Stress vs. Dysregulation: Why High Performers Burn Out Even When They’re Doing Everything Right

Описание: High-performing professionals often experience anxiety, exhaustion, or burnout despite success, discipline, and competence. In many cases, this isn’t a confidence issue or a lack of resilience — it’s a nervous system issue.

In this episode of The Regulated Executive, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Nicole Horne explains the critical distinction between stress and nervous system dysregulation, and why treating them as the same leads to burnout over time.

This session explores:
• The difference between stress and dysregulation
• Why rest alone doesn’t always resolve anxiety
• How chronic nervous system activation develops in high-functioning individuals
• Why motivation and clarity decline even after time off
• What sustainable regulation actually requires

This content is designed for executives, legal professionals, healthcare providers, entrepreneurs, and high-responsibility roles who want to understand why traditional stress solutions often fail — and what’s missing.

This episode is informational and educational, offering a nervous-system-informed framework for understanding performance, resilience, and recovery.

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About the Series

The Regulated Executive examines how nervous system regulation impacts clarity, confidence, and performance in high-functioning professionals.

Episode 1: Why anxiety persists in the absence of threat
Episode 2: Stress vs. dysregulation — why treating them the same leads to burnout

If this resonates, future episodes explore confidence, imposter syndrome, and performance under chronic activation.

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About Nicole Horne, LMFT

Nicole Horne is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in nervous system regulation, high-functioning anxiety, and performance stability in professionals operating under sustained pressure.