The Girlboss Trap: Why Ambition Became Burnout

Podcast: The Dr. Leaf Show · Dr. Caroline Leaf

Opublikowano: 2026-08-19

Girlbossing is making us mean, exhausted, and unhappy. A neuroscientist and her daughter on what hustle-culture ambition did to us, and what healthy ambition looks like. Dr. Caroline Leaf and her daughter Dominique take apart the girlboss era: how ambition turned into a glorified way of running from ourselves, why the self-care backlash is just as performative as the hustle, and how the companies built on "boss babe" branding collapsed. Then they get practical, walking the Neurocycle through identity and self-worth so ambition comes from self-trust instead of fear. What you'll learn: • Why chasing ambition can qui...