Ep 91: The Real Reason You’re Exhausted in Business and the Simple Shifts That Changes Everything

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In this episode of The Real Women Real Business Podcast, Shauna Lynn pulls back the curtain on one of the most costly and overlooked drains on women entrepreneurs: emotional labor. From people-pleasing clients to absorbing everyone else’s stress, Shauna Lynn reveals how invisible emotional work quietly sabotages your profits, your energy, and your joy.

Drawing on her own experience with burnout and the powerful transformations of her coaching clients, Shauna Lynn shares how to spot emotional labor in your day-to-day business decisions and offers four practical tools to help you reclaim your time, energy, and clarity. She reframes boundaries as an act of leadership, not guilt, and introduces simple shifts that help you build a business that supports you rather than depletes you.

This conversation is for every woman who’s tired of “doing it all” and ready to thrive with more peace, purpose, and profit. Tune in to refuel your mindset and share this episode with a fellow entrepreneur who needs to hear it.

Timestamps:

• (00:00) - (06:32): Shauna Lynn Simon exposes one of the biggest profit leaks in women-run businesses and introduces the unseen weight of emotional labor.

  (06:33) - (15:41): She reflects on her own experience with burnout, revealing how overwork and “doing it all” can quietly erode both energy and profit.

  (15:42) - (26:10): Through real client stories, Shauna Lynn illustrates how people-pleasing, poor boundaries, and emotional overload show up in everyday business decisions.

  (26:11) - (44:20): She breaks down why emotional labor leads to poor decision-making, stalled growth, and resentment—and how reconnecting to your original vision can change everything.

  (44:21) - (1:02:00): Shauna Lynn shares four powerful tools for protecting your energy, setting emotional and business boundaries, and building a business that supports you instead of draining you.

Resources:

• Book Your FREE Coaching Assessment Call with Shauna Lynn: https://www.aboutshaunalynn.com/coachme

• Learn more about the show: AboutShaunaLynn.com/podcast

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