Do you spend hours rewriting a simple email because you are terrified of "saying the wrong thing"? Do you tell yourself you just have "High Standards," but deep down, you are exhausted, sweating through your clothes, and snapping at your family over minor details?

You might call it Excellence. But your body calls it High-Functioning Anxiety.

In this episode, Twana exposes the lie that being "Little Miss Perfect" is a badge of honor. We dig into the spiritual root of perfectionism which is often Delayed Obedience in disguise—and issue the permission slip you've been waiting for: The B-Minus Standard.

In this episode, we cover:

• The Balloon Arch vs. Golden Corral: A vulnerable story about why your child wants a happy mom, not a Pinterest-perfect party.

• The "Perfectionism Tax": How you are paying for "Control" with the currency of your peace, your sleep, and your intimacy.

• The "Queen of Confusion": Exact scripts to handle a boss who gives vague instructions so you don't spiral into over-working just to please them.

• The B-Minus Challenge: A tactical guide to releasing "good enough" work so you can break the bottleneck on God's distribution center.

Resources:

• Get the "B-Minus" Permission Slip: Download the scripts to push back on unrealistic deadlines at [Link to Website].

• Join the Community: Discuss this episode in our private Facebook Group: Black Christian Women in Corporate: Boundaries, Burnout & Exit Strategies | Facebook

• Book: Boundaries Over Burnout Boundaries Over Burnout: Life Governance Protocol » Powered by ThriveCart

Keywords: High-Functioning Anxiety, Overcoming Perfectionism, Fear of Failure, Christian Entrepreneurship, Delayed Obedience, Imposter Syndrome, Work-Life Balance, Mental Load.

• The "Carrot Cake" Trap: Why over-functioning is actually a form of manipulation (and why it feels like death to stop).

• The Extinction Burst: Why the toddler kicks the vending machine when the candy stops coming and why your "toxic stakeholders" are doing the same thing to you.

• The 3 Scripts: Exact blueprints to handle the rage so you don’t backslide into people-pleasing.

• Get the Free AI Risk Officer: Don't know what to say? Download the exact prompts to handle this pushback at BoundariesOverBurnout.com.

• Join the Community: Discuss this episode in our private Facebook Group: Click here to join.

• Is your calendar a solid block of color from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, leaving you zero time to actually do your job?

• Do you find yourself eating a bag of chips from the vending machine for "lunch" while running to a meeting you didn't need to be in?

• Are you terrified to decline a calendar invite because you think, "If I don't show up, everything will fall apart"?

What We Cover You tell yourself you are just being "productive," but the truth is you are a High-Functioning Hostage. You are held captive by a calendar that you didn't create.

In this episode, we are taking a red pen to your schedule. We are going to stop the "Rescue Missions" that are eating up your family time and give you the confidence to leave the office at 5:00 PM without guilt.

We cover:

• The "Vending Machine Diet": Why you are starving yourself to save people who don't even appreciate it.

• The "Red Pen" Test: A simple way to look at your calendar and see exactly how much time you are wasting on other people's emergencies.

• The "Superwoman" Lie: What the Bible actually says about trying to do it all alone (Hint: It’s not a badge of honor; it’s a path to destruction).

• 3 Scripts to Say "No": Exact words you can use to decline a meeting with your boss without getting fired.

Connect: Connect with me on Linkedin or Facebook.

Next Steps

• Step 1: Look at your calendar for tomorrow. Find one meeting that doesn't need you.

• Step 2: Use Script #1 from this episode to decline it. Reclaim that hour for you.

Keywords: Time Management for Women, Too Many Meetings, Toxic Work Culture, How to Say No to Your Boss, Christian Burnout, Work-Life Balance, Calendar Management, Leaving Work on Time.