If rest makes you restless, this episode is for you.In the Season 1 finale of Beneath the Busy, we look beneath the polished surface of high performance to explore a quietly harmful dynamic: work addiction. It often looks like dedication—but underneath is a loop of anxiety, avoidance, and a relentless need to prove.You’ll learn:What work addiction is (and isn’t)Why it hides in plain sight—especially in ambitious, high-achieving peopleHow to spot the loop, interrupt it, and begin to step outWhy separating your work from your worth is the real workMaya’s story: a real-life example of unhooking from the cycleThis is not a list of hacks. It’s a gentle call to reflect—because you don’t have to quit your job to quit the loop, but you may need to stop earning your self-worth one task at a time.Download the free Work Addiction Self-Screen & Reflection Guide Want a nudge when Season 2 goes live in October? Add your name to this form🎧 Thanks for listening! If you’re ready to take this further, here are a few ways to connect or go deeper: * Free Mental Health Check-in → Sign up here to receive a simple yet powerful resource to combat burnout and reclaim your energy. * Join my Newsletter → Thoughtful, grounded reflections on navigating workplace pressures, supporting mental health, and leading with impact. Sign up here. * Say hi / share a takeaway → Connect with me on LinkedIn. → Message me directly here. * Work with me → See how I support senior leaders and HR professionals in building mentally healthy teams and organisations.
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Behind the Drive: When Anxiety takes the Wheel
Anxiety often hides behind high performance, overthinking, and the need to stay in control. In this episode, we unpack what anxiety really is, and what it isn’t. You’ll learn: – How anxiety hijacks your nervous system – Why it can mask itself as productivity or people-pleasing – A practical tool to interrupt spirals (the “What If” antidote) – And how to work with anxiety, not just fight itBecause the goal isn’t to get rid of anxiety. It’s to understand the role it’s playing behind the scenes.🎧 Thanks for listening! If you’re ready to take this further, here are a few ways to connect or go deeper: * Free Mental Health Check-in → Sign up here to receive a simple yet powerful resource to combat burnout and reclaim your energy. * Join my Newsletter → Thoughtful, grounded reflections on navigating workplace pressures, supporting mental health, and leading with impact. Sign up here. * Say hi / share a takeaway → Connect with me on LinkedIn. → Message me directly here. * Work with me → See how I support senior leaders and HR professionals in building mentally healthy teams and organisations.
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Episode 8: WTF: What’s the Feeling?
Most of us were never taught how to feel our feelings; let alone why it matters. In this episode, we explore what emotions are really trying to tell us, how the brain responds to emotional overwhelm, and why “naming it to tame it” is more than just a clever phrase.You’ll learn: – Why emotional suppression backfires – How to sit with uncomfortable feelings without spiralling – A simple reflection guide to help you tune in, not shut down – And how emotional fluency helps you hold better boundaries This is not a how-to guide for emotional perfection. It’s a conversation about creating more space, more self-trust, and more choice. One feeling at a time. 🎧 Thanks for listening! If you’re ready to take this further, here are a few ways to connect or go deeper: * Free Mental Health Check-in → Sign up here to receive a simple yet powerful resource to combat burnout and reclaim your energy. * Join my Newsletter → Thoughtful, grounded reflections on navigating workplace pressures, supporting mental health, and leading with impact. Sign up here. * Say hi / share a takeaway → Connect with me on LinkedIn. → Message me directly here. * Work with me → See how I support senior leaders and HR professionals in building mentally healthy teams and organisations.
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Episode 7: Drawing the Line (Part 2): The Art of Setting Boundaries That Hold
In this follow-up episode of Beneath the Busy, we explore why blurred boundaries are more than just a personal struggle, they’re a systemic issue. When leaders can’t say no, burnout becomes the norm.This is the how episode: how to set boundaries that hold - without guilt, collapse, or disconnection.Because boundaries aren’t soft skills. They’re survival skills.Tune in and reclaim your edge.🎧 Thanks for listening! If you’re ready to take this further, here are a few ways to connect or go deeper: * Free Mental Health Check-in → Sign up here to receive a simple yet powerful resource to combat burnout and reclaim your energy. * Join my Newsletter → Thoughtful, grounded reflections on navigating workplace pressures, supporting mental health, and leading with impact. Sign up here. * Say hi / share a takeaway → Connect with me on LinkedIn. → Message me directly here. * Work with me → See how I support senior leaders and HR professionals in building mentally healthy teams and organisations.
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Episode 6: Drawing the Line (Part 1): Why Boundaries Matter and What Gets in the Way
Ever said “yes” when your whole body was saying “no”? You’re not alone. In this episode of Beneath the Busy, Lauren Davis unpacks why boundaries matter, why people-pleasing keeps us stuck, and how busyness can be a shield that hides our discomfort.It’s time to step off the resentment loop and start living with more self-respect.Tune in now and let’s get beneath the busy.🎧 Thanks for listening! If you’re ready to take this further, here are a few ways to connect or go deeper: * Free Mental Health Check-in → Sign up here to receive a simple yet powerful resource to combat burnout and reclaim your energy. * Join my Newsletter → Thoughtful, grounded reflections on navigating workplace pressures, supporting mental health, and leading with impact. Sign up here. * Say hi / share a takeaway → Connect with me on LinkedIn. → Message me directly here. * Work with me → See how I support senior leaders and HR professionals in building mentally healthy teams and organisations.
About Beneath the Busy: Insights into Workplace Mental Health
Is it possible to thrive at work without sacrificing your wellbeing?Yes—and it starts by going beneath the busy.Hosted by clinical psychologist and mental health coach Lauren Davis, Beneath the Busy cuts through hustle culture to explore what really makes leaders and teams mentally healthy. With over 20 years of experience, Lauren brings sharp insights, honest reflections, and practical strategies to help you live and lead with more ease.Because being constantly busy isn’t a badge of honour—it’s a barrier to what matters most.Subscribe for regular conversations that challenge the norm, restore perspective, and redefine success—from the inside out.www.ljdwellbeing.com
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