Hanging on the Edge

This episode is for those people who have ever smiled through burnout and called it “fine.” I’m Anastasia—former teacher, long-time perfectionist in recovery—and after 20+ years of giving my all to a system that demanded everything and gave almost nothing back, I hit my limit. This episode isn’t about surviving. It’s about thriving. Not the Instagram kind—the real kind. It’s the behind-closed-doors kind of healing, built from tiny, honest habits that barely held me together when nothing else did. If you’re sitting in the silence after the chaos, wondering what comes next… this is your sign that you’re not broken. You’re just ready to come back to yourself. Let’s begin.