🎙️ Episode 4: The Overachiever Mask – How to Stop Chasing Approval and Start Living Authentically
Jul 15, 2025🎙️ Episode 4: The Overachiever Mask – How to Stop Chasing Approval and Start Living Authentically
Welcome back to Unapologetically In Power, where we unmask the identities that keep us stuck and step fully into our unapologetic selves. I'm your host, Jennifer Damaskos—and today, we're confronting one of the most exhausting masks out there: the Overachiever.
đź’¬ Episode Summary
The Overachiever mask isn’t just about success—it’s about survival.
It’s the version of you that gets the grades, the titles, the praise—but deep down, still feels like she hasn’t earned the right to rest.
This episode is for the woman who feels like she’s only as valuable as her latest win—and is ready to break the cycle.
🔥 What You’ll Hear:
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The emotional toll of constant overachievement
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How success can become a mask for insecurity
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The difference between goals that are yours vs. goals that are expected
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My personal story of chasing worth through doing
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How to redefine success in a way that feels like freedom
🧠Research That Informed This Episode:
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Dr. Valerie Young’s work on imposter syndrome and Overachiever patterns
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The internal praise-pressure loop many high-achieving women unconsciously carry
✨ Power Prompt
What would success look like if it wasn’t tied to proving anything to anyone?
Write it. Reflect on it. Let it rewire what you’ve been taught to chase.
🛠️ Tool I Love:
đź“ť The Five Minute Journal — My go-to for checking in with myself, not just my output.
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You are more than what you produce. You’re allowed to rest.
You’re allowed to stop earning your worth—and start owning it.
🎵 Your unapologetic era continues now.
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You’re not just here to listen. You’re here to rise.
This is your space to reconnect with the woman beneath the roles.
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