{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Healthy Compulsive Project","title":"Ep. 115: Why You Can’t Stop Using Willpower--Even After It Drains You ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1c0807ea\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1254,"description":"Why do so many disciplined, high-functioning people keep pushing themselves long after the tank is empty? This episode explores the hidden costs of overusing willpower and why self-control, though powerful, can become destructive when it loses contact with the body, emotion, values, and limits. It looks at how rigid ideas of strength, externally driven perfectionism, and fear-based motivation can trap people in cycles of depletion. It also offers a healthier alternative: a more flexible definition of strength and a more sustainable way of working from desire rather than pressure.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Flded143RhYZecyTwOe_oM0OHL4N1Tu5lQoVo-EfIWs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzMTY0LzE2ODkw/MDgwMzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}