What if your exhaustion isn't laziness, but misalignment? | 159

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What if the path to true health and happiness wasn’t about pushing harder… but about listening to your body and choosing alignment over burnout?

In this soulful episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo is joined by Maddison Sutton, certified integrative health coach and functional nurse nutrition practitioner, to explore how high-achieving women can reclaim their energy, prevent burnout, and create sustainable wellness.

Through her journey from corporate tech to holistic health and the profound loss of her father to cancer, Maddison discovered that success without alignment comes at a steep cost. She opens up about anticipatory grief, the toll of overwork, and how women can shift from people pleasing and box checking to redefining success on their own terms.

Together, Amanda and Maddison unpack why stress and misalignment often show up as physical symptoms, the importance of slowing down, and why self-prioritization isn’t selfish, it’s necessary.

This conversation is for anyone who’s ever felt exhausted by expectations, stuck in autopilot, or ready to finally prioritize their own joy and wellness.

🎙️ In this episode, listeners will discover
🌱 How childhood dynamics and sibling roles shape leadership and caretaking
💼 Why being good at something doesn’t always mean it’s right for you
⚡ The hidden health costs of corporate success and anticipatory grief
🧘‍♀️ Why 5am workouts and HIIT might not serve every woman’s body
💤 How sleep, stress, and hormones impact energy and weight loss
🌸 The concept of healthy beauty and embracing aging with confidence
📝 How journaling and asking why can help uncover what’s really misaligned

⏰ Timeline Summary
[3:03] Growing up in a turbulent household and stepping into the big sister role

 [7:20] Discovering nature, dyslexia struggles, and choosing geography in college

 [11:03] Corporate tech career, her father’s cancer diagnosis, and the turning point

 [14:15] The physical cost of anticipatory grief and overwork

 [18:38] Stress, misalignment, and how they manifest as health symptoms

 [25:31] The 5am fitness trap and learning to honor your own rhythm

 [30:33] Perimenopause, cortisol crashes, and why more effort isn’t always better

 [36:05] Redefining beauty, aging, and confidence through holistic wellness

 [43:20] Journaling and the power of asking why to uncover truth

 [50:35] Maddison’s vision for healthcare

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