What if your exhaustion isn't "just aging" — but nervous system burnout?

In this episode, Michelle sits down with women's health expert Kellie Lupsha to explore how women in midlife can reclaim energy, regulate their nervous system, and become the CEO of their health. If you're navigating perimenopause, burnout, hormone shifts, sleep struggles, or chronic stress, this conversation will change how you think about your body.

You'll learn:

• Why high-achieving women often live in hidden nervous system overload

• How chronic stress impacts metabolism, hormones, and energy

• Simple daily resets that restore clarity, strength, and vitality

• Why lifting weights and metabolic resilience matter in perimenopause

• How to shift your identity from "pushing through" to leading your health

This episode is for women in sales, leadership, and performance-driven roles who want sustainable energy without hustle culture.

Midlife isn't decline.
It's leadership.

Check Kellie out:

Website: kellielupsha.com

IG: @Kellie Lupsha

Register for the Challenge: https://womenslongevityandwellness.com/energychallenge

Podcast: Thriving in Midlife

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I recently had the opportunity to guest coach in an amazing program led by Dr. Stacy Heimburger Smalley. We explored what it really takes for high-achieving women to rebuild self-trust, confidence, and sustainable success — without burnout or perfectionism.

Together, we unpack why so many driven women set powerful goals… yet still feel disconnected or frustrated in the process. This episode is a grounded conversation about identity, nervous system awareness, and redefining success in a way that actually supports your energy.

Inside this episode:

• Why consistency (not perfection) builds real self-trust
• How to stop moving the goalpost and acknowledge progress
• The power of setting intentions based on how you want to feel
• Why small, aligned actions create lasting confidence
• How to define success for your current season of leadership

If you're a woman in sales, leadership, or a performance-driven role who wants growth that feels grounded instead of exhausting, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

Check out Dr. Stacy's information - @sugarfreemd

Most high-performing women don't struggle because they lack skill or experience.
They struggle because they don't fully trust themselves.

In this episode of It's Your Time, Michelle explores the hidden cost of not trusting yourself — especially for women in sales, leadership, and high-responsibility roles. When capability becomes your identity, self-trust quietly erodes, leading to burnout, over-functioning, and stalled growth.

In this conversation, you'll learn:

• Why capability without self-trust leads to exhaustion, not confidence

• How nervous system conditioning keeps women stuck in over-responsibility

• The emotional, financial, and identity costs of waiting for permission

• What shifts when self-trust becomes your internal authority

Michelle also introduces the Self Trust Audit, a practical tool to help you identify your self-trust pattern and begin rebuilding agency through small, nervous-system-safe shifts.

This episode is for women who are done pushing harder — and ready to lead themselves with clarity, permission, and trust.

www.michellebourquecoaching.com/audit

What if mentorship wasn't about getting ahead — but about coming home to yourself?

In this episode of It's Your Time, Michelle is joined by Medtronic leaders Kelsey Hougen and Courtney Behrmann for a grounded, honest conversation about mentorship, identity, and self-trust. Recorded during a live ASPIRE coffee chat, this episode explores how women in sales and leadership can build meaningful careers without burning out or outsourcing their worth.

You'll hear about:

• Why mentorship can be seasonal, informal, and deeply personal

• How self-trust is built through small, consistent actions

• The importance of nervous system awareness in performance-driven roles

• Letting go of hustle culture and redefining success on your own terms

This episode is for women who don't need more ambition — but are ready for more clarity, perspective, and agency in their careers.

www.michellebourquecoaching.com/audit

Ambition shouldn't feel heavy — but for many women in sales and leadership, it does.

In this episode of It's Your Time, Michelle explores ambition without guilt and the often-unspoken fear of being "too much." She breaks down why high-performing women aren't afraid of success itself, but of the relational consequences that can come with growth.

You'll learn:

• Why your nervous system may associate expansion with danger

• How empathy and emotional intelligence can lead to self-silencing

• The difference between compassion and self-abandonment

• How to define success in a way that actually fits your season of life

This episode is a grounded conversation about confidence, identity, and nervous-system safety — especially for women who are ready for more, but don't want to lose themselves in the process.

Self Trust Audit: www.michellebourquecoaching.com/audit

Why does success never feel like enough—even when you're doing everything "right"?

In this episode, Michelle breaks down the neuroscience behind the proving loop and why so many high-achieving women feel driven to constantly earn their worth. You'll learn how the nervous system links performance with safety, why dopamine keeps moving the goalpost, and why rest can feel surprisingly uncomfortable.

This conversation explores:

• The conditioning that ties achievement to belonging

• Why accomplishment brings relief, not security

• How internal permission changes ambition from exhausting to energizing

• What it means to build success without burning out your nervous system

If you're a woman in sales, leadership, or high-performance environments who wants success to feel as good on the inside as it looks on the outside, this episode is for you.

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High-achieving women often believe pressure is the price of success — but what if that belief is the very thing causing burnout?

In this episode of It's Your Time, Michelle explores the hidden pressure behind high achievement and why it's not your schedule, workload, or ambition that's the problem — it's the internal relationship you've developed with success.

You'll learn:

• Why pressure is created by interpretation, not circumstances
• How your nervous system responds to self-imposed urgency
• The difference between pressure-based ambition and regulated performance
• What it means to pursue growth without abandoning yourself

This conversation is for women in leadership, sales, and performance-driven roles who want to succeed without burning out — and who are ready to redefine success from identity, not exhaustion.

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Conscious leadership isn't about doing more — it's about leading yourself with clarity, self-trust, and nervous system awareness.

In this episode of It's Your Time, Michelle explores how executive function, discipline, and flow state actually work through the lens of neuroscience. You'll learn why habits and goals often don't stick, especially for high-achieving women, and how performance-based worth quietly creates burnout and self-doubt.

Inside this conversation:

• Why willpower isn't the problem — and what is

• How nervous system regulation supports focus, follow-through, and discipline

• The link between identity, self-trust, and sustainable performance

• Why flow state is conscious leadership in action

This episode is for women in sales and leadership who want to feel focused, grounded, and aligned — without pushing or proving.

Link to full notes: CLICK HERE