Have you ever felt exhausted at work, not because you dislike your job, but because everything feels unclear?

You’re capable. You’re committed. You’re doing what’s asked of you. And yet the work feels heavier than it should.

In this episode, I’m joined by Michaela “Mickey” Anderson to name something many high-performing women experience but rarely have language for. Burnout that isn’t caused by laziness, lack of skill, or poor boundaries, but by unclear systems, vague expectations, and environments that rely on women to overfunction to keep things moving.

Mickey has spent more than a decade helping organizations scale sustainably, and across industries she’s seen the same pattern repeat. Teams have the tools and ambition, but no shared clarity around how decisions are made, what good looks like, or who owns what. The result is confusion, invisible labor, and burnout that gets mistaken for commitment.

In this conversation, we unpack:
✅ Why lack of clarity at work creates overwork and emotional fatigue
✅ How women quietly become the glue in unclear environments
✅ The difference between movement and real progress
✅ Why slowing down is often the fastest path to clarity
✅ How unclear expectations erode confidence over time
✅ What healthy systems look like and how they support sustainable performance

This episode is especially relevant if you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly adapting, filling gaps, or holding things together without clear direction or recognition. The problem may not be your effort. It may be the system you’re working inside.

You’re not broken.
You’re not failing.
And you’re not weak for feeling tired.

Sometimes what’s missing isn’t motivation. It’s clarity.

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