The Burn Stress Lose Weight Podcast

If you're the kind of woman who scans the room to make sure everyone else is comfortable before you even think about yourself, this one is for you. Somewhere along the way, a lot of overachievers picked up a quiet belief: that rest has to be earned. That you can take care of yourself once the to-do list is finally done, once the fires are out, once everyone else is handled. It sounds generous on p...

Most overachievers don't fall short of their goals because they lack a plan. They fall short because they're running their life on autopilot — and a goal, by definition, means you want something different than what you have right now. In part two of the Success Mindset series, Priyanka unpacks the sneaky mindset that quietly keeps smart, busy women waiting: the when-then thought. When my calendar...

If you've ever caught yourself thinking, "If I can't do it perfectly, why even bother?" — this one's for you, friend. Welcome to the very first episode of a brand-new summer series, where I'm sharing shorter, more unfiltered, off-the-cuff thoughts on the mindset of success — the gaps I'm watching come up again and again for the overachieving women I coach every single week. We're kicking it off wi...

If you've ever gotten the A+, the promotion, the passed board exam... and felt good for maybe two days before sprinting toward the next thing, this episode is for you. This week I'm joined by Dr. Shivana Naidoo, a child and adult psychiatrist I met at a women physicians conference, where her talk hit me so squarely in the heart that I tracked her down afterward and asked her to come on the show. W...

If you've ever told yourself "I'll get serious about this after summer… after the holidays… in January," this one's for you. There's a quiet thought error running underneath that delay, and once I name it, you won't be able to unsee it. So many of us keep pushing off the best parts of our lives because a primitive part of the brain has decided that losing the weight you want has to feel terrible a...

You've done this before. You get a clean plan, the macros mapped out, a tidy calorie budget, and you feel completely ready... and then a busy work week, an on-call shift, or the after-school chaos quietly dismantles it by Wednesday. In this short bonus episode, I'm talking about why a plan on paper almost never survives real life, and what actually does. There's a big difference between having a s...

There's a decision you've been carrying around. Maybe for weeks, maybe months, maybe (if you're honest) years. You've made the pros and cons list more than once and you're still circling. If that's you, friend, nothing is broken, you're not indecisive. You're a smart woman who learned to wait until you feel completely certain before you move. In this episode I name that holding pattern, do the mat...

If you've lost weight before only to gain it back, this conversation is for you. I'm bringing Dr. Kara Geoghegan back to the podcast because we're catching her at a part of the journey we rarely talk about — what happens after you hit your goal. Kara is a private practice OBGYN, a mom of four, married to another physician. She had every justification to say she didn't have time. She used to use th...

Ashley Conway came to me convinced she'd tried everything. A PA, planner, and overachiever to her core, she'd run the calorie-restriction route, the intense-cardio route, the I-just-need-a-better-spreadsheet route. The morning she called a friend to ask if bariatric surgery was her only option left, she found this podcast. Then she got pregnant — and messaged me asking if it even made sense to joi...

Have you ever put off going to the doctor because you wanted to lose the weight first? If that hits, this episode is for you. This week I'm joined by my client Erin Hennesey — former state senator, CPA, mom of two — who shares what it actually looked like to stop the on-again-off-again cycle and lose the weight in a way that feels like a lifestyle upgrade. We get into the parts most weight loss co...

It's my birthday week and I want to celebrate it by talking about something I used to think was reserved for a select few — luck. The kind where weight comes off easier, where consistency feels natural, where some women just seem to have it figured out. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I feel better in my body in my 40s than I did in my early 30s. That is not good genetics, and it's not...

Have you ever lost weight, gotten the compliment, hit the goal — and then quietly waited for it all to fall apart? That feeling has a name, and it might be the hidden reason your results never seem to stick. In this episode, we're diving into the fourth (and most surprising) lesson from a deeply personal weight loss journey: success intolerance, and why even the most accomplished women are quietly...

We've all been there, doing the work, staying consistent, and still feeling like nothing is moving. In this episode, we're calling it what it is: the crisis of confidence. It's one of the most common reasons weight loss stalls, and one of the most painful lessons learned on the journey to losing 60+ pounds and keeping it off for good.   Resources:  Get full show notes and more information here:  h...

Are you constantly chasing the "perfect" weight loss strategy, only to find yourself back at square one a few weeks later? In this episode, we're back with lesson #2 in a special four-part anniversary series — and it might be the most overlooked reason smart, driven women keep spinning their wheels on their health goals. Hint: it has nothing to do with willpower or discipline. Before you download...

This episode kicks off a special anniversary series where I'm pulling back the curtain on what actually made my 60-pound weight loss stick—for years. Not just during the "everything is going right" seasons, but through the messy, unpredictable ones too. Because if you've ever lost weight before but quietly wondered, "Can I actually keep this off?"… you're not alone. What I've learned is this: the...

Community can be powerful on its own. But when you combine community with evidence-based thinking, real leadership, and women who are willing to share both their ideas and their doubts, something even more meaningful happens. In this conversation with Dr. Shikha Jain, we talk about what it really takes to build a mission-driven community, why evidence-based voices matter more than ever, and how co...

This episode is a powerful conversation about what changes when you stop trying to do everything alone. I'm joined by Dr. Karen Leitner for an honest, layered discussion about community, self-advocacy, and the invisible ways so many high-achieving women hold themselves back without even realizing it. We talk about the thoughts that keep women playing small, why asking for more can feel so uncomfor...

In this episode, I'm joined by my friend Steph Crowder for a conversation about the kind of community that changes you. Not just the feel-good kind, but the kind that helps you see your blind spots, dream bigger, and keep going when your brain wants to quit. We talk about friendship, motherhood, ambition, and what happens when you stop trying to do everything alone. If you've ever felt like you sh...

In this first episode of a new three-part series, I'm joined by Dr. Erica Howe to talk about the real power of community for high-achieving women. This conversation explores why so many professional women carry the badge of doing everything on their own—and what becomes possible when you step into a room where honesty, strategy, and shared experience replace isolation. We talk about the small conv...

If you're exhausted by the end of the day and still wondering why your goals feel so hard… this episode will explain why. In this episode, I'm breaking down the invisible drain most overachieving women don't see: open tabs in your brain. The interruptions. The half-decisions. The constant renegotiating. And how not having clear boundaries is quietly costing you time, energy, and momentum. If weigh...

What if the very emotion you think is driving your success… is actually the thing slowing you down? In this episode, I'm bringing a little spice to your masala chai and saying the quiet part out loud: frustration isn't fuel. For high-achieving women, it's often an adult temper tantrum in disguise. And while it might feel powerful in the moment, it's quietly costing you time, energy, and your highe...

Have you ever told yourself, "I've gone backwards"? In this episode, I'm breaking down one of the sneakiest thoughts high-achieving women carry — and how it quietly sabotages sustainable results. Whether it's the scale, your career, your marriage, or parenting, that single sentence can drain your momentum faster than you think. This is part of my "If I Wasn't Afraid to Hurt Your Feelings" series —...

In today's episode, I'm sharing the one shift I wish I had made sooner—because it would have saved me years of frustration and a very familiar cycle many overachievers know all too well. If you're someone who thrives on gold stars, results, and external validation, this episode may gently challenge how you've been measuring success… and why that might be the very thing keeping your results fragile...

The January motivation high has faded… and if you're noticing old habits creeping back in or your confidence wobbling, this episode is for you. In this timely workshop-style episode, I walk you through why losing belief in yourself is not a failure—and how waiting to "feel confident again" might actually be the thing keeping you stuck. This episode introduces a powerful framework I teach my privat...

In this episode of Burn Stress, Lose Weight, I'm putting words to something I've been seeing over and over again with high-achieving, professional women—and something I've lived myself: fragile confidence. It's that familiar pattern where confidence feels rock-solid when results are going well… and completely collapses the moment things don't. Whether it's the scale, feedback at work, or a missed...