02/23/2026
Some of the hardest work for high-achieving women isn’t learning what to do.�It’s accepting that no one can do it for you.
Therapy can guide you, reflect things back, and support you through the process. But these shifts still have to land inside you.
Here’s the part many high-achieving women don’t expect in therapy: Some of this work still has to be figured out on your own.
• letting go of productivity as an identity
• unlearning the belief that stillness = laziness
• making decisions without explaining or justifying them
• holding boundaries even when it feels uncomfortable
• trusting yourself without over-preparing
• regulating emotions instead of suppressing them
• choosing support before burnout forces it
Therapy can support you through all of this, but the insight has to land for you.
👩🏼💻If you’re a high-achieving, anxious woman learning how to stop managing everything through control, overthinking, and sheer willpower, follow for support that meets you where you are.