Why Can’t I Relax? The Flight Response in High Achievers
· 16 min · Episode 97
Episode Why Can’t I Relax? The Flight Response in High Achievers
Being busy can look like ambition, but sometimes it’s a way to avoid what we don’t want to feel.
In this week’s episode of Listen Then Speak, Jahmaal explores the flight response in high performers. It can show up as overwork, perfectionism, constant planning, or always moving on to the next goal. Jahmaal looks at how these patterns can take shape, how they may show up differently for men and women, and why staying busy doesn’t always bring the rest we’re looking for.
Episode Highlights:
0:00 - Intro 0:59 - The flight response and high performers 2:46 - When busyness looks like drive 4:13 - How flight can show up in men and women 6:29 - Where the pattern begins 8:21 - The connection between burnout and unprocessed pain 8:52 - Three ways to start changing the pattern 9:38 - Practicing stillness in small doses 11:24 - Facing what you’ve been avoiding 12:14 - Episode wrap-up 13:07 - Jahmaal’s new community for high performers 14:04 - A preview of the next episode: the fight response
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