FRIED. The Burnout Podcast Coaching with Sarah: How to Manage The Panic of Not Being Able to Control All The Things
Oct 12, 2025
In this enlightening session, Sarah coaches Christy, a dedicated parent grappling with long-term burnout and people-pleasing tendencies. They delve into Christy’s realization of her exhaustion stemming from a need to control outcomes. Together, they explore the emotional toll of parenting crises and practice the Tree of Life exercise to assess energy levels. Christy learns to establish boundaries, including renegotiating an overwhelming carpool commitment, reclaiming her time and emotional space, and embracing the discomfort of prioritizing her needs.
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Burnout Realized At A Talk
- Christy realized she was burned out after hearing Kate speak about burnout and recognizing herself in the talk.
- That moment prompted her to examine years of constant depletion and emotional drag.
Control Feels Safe But Drains Energy
- Christy described controlling outcomes to avoid disappointment and hurt as a core pattern.
- That drive for control costs energy and prevents healing because many outcomes are outside her influence.
Codependency Shifts Your Center Outside
- Sarah frames Christy's pattern as codependency: feeling okay only when others or situations are okay.
- This externalized sense of safety makes one's center of gravity unstable and easily disrupted.