The Self Care She-EO Podcast

Courtney Porter
  • 5.0 (11)
  • Mental Health
  • Updated Bimonthly

The podcast for women entrepreneurs who’ve hit burnout, reclaimed boundaries, and redefined what success looks like on their own terms. I’m a therapist sharing solo episodes and having real conversations with other female bosses about nervous system care, emotional exhaustion, soft leadership, faith, and the messy but beautiful work of healing while building.

  1. 4d ago

    How High-Achieving Women Burn Out Trying to Carry Everything with Naomi Claxton Esq.

    What happens when ambition outruns capacity? In this powerful conversation, we discuss the hidden emotional weight many women carry while trying to be everything for everybody. From burnout and resentment to motherhood, faith, perfectionism, boundaries, and emotional healing, this episode dives deep into the realities high-achieving women often suffer through silently. If you’ve ever felt: * emotionally exhausted * responsible for everyone * guilty for resting * disconnected from yourself * overwhelmed by pressure and expectations …this conversation will speak directly to you. 🔑 Learn more from today’s guest and connect with her work here: Book: www.how2chick.com/glory (DISCOUNT CODE: SCC20 - valid until July 1st) YouTube & Instagram:  @thehow2chick  Facebook: The How-To Chick #SelfCareSHEEO #BurnoutRecovery #Boundaries #ChristianWomen #MentalHealth #WomenEntrepreneurs #BlackWomenHealing #FaithAndMentalHealth #SelfCare #Burnout

    37 min

  2. Mar 17

    When “Finished” Is the Only Thing That Counts: The Lie Women Learn About Winning

    So many women don’t count their progress as a win unless something is fully complete — polished, finished, and proven. But that mindset quietly erases courage, growth, healing, and momentum. In this episode, we unpack the false narrative that starting doesn’t matter, why women are conditioned to dismiss their own progress, and how redefining what a “win” looks like can change the way you show up in your life, business, and healing journey. If you’ve ever told yourself “it doesn’t count yet”… this conversation is for you.

    4 min

  3. Mar 10

    The Pressure to Be Visible and the Power of Being Intentional | Choosing Depth Over Noise

    Visibility has become the currency of our time but being visible doesn’t always mean being impactful. In this episode, we talk about the unspoken pressure to constantly show up, the fear of becoming irrelevant, and why quiet seasons are often misunderstood. We explore the difference between visibility and impact, the cost of constant access, and how intentional presence protects your energy, creativity, and nervous system. This conversation is for anyone who feels pressured to perform, post, or produce—even when their body is asking for space. It’s a reminder that you don’t need to be everywhere to matter, and you don’t owe the world constant access to you. This season is about depth over noise, presence with purpose, and choosing alignment over pressure.

    8 min

  4. Feb 25

    You’re Not Losing Your Edge. You’re Healing.

    If you’ve been feeling less urgent… less driven… less motivated than you used to be — this episode is for you. What if nothing is wrong with you? What if your nervous system is finally calming down? For high-achieving women who’ve lived in survival mode for years, calm can feel unfamiliar — even scary. We often mistake regulation for laziness and healing for failure. In this episode, we explore: • The difference between survival mode and regulation • Why calm can feel like emptiness • Burnout vs. boredom • Why urgency is not purpose • What it means to meet yourself without stress as your fuel If you’ve been asking, “Why don’t I feel like myself anymore?” — this conversation will help you reframe that question. You’re not losing your edge.You’re stabilizing. And something in you might finally be healing.

    8 min

  5. Feb 25

    Success Doesn’t Require Self-Abandonment (For High-Achievers)

    Success should not require you to override your body, ignore your values, or push past your limits just to prove you’re capable. In this solo episode, we challenge hustle culture without swinging into passivity or guilt. Because success isn’t just something you achieve — it’s something you have to sustain. We’re unpacking: How ambition quietly turns into self-betrayal The hidden cost of always “pushing through” Why consistency should feel like integrity, not exhaustion What aligned effort actually feels like in real life This conversation is especially for high-achieving women and entrepreneurs who feel the pressure to keep going… even when their nervous system, capacity, and values are asking for something different.

    8 min

  6. Feb 25

    When You Finally Let Yourself Cry

    There comes a point where holding it together becomes heavier than letting it out.   In this solo episode, I’m sharing a moment from a recent mentorship space where the room was filled with unspoken weight — women carrying responsibilities, expectations, grief, pressure… and trying to keep smiling through it.   Then something shifted.   A simple prayer gave us permission to release — to cry, to exhale, to admit we’re tired of being strong all the time.   This episode is for the woman who keeps pushing, keeps producing, keeps showing up… while quietly holding everything in.   You don’t have to carry it alone. And sometimes the most healing thing you can do… is let it out.   We talk about: Why high-functioning women suppress emotion What happens in the body when we don’t release The spiritual + emotional permission to cry How release creates regulation and clarity Why tears are not weakness — they’re processing If you’ve been holding it in… this is your permission moment.

    5 min

  7. Feb 3

    Not Restarting Returning on Purpose | A Grounded Welcome Back

    This isn’t a restart. It’s a return on purpose and on my own timing. In this welcome back episode, I share why I stepped away, what rest taught me, and how I’m choosing to show up differently in this next season. This episode is a gentle welcome back, not an apology and not an explanation, but a reflection. After taking time to slow down, reset, and recalibrate, I’m returning to the podcast with more clarity, intention, and grounded wisdom. In this episode, I talk about why rest can look like inconsistency to others, how pressure and productivity culture can distort our pace, and why choosing your own timing is an act of self-respect. If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down, questioned your motivation, or felt rushed to show up before you were ready, this episode is for you. This season isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters on purpose. 🎧 New episodes are coming with deeper conversations around rest, boundaries, nervous system regulation, and sustainable success.

    7 min

  8. 10/14/2025

    From Burnout to Breakthrough | How a Vegan Fast Launched Her Restaurant Dream

    What if burnout was the beginning of your breakthrough? In this episode of The Self-Care SHE-EO Podcast, we sit down with the founder of Sun of a Vegan — a restaurant owner whose journey started with exhaustion from social work and a simple vegan fast that changed her life. What began as a way to reset turned into a raw-food journey, a surge of creativity, and a series of divine opportunities that led to her first vendor event and eventually her thriving restaurant. She also opens up about learning to set boundaries, release perfectionism, and find freedom through rest, faith, and food. ✨ Tune in to hear how burnout, boundaries, and a bold step of faith became the recipe for purpose and success. 🎧 Listen to The Self-Care SHE-EO Podcast for more stories of women redefining success, rest, and boundaries on their own terms   📍Hickory Ridge Mall - 6075 Winchester Rd.

    46 min
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The podcast for women entrepreneurs who’ve hit burnout, reclaimed boundaries, and redefined what success looks like on their own terms. I’m a therapist sharing solo episodes and having real conversations with other female bosses about nervous system care, emotional exhaustion, soft leadership, faith, and the messy but beautiful work of healing while building.

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  • Creator
    Courtney Porter
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Self Care She-EO Podcast