Ep 345: Breaking the Overwork Cycle: Mindset Shifts for High-Achieving Women with Confidence Coach Savanna Symons

How to Stop Overworking Without Losing Your Ambition

Are you a high-achieving woman who struggles to slow down? Do you feel guilty when you rest, or find yourself reaching for another glass of wine or your phone at night just to “calm down”?

In this powerful episode of It’s Your Time, Michelle Arnold Bourque talks with confidence and career coach Savanna Symons about how to finally break the overwork cycle. Savanna shares her own lived experience and years of coaching high achievers — from entrepreneurs to executives — on how to cultivate confidence and calm in their careers and lives.

• What overworking really means (it’s more than just long hours)
• The hidden costs of ignoring your body’s signals
• How perfectionism and imposter syndrome quietly fuel overwork
• Why “rest” isn’t just another productivity hack
• Simple daily habits to quiet anxiety and build confidence from within

For professional women, overworking has often become a default setting. But the truth is — your worth isn’t tied to your productivity. This episode will help you reframe rest, trust your body, and adopt new mindset shifts that allow you to keep achieving without burning out.

• Website: https://savannasymons.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/savanna-symons/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savannasymons/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/confidencewithsavanna