You did everything right—earned the master’s, the doctorate, the letters after your name—yet you wake up tired, anxious, and secretly wondering if all that achievement was worth it.

Welcome to Soul Joy, the podcast where Dr. Julie Merriman, PhD counselor educator and burnout researcher, says the quiet parts out loud.

Here we tackle the truths no one warned you about:

⚡ “Your PhD Is Making Your Burnout Worse” – why the traits that earned your degree now fuel exhaustion
⚡ “Self-Care Is Gaslighting for Smart Women” – how bubble-bath advice ignores real science
⚡ The Perimenopause Career Crisis – hormones, leadership, and the hidden storm of midlife
⚡ The Achievement Paradox – when success leaves you empty inside

Each episode blends hard research, behind-the-scenes vulnerability, and practical, science-backed solutions to help advanced-degree helpers—therapists, physicians, professors, clergy, and other brilliant women—ditch burnout and fall in love with life again.

If you’re ready to question the wellness clichés, rewrite the rules of professional success, and discover that your best chapter is still ahead, hit follow.

Your education prepared you to help others.
Now it’s time to help yourself.

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