{"podcast":{"title":"Below The Circle","slug":"below-the-circle-6619723","podcast_index_feed_id":6619723,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/below-the-circle/","website_url":"https://drphyllishayesreams.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/04c4d287-b813-49fa-b00b-6b59eca42bc5/Below-the-Circle-Podcast-Tile.jpg","author":"Dr. Phyllis Hayes-Reams","episode_count":141,"summary":"Are you tired of circling on autopilot? Below the Circle with Dr. Phyllis is the podcast for women ready to stop circling and start landing. You've been flying for years. Maybe decades. Hands gripped on the controls. Autopilot engaged. Circling the same patterns, the same way of doing life — over and over again. You're the high-achieving professional who never drops a ball. The ministry leader who pours out but never refuels. The mom running on fumes. The strong friend who holds everything together so seamlessly that no one thinks to ask if you're okay. You call it resilience. You call it strength. You call it love. But somewhere underneath all of it — underneath the doing and the fixing and the holding — there's a whisper you've been trying to ignore: \"This isn't working anymore.\" Your plate is full. Your soul is empty. You're not broken. You're not weak. You've just been flying so high for so long that you've been flying right over your own life. And everything you've been searching for — your joy, your peace, your identity, your dreams, your purpose — has been below the circle the entire time. Below the Circle with Dr. Phyllis is the landing plan for the woman who is ready to c…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723"},"episode":{"title":"138. Why Does the Thought of Slowing Down Feel More Terrifying Than Burnout?","slug":"138-why-does-the-thought-of-slowing-down-feel-more-terrifying-than-burnout","published_at":"2026-05-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723/138-why-does-the-thought-of-slowing-down-feel-more-terrifying-than-burnout","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723","url":"https://drphyllishayesreams.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7b9dd37c-a1df-4c6e-bd76-961b0fb18dd3.mp3","summary":"Why does slowing down feel more terrifying than the burnout already wearing you down? In this heartfelt episode of Below the Circle , Dr. Phyllis speaks to the woman who keeps pushing, serving, leading, and holding everything together while quietly feeling empty inside. She names five fears that keep women stuck on autopilot, including the fear of losing identity, being replaced, appearing weak, letting everything fall apart, and not knowing how to slow down. Through her own story of burnout, loss, and learning to land, Dr. Phyllis reminds listeners that true resilience is not absorbing everything. It is knowing when to pause, breathe, and reconnect with God, yourself, and the life waiting below the circle. Episode highlights: (0:00) Opening reflection on resilience and burnout (1:45) Why slowing down feels so scary (3:07) Welcome to Below the Circle (4:23) Fear of losing your identity (5:21) Fear of being replaced (6:11) Redefining true resilience (7:46) Fear that everything will fall apart (8:53) Not knowing how to slow down (11:01) Dr. Phyllis shares her personal turning point (13:18) Lessons from her mother’s passing (19:23) Slowing down helps you live with clarity (21:13) Jeremiah 29:11 and trusting God’s plan (23:06) A simple pause question for the week (24:18) Preview of the next episode Connect with Dr. Phyllis: http://drphyllishayesreams.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drphyllishayesreams/ https://www.facebook.com/phyllis.hayesreams","meta_description":"Why does slowing down feel more terrifying than the burnout already wearing you down? In this heartfelt episode of Below the Circle , Dr. Phyllis speaks t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1519,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/below-the-circle-6619723/episodes/138-why-does-the-thought-of-slowing-down-feel-more-terrifying-than-burnout/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723/138-why-does-the-thought-of-slowing-down-feel-more-terrifying-than-burnout.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}