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When Success Starts to Feel Like Survival with Chanie Wilschanski

What happens when being the person everyone depends on starts to cost you your health, relationships, and peace of mind? Chanie Wilschanski joins Kate Woodward Young to explore the hidden pressure behind leadership and why childcare owners, directors, and high-capacity leaders can feel like they’re carrying everything alone.

They discuss leadership burnout, emotional regulation, delegation, grief, isolation, and work-life balance, including why being labeled a “control freak” often misses the deeper issue. Chanie also shares the story behind her book, This Can't Be Normal: What to Do When Success Starts to Feel Like Survival, and the wake-up call that changed how she viewed chronic stress. If you’re a childcare leader, business owner, or caregiver who feels like everyone relies on you, this conversation will help you name the pressure and question what really needs to change.

Learn more about Chanie and her book here: https://thiscantbenormal.com/chapter-one

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