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You Look Fine… But You’re Running on Empty (What to Do Next) | Michelle E. Dickinson (Part 2)

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Why Part Two Matters
1:44
Burnout As Nervous System Overload
3:55
Myths That Keep High Achievers Stuck
6:37
Signs Of High-Functioning Depletion
10:35
Detachment And Ignored Body Cues
13:26
Urges, Escapism, And The Pause
16:17
Micro Shifts That Actually Stick
19:22
Prevention Beats In-The-Moment Hacks
22:02
Exhaustion And Poor Decisions
25:09
Protecting Agency In Hard Environments
28:01
Boundaries And Practical Substitutions
30:06
Don’t Wait For Collapse
31:27
Reframing Burnout And Next Steps
32:20
Where To Find Michelle
Delay the Binge™ Podcast - The Moment Before the Reaction
You Look Fine… But You’re Running on Empty (What to Do Next) | Michelle E. Dickinson (Part 2)
Mar 05, 2026 Season 2 Episode 62
Pam Dwyer

We move from theory to application with Michelle E. Dickinson to expose the early signals of burnout, why high performers miss them, and how micro shifts restore energy and agency. We trade grind myths for practical recovery, the purposeful pause, and boundaries that stick.

• burnout as nervous system overload, not failure
• early markers hidden by high functioning
• myths that glorify overwork and self-neglect
• detachment, urges and state-driven behavior
• the purposeful pause and five-minute practices
• micro shifts for recovery and traction
• simple tracking to spot patterns
• prevention over crisis tactics
• sleep protection, boundaries and environment design
• preserving agency in demanding workplaces
• why smart people decide poorly when exhausted
• compassionate reframes that sustain change

Michelle E. Dickinson is a business advisor and executive coach helping leaders create success without sacrificing well-being.

🌐 Learn more about Michelle:
https://resilienceasalifestyle.com/

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-edickinson/



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This is Delay the Binge™ — formerly The Plus One Theory Podcast.

Delay the Binge™ explores the patterns behind urges, habits, emotional eating, stress, burnout, and Quiet Depletion™, and what happens in the pause between impulse and action, where real behavior change begins.

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