Ending High-Functioning Burnout And Redefine Success On Your Terms. Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter & Get Insights From Natalie Every Single Week On All Things Strategy, Motherhood, Business Growth + More.  Drop Us A Review On The Podcast + Send Us A Screenshot & We’ll Send You Natalie’s 7-Figure Operating System Completely FREE (value $1,997).

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0:00.0

Let me guess, you might have just wrapped a big launch, hit a revenue goal, crossed a milestone,

0:04.2

and instead of feeling lit up, you feel kind of flat. Or maybe you're telling yourself,

0:08.8

once I get through this week, once I hit that next number, once I finally take the trip or hire

0:14.2

the person, then I'll slow down. Then I'll enjoy it. But the goalpost is always moving.

0:20.3

This episode is for you. It's for the woman who

0:22.6

looks like she's crushing it, but never actually feels deep down like she's arrived. Because the

0:28.5

truth is, you're not chasing success. You are chasing a feeling you have been so disconnected from

0:34.7

for such a long time. We are calling this one the perpetual chase and it's the

0:39.6

pattern where achievement becomes your identity and enough is always somewhere outside of yourself

0:45.4

or somewhere in the future and no matter what you check off the list, that inner void stays really

0:50.9

untouched. So if you have ever wondered why the success isn't landing the way it should,

0:56.6

why it still feels like something is missing, I think this episode is going to hit hard in all the

1:02.2

best ways. So let's get into it. We are not here to tell you to want less. We are here to help

1:08.6

you remember who you are when you are not constantly trying to

1:13.0

prove it. So let's really talk about that. The perpetual chase is one that I'm really excited to

1:20.2

talk about because I know for me, I had this full out-of-body experience. After I'd had Noemi,

1:26.7

I was, she was really young. I went back to work and

1:30.2

we had full-time childcare and she got her first cold, which you know when it's a baby. I mean,

1:35.2

when's your first baby too scary. It's so scary and I could hear her crying in the other room and I was on

1:40.3

the Zoom call and it was not the most fun Zoom call. And I had this out of body experience where I like floated out my body and looked, just looked at my life.

1:48.7

And I was sitting there on my computer at Naomi was in the room next door.

1:52.5

But I had this realization of you have everything you've ever wanted.

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