It's Your Time

Over-functioning can be hard to stop, even when you know you're doing too much. Michelle A. Bourque goes one layer deeper than episode 399 into the science underneath it. You can know you don't need to answer the text right away or jump in and fix the problem, and still feel a strong pull to do it. In this episode, Michelle talks about what may be happening in your nervous system, including hyperv...

Work can matter a lot to you without becoming who you are. Michelle A. Bourque talks with Marisa Burnett about work and identity, self-worth, and learning to trust yourself as you decide what success looks like next.   If you're good at your job, it's easy for the job to start answering the question "who are you?" Marisa, who spent more than 20 years in sales and sales leadership, says she is stil...

You can be ambitious, successful, and well paid without giving your whole life to your career. In this solo episode, Michelle A. Bourque talks about how work became the center of the calendar for so many high-performing women, and a better question to start with. If you're good at what you do, you care about your work, and you like succeeding, this one is for you. Michelle isn't here to talk you o...

You'll focus on your health after the holidays. After this project. When work settles down. If that sounds familiar, this conversation about midlife women's health, hormones and behavior change with Kelly Killen is one you'll want to hear. Kelly is a board certified behavior analyst, certified wellness coach and menopause coach, licensed binge and emotional eating specialist, and former natural pr...

Episode 402: More Than a Recipe — Family Legacy and Entrepreneurship with Katie Potter You don't have to hate what you have to know there's something more. That might be the most important thing Katie Potter's story teaches us — and it's a lesson that lands differently when you realize she left a 16-year career that she genuinely loved. About This Episode Katie Potter, owner of Newport Chowder Com...

What do Taylor Swift, binary code friendship bracelets, and 10,000 people walking into a mall in Indianapolis have in common? A CMO who said "yes, and" to a wild idea from her team — and watched it become one of the most talked-about brand activations of the year. This week I'm joined by Kelly Hiller, Chief Marketing Officer at Purdue University, and we get into everything. Kelly has spent 22 year...

You've built the career. You're doing all the right things. On paper, life looks pretty good. And yet — something on the inside still doesn't quite match what everything looks like on the outside. This milestone episode starts right there, and goes somewhere I could never have predicted when I recorded episode one from Marc's closet. What You'll Learn in This Episode ✨ Why changing your circumsta...

You're hitting your numbers. Your customers love you. Your manager can't stop singing your praises. But inside? You're tired. Maybe even a little resentful. And somewhere underneath all of it, you're starting to wonder why a career you've worked so hard to build requires so much of you.   That's the conversation we're having today. In This Episode ✨ Why high performance and over functioning look...

You hit the number. You got promoted. You built something people look at and call impressive. And somewhere along the way, a quiet voice started asking — why doesn't this feel like enough? Today's episode is about the invisible rule that might be behind all of it: My worth comes from my achievement. And here's why this one matters — it's not just another mindset pattern. It's the root rule underne...

You crushed your quota, hit every metric, and by Thursday afternoon your body whispered, "I need a minute." Your brain said, "Not yet." If that loop sounds familiar — this episode is for you.   This week kicks off a brand-new series called The Invisible Rules. These are the rules nobody handed you on paper, the ones you didn't consciously choose, but have been living by anyway. Rule #1: I have to...

How many times this week have you said "I just don't have time for that"? The workout. The follow-up. The lunch you keep skipping. This episode is here to tell you — gently, but directly — that sentence is a lie. And the moment you see it differently, everything changes. What You'll Learn in This Episode ✨ Why "I don't have time" is never really about time — and what you're actually saying instea...

You know you need to make a change. You can feel it. And somehow — despite wanting it, despite knowing it matters — nothing happens. Here's what I need you to hear: that's not a willpower problem. That's your brain doing exactly what it was designed to do. And once you understand it, you cannot unsee it. What You'll Learn in This Episode ✨ Why your brain is literally wired to resist change — and...

You don't have to be the loudest person in the room to be the best one in it. If you've ever hit your numbers, done the work, and still walked away from a meeting feeling like you weren't enough — not because of your results, but because of how you showed up — this episode is exactly what you need to hear. What You'll Learn ✨ Why quiet confidence is not a weakness — and what self-determination th...

Episode 393: Stop Dismissing Your Symptoms: Women's Health, Worth & Wisdom (Replay) with Jessica Arias You've been running on empty for so long it started to feel normal. The symptoms keep stacking — the fatigue, the brain fog, the sense that something is just off — and yet every appointment ends the same way: "Your labs look fine." You're not imagining it. And you're not broken. This week is a sp...

Your power's out, your routine is gone, and your brain is already writing the story that you failed before the day even started. Friend, that moment — the one where everything you count on just disappears — is not the moment you fall apart. It's actually the moment that reveals who you are. What You'll Learn ✨ Why your brain treats a broken routine like an actual threat (and what's happening in t...

If you've ever built the case for the promotion, the bigger territory, the raise — and then frozen right at the moment you needed to ask — this episode is for you. That freeze isn't a confidence problem. It's inherited wiring, and today we're tracing it back to where it actually came from. ✨ What you'll learn in this episode: ✨ Why your brain reads "different from my family" as dangerous — and w...

    Episode 390: The Freedom to Rise — How Changing What You Think, Feel, and Do Changes Everything Episode 390: The Freedom to Rise — How Changing What You Think, Feel, and Do Changes Everything You wake up with the same thoughts. Feel the same feelings. Do the same things. And then wonder why nothing changes. Friend, that's not a personal flaw — that's literally how your brain is wired. And in t...

Episode 389: Mid-Year Reset for Women in Medical Device  Six months down, six to go — and if you're in medical device or field-based sales, I'm willing to bet the first half of this year felt productive on paper and quietly exhausting underneath. Not because you're doing something wrong. Because the job you're actually doing is bigger than the one on your job description. In this episode, we're na...

Big change can feel disorienting even when you know it's the right move — and there's actual neuroscience behind why. In this episode of It's Your Time, host Michelle Bourque breaks down neural transfer, the brain science explaining why the skills you built in one chapter of your life (career, relationships, leadership) are already wired to carry you into the next one. Michelle shares what she's l...

Are you constantly busy but still feeling like something is missing? In this powerful replay, Michelle Bourque sits down with emotions expert and coach Rhonda Farr to explore why high performers often struggle to slow down—and why creating space may be the key to reaching your next level of success. Together they discuss: ✔️ Why busyness can become a form of emotional avoidance ✔️ The difference b...

In this special replay episode of It's Your Time , Michelle sits down with Medtronic leader Natalie de Minaur to explore what it really means to trust yourself, embrace change, and have the courage to pivot when life calls you in a new direction. Together they discuss redefining success, building self-confidence, navigating career transitions, setting boundaries, protecting your energy, and lettin...

Why do so many high-achieving women end up resenting the very life they worked so hard to build? In this episode, Michelle explores the hidden cost of overfunctioning, chronic responsibility, and the nervous system patterns that keep women stuck carrying everything for everyone else. From perfectionism and control to emotional labor and people-pleasing, this conversation unpacks why success can st...

What if burnout, frustration, and feeling stuck aren't signs that something is wrong with you… but signs that you've been operating against your natural design? In this episode, Michelle explores the foundations of human design and why this powerful self-awareness tool can completely change the way you approach work, leadership, relationships, energy, and success. You'll learn: the 5 human design...

What if high performance didn't have to come at the cost of your nervous system, energy, and well-being? In this episode, Michelle explores the hidden mental load so many women in sales and leadership roles carry — and why burnout is often less about capability and more about chronic cognitive overload. Through the lens of neuroscience, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and sustainable performan...

Struggling with rejection in sales? You're not alone—and more importantly, you're not doing it wrong. In this episode of It's Your Time , Certified Life Coach Michelle Arnold Bourque breaks down the neuroscience of rejection and why it feels so personal—especially for women in sales and high-performance roles. Here's the truth: your brain processes rejection the same way it processes physical pain...