HIT Like a Girl Pod: Empowering Women in Health IT

Thriving Within: Empowering High-Achieving Women in Healthcare IT

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Sunita explains why high-achieving women in their 30s and 40s feel successful on paper but unfulfilled internally.

["Host Joy Rios introduces the episode and guest Sunita Sandeep, a transformative coach for high-achieving women professionals.", "Sunita explains her background as a mindfulness teacher, trauma support specialist, and positive psychology practitioner.", "She describes her personal trauma and 15-year journey using it as a catalyst to awaken her potential, which she now teaches others.", "Sunita discusses the shift from masculine energy focused on achievement to feminine energy focused on being, especially for women in their 30s and 40s.", "Joy asks about uncovering limiting beliefs for women entrepreneurs, and Sunita emphasizes self-inquiry practices and asking 'why' you do what you do.", "Sunita reveals that deep fears like worthlessness and loneliness often drive actions, creating internal conflict.", "The conversation turns to anxiety and depression, with Sunita arguing they are symptoms of hidden issues, not illnesses.", "She outlines a spectrum from panic attacks to chronic fatigue and burnout, stressing the need to dig deeper.", "Sunita mentions understanding archetypal patterns and childhood conditioning as part of the healing process.", "Joy shares her evolving relationship with emotions like anger, and Sunita introduces the idea of shifting from 'trying to feel better' to 'becoming better at feeling.'", "Sunita explains how societal conditioning leads women to suppress emotions, building a 'fortress' identity that is depleting.", "She describes accepting emotions and inquiring into why they arise, linking emotions to somatic body sensations.", "Sunita details a practice of talking to emotions like a child, giving them space to communicate and release.", "Joy asks about practical tools, and Sunita emphasizes that slowing down is only one part; continuous healing and reintegration into life roles are key.", "Sunita advises that healing doesn't require a sabbatical; even an hour a day for awareness can create shifts.", "She reframes life triggers as opportunities for growth, encouraging listeners to welcome them.", "Joy notes the business analogy of problems as opportunities, applying it to personal struggles.", "Sunita discusses how worry often outweighs doing, and the importance of allowing emotions to complete their cycle.", "The episode concludes with Sunita sharing her website and free resources, including an ebook and masterclass.", "Joy thanks Sunita and promotes the show notes for listener access."]

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A calm look at burnout, safety, and the cost of always holding it together.

Sunita Sandeep frames the conversation around high-achieving and high-functioning women professionals, executives, and leaders, tying anxiety, burnout, stress, low energy, and fear to the search for both professional success and inner fulfillment.

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If you are winning on paper and tired in your bones, start here tonight.

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