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empowerHER

The Hidden Cost of Being “The Strong One”

empowerHER

Kacia Ghetmiri

Business, Education, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Girl… this one is a heart-to-heart. If you’re the capable one. The ambitious one. The “she’ll figure it out” one. The fixer. The planner. The emotionally regulated one. This episode is for YOU. We don’t talk enough about the invisible pressure that comes with being “the strong one.” The identity we build around being high-capacity, high-performing, hyper-independent women. And the hidden cost that comes with it. If you’ve ever felt like: People don’t check on you because “you’re fine”Yo...

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0:00.0

Welcome to Empower Her podcast where we're all about transparency, fun, and getting out of our own damn way to build lives we really freaking love.

0:15.6

My name's Keisha. I'm a wife, mom, and serial entrepreneur obsessed with pulling back the curtain in a very

0:22.3

come with me.

0:23.5

Let's figure out life together kind of way.

0:25.9

Because let's be real.

0:27.2

Aren't we all just figuring it out as we go?

0:29.8

My intention with this show is that you leave each episode feeling so seen, but also with

0:35.5

some tactical tools to help get you from where you are now to where

0:39.2

you want to go in your life, career, relationships, and maybe even in your journey as a mom too.

0:44.8

So girlfriend, let's do the damn thing.

0:47.9

Girl, I'm so excited that you're here for today's episode because you either clicked on this

0:53.9

episode because the title spoke to you either clicked on this episode because

0:54.8

the title spoke to you and you understand this unspoken pressure of being the strong one,

1:00.6

the capable one, the driven one, the she'll figure it out one. And maybe you didn't even

1:07.2

click on the title. Like you just are, you know, a listener of this podcast. And you're like,

1:11.4

I have no idea what she's going to talk about today, but I'm just excited to be here. And if so,

1:15.3

I still think this is going to resonate with you. I just think this topic is really important.

1:19.2

And it's been on my mind lately that we as women who are very personal growth focused and we are

1:26.6

driven and we are resourceful and we're

1:29.7

doing all the things. Sometimes we build up this entire identity around being the strong one,

1:34.6

which can really hinder us in some ways and can really help us in other ways. And, you know,

1:40.5

I speak often, especially over the last, you know, decade to groups of predominantly

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