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Ready For Love with Hilary Silver

Ready For Love with Hilary Silver

#141: The Invisible Epidemic of High Functioning Burnout

Oct 16, 2026 · 21m

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High-functioning burnout has a way of hiding behind success, especially for women who have spent their lives believing their worth depends on how much they achieve and how much they do for everyone else. You're getting it all done. Work, family, deadlines, and a never-ending to-do list. Everyone thinks you've got it handled. And you do. So why are you so exhausted? Hilary Silver is calling BS on the usual burnout advice. More self-care? Better boundaries? Another vacation? Please. None of that fixes the beliefs that keep high-achieving women stuck in overdrive. Hilary explains how perfectionism, self-worth, and the need for validation fuel high-functioning burnout. She shares how to break…