Why does Monday morning hit so much harder than it should?

You’ve had a decent weekend, maybe even a restful one. But the second your hand hovers over your email, something shifts. That tight, familiar feeling creeps in – like your body already knows what the week might take from you.

A lot of people feel this way coming back from a weekend or a break. But this kind of anxiety hits differently. And maybe, if you're honest, it’s been happening every day for years. The same loop: calm, then dread. Confidence, then collapse. No matter how much you’ve “worked on it,” something keeps pulling you back into the spiral.

This episode gets into that. Not just why job anxiety keeps resurfacing – but why it sticks to certain patterns, and how your internal responses might be steering more than you realize. There’s a reason this keeps happening, and it’s probably not what you think.

Listen in. It might change how you handle work stress.

(This is an AI-generated episode inspired by my YouTube videos. I personally moderate these to share insights more efficiently, keeping the content informative yet completely free.)

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction (00:00)
• Symptoms return if you don't change your response (01:38)
• Internal control is where power lies (04:09)
• Chronic stress tied to lifelong habits (05:01)
• Perfectionism and approval-seeking fuel anxiety (06:52)
• Responsibility unlocks personal freedom (08:19)
• Mastering response changes all life areas (09:13)

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