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We explore how mindful self-compassion helps women founders trade hustle and grind for gentle, sustainable motivation. A counselor shares practical tools, early warning signs of overload, and simple grounding skills to build a business with real boundaries.

• definition of mindful self-compassion for female entrepreneurs
• compassionate motivation versus hustle culture
• using mindfulness to return to the present
• therapist-backed skills before other interventions
• Melissa’s journey from burnout to better boundaries
• designing business hours and email expectations
• three pillars: mindfulness, self-kindness, common humanity
• warning signs of overload and isolation
• grounding methods: 5-4-3-2-1, nature, “where are your feet”
• self-kindness tactics: comfort, soothe, validate, provide, protect, motivate

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Burnout isn’t just exhaustion; it’s a slow shift in your identity, boundaries, and belief system that many women entrepreneurs don’t recognize until they hit a breaking point. In this powerful conversation, behavior scientist and burnout survivor Dr. Jacqueline Kerr joins Wendy to unpack the early warning signs of burnout, the difference between passion and self-sacrifice, and why women leaders are especially vulnerable.

Dr. Kerr, one of the top 1% most-cited scientists worldwide, shares the behavior-change strategies she used to rebuild her own leadership after leaving academia, along with practical tools you can apply today—whether you’re leading a team, a company, or your own home office.

You’ll learn how to:
• Identify burnout before it becomes a crisis
• Set boundaries that support creativity, not guilt
• Break perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the “always on” habit
• Lead yourself (and others) through times of change with more compassion

This conversation remains deeply relevant in 2025, as women continue to navigate hybrid work, entrepreneurship, caregiving, and the pressure to be everything to everyone. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, resentful, or stretched too thin—this episode is your reset point.

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