# Minisode 3: When Overworking Becomes Your Identity| Founder Diaries Podcast

An episode of [Founder Diaries Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1877840448), 21 Jan 2026, 6:48.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/10d9577a8/podcast/play/114323606/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-21%2F416535910-44100-2-4a5f97bcac448.m4a

Welcome to Minisode 3 of the Founder Diaries Podcast. In this episode, Yvonne dives into a tough but necessary conversation about overworking…and how many of us unknowingly tie our identity and self-worth to productivity, roles, and output. She unpacks how long-term stress, early responsibility, work culture and capitalism condition us to feel “safe” only when we’re busy. When rest, silence or slowness feels uncomfortable, it’s often because our nervous systems have become used to high alert which is a state known as hyperarousal. In this minisode, Yvonne explores: •How identity becomes entangled with work •Why rest can feel unsafe or uncomfortable •Signs your nervous system may be addicted to productivity •How overworking can be a coping mechanism •Why learning to not do is just as important as doing This is a space to feel validated, comforted and gently challenged. A reminder that you are not your work, not your output and not your productivity. Youtube: https://youtu.be/9mOBEkcykXMInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/founderdiariespodcast?igsh=MTRxcnZjcm5zM3pwdg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@founder.diaries.po?_r=1&_t=ZS-93DygkaNo4C

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