In this episode, Melissa sits down with Dasha Tcherniakovskaia, a coach for high-achieving women who are exhausted from doing everything for everyone. Dasha shares how chronic burnout, corporate overachievement, and nervous system dysregulation led her to a new way of living and working rooted in energy management.

Together, they explore how energy is quietly drained through everyday habits, thoughts, and emotional patterns, and how reclaiming energy is less about doing more and more about becoming aware of what’s leaking it in the first place. This conversation offers practical, grounded tools for protecting your energy, regulating your nervous system, and creating sustainable success without constant overwhelm.

Takeaways

1. Managing energy is a learnable skill, not a personality trait
2. Most burnout comes from invisible energy leaks, not workload alone
3. Self-criticism, people-pleasing, and perfectionism are major drains
4. Boundaries protect energy more than willpower ever will
5. Forgiveness and emotional processing restore clarity and calm
6. Regulating your nervous system increases capacity and resilience
7. Sustainable success requires both softness and strength

Topics discussed in this episode:

1. energy management vs time management
2. internal bandwidth and energetic “vibe” awareness
3. hidden energetic leaks that drain focus and clarity
4. unfinished tasks and mental load
5. dwelling on the past and emotional replays
6. self-criticism and negative self-talk
7. people-pleasing, boundaries, and guilt
8. perfectionism and shame-based productivity
9. holding grudges and unresolved resentment
10. nervous system regulation for entrepreneurs

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