{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A LOT with Audra","title":"90. When the Super Woman Facade Stops Working with Dr. Kristen Strom","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2373,"description":"What happens when achievement starts costing you aliveness? Dr. Kristen Strom joins the show to share her story of chasing success as a professor, wife, and mother—only to realize that the life she'd built was slowly draining the life out of her. From missing her kids' sporting events to feeling numb at the mention of a university teaching award, Kristen opens up about the red flags she ignored, the wake-up calls she couldn't, and the small, daily habits that quietly rewrote her entire future. We talk about what it really takes to stop hustling, start listening to your body, and build a life where you don't have to sacrifice the people you love to do the work you love. If you've ever looked in the mirror and not recognized the woman staring back, this conversation is for you.\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\nKristen's realization that she was succeeding professionally but losing herself personally—missing her kids' events, running on empty, and ignoring years of physical red flags\nThe numbness that set in even after receiving a student-nominated teaching award and a national publication—achievements she'd worked her whole career for\nHow her son's words in the car one morning became a mirror reflecting her own stress back at her\nThe two wake-up call moments: a vacation photo where she didn't recognize herself, and a mirror moment at 38 wondering what her 40s would feel like if nothing changed\nThe health reset Kristen and her husband undertook together—from nutrition and fitness to mindset and emotional wellness\nKristen's 10-minute power practice: brain dumping, setting three intentions, and expressing gratitude before the day begins\nWhy high achievers should think smaller, not bigger, when creating change—and how tiny habits compound over time\nThe identity work required to believe you're worth the investment—and to envision a future self worth becoming\nHow fear and discomfort are not signs to stop but signals that you're in the growth process\nKristen's transition from professor to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ST1ihY6oM6j-9JRbJBusW58P2vlzKyibzbr46bLarLI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMTAw/OWFmMDZmNzE3YzYy/OTM3ZmM5Y2NmYzRm/MTY5My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}