What is the real experience of a promotion?

In this episode, we explore leadership pressure, identity shift, and career stress that often follow career progression. Promotions can bring status and opportunity — but they also trigger imposter syndrome, performance anxiety, increased responsibility, and workplace stress.

We break down the psychology behind stepping into leadership, why confidence can dip after career advancement, and how high performers can manage stress during professional growth.

If you’re navigating a recent promotion or preparing for leadership, this episode offers practical insight into career development, identity transition, and sustainable success at work.

Download the free guide below for a deeper understanding of work stress.

New episodes every Sunday.

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Working While Sick: Why High Performers Feel Stress and Anxiety About Rest

Why do high performers feel guilty resting when they’re sick?

In this episode, I explore why ambitious professionals struggle with anxiety about taking time off work — even when their body clearly needs recovery. For many leaders and high achievers, work stress doesn’t stop when illness starts. Rest can feel unsafe, unproductive, or like falling behind.

We look at why working while sick has become normalised, how identity and responsibility fuel stress, and why your nervous system struggles to switch off.

If you’re a driven professional who finds it hard to rest without guilt, this episode explains what’s really happening — and how to respond differently.

Download the free guide below for a deeper understanding of work stress and recovery.

New episodes every Sunday.

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Bonus Episode: Work Stress Explained (YouTube Audio Transcript)

This bonus episode is the audio transcript from my recent YouTube video, Work Stress Explained: Why High Performers Struggle to Switch Off After Work.

If you’re a high-performing professional who struggles to switch off after work, this episode explains why.

In this episode, I explore why ambitious professionals internalise stress, why anxiety at work follows you home, and how much of your experience is being created internally rather than externally.

Understanding how work stress actually works is the first step to resetting properly.

If this resonates, download the free guide below for a deeper explanation of work stress, anxiety at work, and how to switch off without forcing it.

If you would like to watch the YouTube video version link is below:

https://youtu.be/afRXiWOeQlU

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Contact me at onethoughtaway1988@gmail.com or on Instagram, if you would be interested in any 1-2-1 coaching.