Episode Highlights

“Enough is enough” moments aren’t dramatic, they’re often quiet warning signs from your mind and body.

Feeling constantly drained, unheard, or emotionally overloaded are signals that your limits are being pushed.

I share my personal experiences with staying in situations too long, and how choosing myself became a turning point toward emotional clarity.

Research shows that chronic stress, emotional overload, and ignoring your boundaries can increase anxiety, burnout, and symptoms of depression.

Your body reacts to emotional strain the same way it responds to physical stress, proving that boundaries aren’t optional for mental wellness.

Healing begins with pausing, naming your limits, and taking one aligned step toward peace.

You learn that choosing your boundaries is choosing your mental health, and it is never selfish.

References

Here are scholarly sources you can reference for the research on words and mental health discussed in this episode:

Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I. S., & Laurent, E. (2015). Burnout-depression overlap: A review. Clinical Psychology Review, 36, 28–41.

Gross, J. J. (2015). Emotion regulation: Current status and future prospects. Psychological Inquiry, 26(1), 1–26.

Maslach, C., & Leiter, M. P. (2016). Understanding the burnout experience: Recent research and its implications for psychiatry. World Psychiatry, 15(2), 103–111.

Miller, G. E., Chen, E., & Zhou, E. S. (2007). Chronic stress and the HPA axis in humans. Psychological Bulletin, 133(1), 25–45.

Schwartz, H. A., et al. (2022). Signs of emotional overload: Psychological and physiological markers of stress. Annual Review of Psychology, 73, 271–298.

Smith, M. M., & Jordan, C. H. (2015). Self-compassion and emotional well-being: A meta-analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 19(3), 234–258.

Teo, A. R., et al. (2018). Loneliness and mental health: Mechanisms and implications. Current Psychiatry Reports, 20(3), 55.