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Ep. 63 - Super Woman Syndrome: Burnout, Boundaries, and Faith-Based Healing
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- Holistic Health with Melissa
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- Jun 4, 2026
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- 2492
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Summary
For so many women, burnout doesn't happen overnight. It builds slowly through every yes given out of guilt, every ignored warning sign, and every season of trying to hold everything together. God never asked you to be everything to everyone. This week on Holistic Health with Melissa, Melissa is joined by author and speaker Susan Wiesemann for a conversation about what happens when years of people-pleasing, perfectionism, and trying to do it all finally catch up with the body. Susan shares her powerful story of landing in the emergency room on her 45th birthday, navigating years of mystery symptoms, and eventually being diagnosed with dysautonomia, a condition that affected her breathing, energy, and daily function. Through holistic health practices, healthier boundaries, nervous system awareness, and a deeper relationship with God, Susan began to heal from the inside out. Through Susan's story and Melissa's work in root-cause healing, they unpack the connection between burnout, nervous system dysregulation, faith, and the pressure so many women feel to keep going even when their bodies are asking them to slow down. This episode is for the woman who feels exhausted, overwhelmed, or stuck in survival mode and needs to be reminded that healing is not about doing more. It's about learning to listen to your body, reconnect with God, and begin choosing a different way forward. If you are ready to choose that different way, consider the Freedom Collective , a unique six-month coaching experience with community and one-to-one support designed to help women stop forcing healing and finally feel safe in their bodies again. We blend science, scripture, and somatic work to bring healing to the whole person - mind, body, and spirit. If this resonates with you, reach out for a clari…