{"podcast":{"title":"Heal Squad x Maria Menounos","slug":"heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348","podcast_index_feed_id":435348,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BUZZ7117128333","website_url":"https://www.healsquad.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e39451b2-61d4-11ec-8321-7bf394590752/image/Maria_Podcast_Cover.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Maria Menounos, Heal Squad","episode_count":1750,"summary":"Your go-to, daily podcast for taking control of your health. Hosted by Maria Menounos, 2x New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning journalist, and global leader in health. After surviving a brain tumor, pancreatic cancer, developing diabetes, battling infertility, and caregiving for her mother during her own fight with a brain tumor, Maria turned her personal health journey into the fuel that is changing how the world approaches health for the better. She brings together the top experts, thought leaders and inspiring healing stories to create a space for health exploration. Whatever health journey you’re on, we’re here to guide you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions and take a proactive role in your physical, emotional, and spiritual health—because healing is possible and it happens here. Connect with Heal Squad https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria https://www.youtube.com/@mariamenounos","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T14:18:41.041285+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348"},"episode":{"title":"Sunday Set Up Ep. 39: The Exhaustion of Being “The Strong One”","slug":"sunday-set-up-ep-39-the-exhaustion-of-being-the-strong-one","published_at":"2026-05-31T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348/sunday-set-up-ep-39-the-exhaustion-of-being-the-strong-one","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUZZ9475347921.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUZZ9475347921.mp3","summary":"Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad’s The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we’re talking about the hidden exhaustion that comes from being “the strong one” — the builder, the fixer, the overgiver, the person everyone quietly depends on until one day you realize no one sees how much you’ve actually been carrying. We explore the emotional swing so many high-functioning people live inside: the shame of feeling like you haven’t done enough… followed by the resentment of knowing how much you actually have done. The ache of wondering if your sacrifices mattered. The exhaustion of being useful to everyone while secretly feeling unseen yourself. We talk about caregivers, creatives, entrepreneurs, parents, and “builders with no boundaries” — people who learned to earn love, safety, and worth through usefulness. And what happens when over-functioning stops bringing fulfillment, acknowledgment, or peace. This week’s Sunday Set Up is about understanding that resentment is often grief wearing armor. Grief for unseen effort, unmet needs, unreturned loyalty, and the version of yourself that got abandoned while trying to hold everything together. We discuss why disappearing can sometimes feel easier than asking for help, setting boundaries, slowing down, or rebuilding life differently — and why there are healthier ways forward. Remember, your worth is not measured solely by what you produce, fix, or carry for others. You are allowed to rest. You are allowed to need. You are allowed to matter too. Have a beautiful week, Heal Squad. HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/He…","meta_description":"Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad’s The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we’re talking about the hidden exhaustion tha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2113,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348/episodes/sunday-set-up-ep-39-the-exhaustion-of-being-the-strong-one/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heal-squad-x-maria-menounos-435348/sunday-set-up-ep-39-the-exhaustion-of-being-the-strong-one.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}