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August 4, 2025 27 mins

You’re not afraid of failure; you’ve already failed, rebuilt, and thrived.

But what if the real fear isn’t falling behind… it’s sustaining what you’ve built.

In this raw and revealing episode, Mischelle O’Neal unpacks the pressure high-capacity women silently carry to keep performing at their peak, even when their soul is asking for something different.

This is Part 2 of The Sustainability Trap—a powerful continuation of the conversation on what happens when ambition collides with exhaustion, and excellence masks misalignment.

In this episode:

  • Why real sustainability is about desire, not just capacity
  • How high-functioning women slowly sabotage what they’ve built—without even realizing it
  • The hidden emotional toll of performing when your soul wants to pause
  • The difference between excellence and perfection, and how one slowly breaks you
  • What to do when you know something’s off, but you don’t know what

Key Insight:

You’re not defeated, you’re overloaded. And the life you’ve built may be out of sync with your truth.

 Don’t miss this week’s LIVE follow-up:

Don’t Quit. Recalibrate What Real Sustainability Looks Like

Mischelle will guide you through the signs of hidden misalignment and help you reconnect to clarity when your vision’s gone foggy.

If you’ve been carrying more than you can name, this episode will speak directly to your soul.

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