The Higher Alignment Podcast

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → http://higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com If you've been thinking about quitting your job because you're completely burnt out, I want to encourage you to pause first. In this episode, I share why I no longer tell people to simply quit when they're unhappy at work. I take you through my own burnout journey from working in finance at Mercedes-Benz, sur...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → http://higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode, I'm talking about how to actually enjoy your summer without letting work, deadlines, inboxes, and pressure steal the season from you. Summer has a completely different energy. It's playful, creative, light, and meant to pull us outside into fun, connection, rest, and presence. But for high ac...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → http://higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode of the Higher Alignment Podcast, I share a scary experience that happened when my dog Oscar and I were attacked by several off-leash dogs during a walk. While Oscar was okay, the event became a powerful lesson in nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and how unprocessed stress gets tra...

In this episode, I share a powerful lesson about inner child healing, nervous system regulation, and self-worth after experiencing the slowest financial start to a year in over a decade. What initially felt like a business problem revealed itself to be something much deeper: unresolved beliefs around failure, achievement, and not feeling good enough. I open up about how major life events, includin...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → http://higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode of the Higher Alignment Podcast, I'm breaking down the four nervous system states and how they directly impact your thoughts, emotions, stress responses, and ability to feel safe. So many high performers think they have a mindset problem when they're actually operating from a dysregulated nerv...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → http://higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode, I'm sharing a personal life update and opening up about what healing actually looks like behind the scenes. We dive into nervous system regulation, grief, burnout recovery, wedding planning stress, business pressure, relationships, and the hidden ways high performers tie their worth to produc...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → http://higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this finale episode of the High Performer Reset Series, I'm bringing everything together and sharing the exact three levers that helped me heal burnout, regulate my nervous system, and create a life that actually feels as good as it looks. For years, I looked successful on paper while feeling exhausted, di...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → http://higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com   In this episode, I'm sharing what my daily life looks like after healing from burnout. After years of living in survival mode, I've completely changed the way I structure my days. I talk about moving from the noise and chaos of the city to the peace of the country, waking up without an alarm, protecting my...

  Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → http://higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com   In this episode of the Higher Alignment Podcast, I'm taking you inside what my day-to-day life actually looked like at the peak of my burnout. From snoozing multiple alarms, skipping breakfast, checking emails before getting out of bed, crashing in the afternoon, sneaking naps in my car, and feeling like...

In this episode of the High Performer Reset series, I'm sharing what changed in my relationships after healing my burnout. In the last episode, I talked about what my relationships looked like before: guarded, reactive, disconnected, and unable to fully receive support. This episode is the after. Once I learned how to regulate my nervous system and process stress, I softened. Not in a weak way, bu...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → http://higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode, part of The High Performer Reset Series, I'm diving into how burnout impacted my relationships in one of the deepest ways possible. I share what life looked like when I was completely disconnected from myself, overwhelmed by stress, and operating from pure survival mode. From being cold and r...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode, I share what my relationship with food, energy, and my body looks like now after healing my burnout. If part one was about survival mode, this is about what happens when your body finally feels safe again. I walk you through how I shifted from emotional eating, constant cravings, and low energy into...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode, I open up about my relationship with food, sugar, stress, and burnout in a way I never really have before. I share what life looked like when I was working long hours in the luxury auto industry, constantly living in fight or flight, skipping meals, eating on the go, relying on takeout, and using su...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode, I'm sharing something deeply personal that has shaped the past few months of my life. Thomas and I found out we were pregnant in October, and it was one of the most beautiful and unexpected moments we've ever experienced. But just a few weeks later, everything changed. We discovered that the baby ha...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode, I share a recent experience where unexpected expenses triggered stress and scarcity, even though I was financially okay. I found myself overthinking, trying to control the situation, and creating pressure that did not need to exist. The real issue was not what was happening, but the state I was oper...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode, I'm breaking down a truth that most people don't talk about when it comes to nervous system regulation… it takes effort, every single day. If you've been doing the work and still finding yourself getting triggered, overwhelmed, or slipping into old patterns, this episode is for you. I want you to un...

Take the High Performer Stress Assessment → higheralignmentconsulting.scoreapp.com In this episode, I sat down with luxury matchmaker April Davis to unpack one of the biggest questions high-achieving women face in dating: what's the difference between healthy standards and plain old pickiness? We talked about how real standards are rooted in your values, not surface-level preferences, and how so m...

In this episode of the Higher Alignment Podcast, I'm breaking down why change can feel so hard, especially for high performers who know what they "should" be doing but still can't seem to follow through. I unpack the difference between capability and capacity, and why so many resilient, driven people end up sabotaging themselves by expecting their body to perform at a level it simply cannot suppor...

In this reintroduction episode, I share the story behind how I became a burnout and nervous system coach for high performers. After returning to Vietnam for the first time since I was 12 or 13, I felt called to reconnect with my roots and explain how my upbringing shaped my drive, resilience, and survival-mode wiring. I talk about my parents' journey from Vietnam to Canada, what it meant to grow u...

In this episode of the Higher Alignment Podcast, I'm sharing something deeply personal….how I met my fiancé and the exact strategy that led me to him. After years of difficult relationships, heartbreak, and wondering if I'd ever find someone aligned with me, I decided to try Hinge again but this time with a very specific protocol. No vague prompts. No bare minimum conversations. No swiping. Just c...

If your success is costing your health, your peace, or your relationships, something is off. In this episode of the Higher Alignment Podcast, I sat down with physician and executive coach Derek Hrabovsky to break down a game changing distinction that explains why so many high performers look successful on paper but feel like they are falling apart behind the scenes. We unpack the difference betwee...

In this episode, I get really raw about relationships and why they are one of the biggest sources of stress, burnout, and growth in our lives. While I am not a relationship coach, I have learned through my own experiences that the quality of our relationships is directly tied to our ability to navigate conflict and sit in discomfort. I share personal reflections on how high performers often avoid...

In this episode, I break down why change can feel so terrifying, even when it is something we deeply want. Using a real client example, I explain how fear is not about logic or readiness, but about the nervous system being stuck in survival mode. When we are dysregulated, the body prioritizes familiarity over growth, even if that familiarity is unhealthy or unfulfilling. This is why big decisions...

In this episode, I talk about the false sense of optimism that often shows up in January. A new year can feel motivating, but if your patterns and behaviors don't change, neither will your results. I break down how high-functioning burnout often goes unnoticed, why short breaks don't equal recovery, and what it actually takes to create lasting change. This is a reminder that real shifts come from...

In this episode, I sit down with Brittany Anger to unpack what happens when you "have it all" on paper, but your body is quietly waving the white flag. Brittany shares what life looked like coming back from maternity leave into a fast-paced corporate banking role while recovering from thyroid surgery, carrying the emotional load at home, and living in constant go-go-go mode. We talk about how high...