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Women Under Pressure

by Kristen Plake
Mental HealthHealth & FitnessEducation

Today: #121 in Health & Fitness on our combined chart.

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Episode releases
#88#101#114#127#140Chart rankOct 15Oct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27#121Episode released Oct 20: Work Ends, But Your Second Shift Starts: Why You Can't Recover
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Oct 27#121#98#91
Oct 26#123#99—
Oct 25#130#103—
Oct 24#120#95#91
Oct 23#115#88#89
Oct 22#111#86#85
Oct 21#113#89#78
Oct 20#105#79#81
Oct 19#113#88#91
Oct 18#114#90#78
Oct 17#98#70#70
Oct 16#100#73#68
Oct 15#110#82#82
Oct 14#109#83#77

Latest episodes

  • Work Ends, But Your Second Shift Starts: Why You Can't Recover

    October 20, 2026 · 12 min

    Too tired to relax after work, and too depleted to even know what you need? Kristen answers a listener's question with the recovery paradox: the harder the day, the more recovery you need, and the less capacity you have left to get it. She…

  • Am I Still Feeling This, Or Still Trying To Fix It?

    October 13, 2026 · 13 min

    This episode unpacks psychological detachment, the ability to mentally leave work once the day is over, and why getting home doesn't always mean you're off duty. Kristen uses a hospice social worker's story to show how caring about someone…

  • Emotional Labor: What Composure Actually Costs You

    October 6, 2026 · 16 min

    This episode is about emotional labor and the gap between what you feel and what you actually show when a job requires composure. Kristen looks at why staying steady for others has a cost, even when you look calm on the outside. She…

  • How To Pursue Ambition with Intention, with Chelsea Ryckis

    September 29, 2026 · 38 min

    In this episode, Kristen talks with Chelsea Ryckis, a business owner, wife, and first-time mom of a one-year-old. She shares how she learned to stay accountable as a leader by deciding where her involvement is necessary. Some takeaways…

  • Understanding Overfunctioning: Why Delegating Doesn’t Mean Letting Go

    September 22, 2026 · 16 min

    This episode unpacks why even in the moments when you choose to delegate, you still can't stop yourself from taking the work back. Kristen shares the story of Danielle, an emergency management director who is over-functioning and why this…

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  • How Can I Switch Off Stress? The Cost of Urgency

    September 15, 2026 · 15 min

    This episode looks at the gap between understanding your patterns and moving towards setting clear boundaries to interrupt them. Kristen introduces her "body first" approach and walks through a real case of a police sergeant to show how…

  • How To Identify Functional Freeze: The Cost of Putting Yourself Second

    September 15, 2026 · 21 min

    This episode unpacks everything you need to know about functional freeze, or what happens when women keep performing at a high level while feeling depleted, numb, or disconnected internally. Kristen looks at why this happens, why it can…

  • The Cost of Being the Woman Who Handles Everything: Identifying High-Performance Burnout

    September 15, 2026 · 16 min

    This episode unpacks what you need to know about high performance burnout, a pattern in high-achieving women who are quietly running on empty. Kristen introduces the podcast’s focus: the type of burnout women experience that hides in plain…

  • Introducing... Women Under Pressure!

    September 1, 2026 · 2 min

    Are you a high-performing woman working in healthcare, emergency services or another demanding leadership role? Maybe you can handle the crisis, make the difficult decision and be the person everyone relies on, but when the workday ends…

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About the show

Are you a high-performing woman working in healthcare, emergency services or another demanding leadership role? Maybe you can handle the crisis, make the difficult decision and be the person everyone relies on, but when the workday ends, you have a much harder time leaving it behind. Women Under Pressure is a podcast for ambitious women who want to succeed at a high level without sacrificing their mental health, physical health, relationships or the rest of their lives in the process. Hosted by Kristen Plake, a licensed trauma therapist and founder of Frontline Wellness Group, the show explores what demanding careers ask of women and how to build a life that can sustain both ambition and wellbeing. Through practical solo episodes and honest conversations with experts and women doing demanding work, Women Under Pressure goes beyond traditional conversations about stress management and self-care. You'll learn more about how your experiences affect you, why it can be so difficult to switch off even when the crisis is over, and what can help you recover without asking you to become less driven or walk away from work that matters to you. Learn more about Kristen and Frontline Wellness Group at frontlinewellnessgroup.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.