The Cost of High-Achieving (And What Comes Next) with Swarna

Feeling stuck, burnt out, or like you’re wearing a mask just to get through the day? You’re not alone, and this week’s episode is your permission slip to finally exhale and come back home to you.

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with the radiant Swarna, a confidence and authenticity coach who helps high-achieving women, especially empaths and introverts, navigate the overwhelm, peel back the pressure, and reconnect with their truth.

Swarna shares her raw and real story of battling anxiety, hitting burnout, and choosing to rewrite her story from the inside out. 

We unpack what it really means to live authentically when the world tells you to perform, to achieve, to be more. And (spoiler alert) it’s not about doing more, it’s about being more of who you already are.

We dive deep into:

• The hidden pressure behind perfectionism and overachievement
• How burnout becomes a wake-up call for transformation
• The nervous system's role in healing and reclaiming your power
• Why feeling safe is essential before you can truly thrive
• Rewiring your inner world with compassion, not shame
• Swarna’s journey through dance and body awareness as a path to self-trust and freedom

If you’ve ever felt like you're stuck in a life that looks good on the outside but doesn’t feel right on the inside…this episode will move you.

Hit play and let this be your sign to slow down, listen in, and remember who you really are.

About Swarna:

Swarna Helena is a former pharmacist and professional dancer who, after feeling totally lost with herself and suffering extreme burnout which left her bedridden, completely transformed her life, becoming an international trauma-informed confidence and authenticity coach. She is dedicated to helping women ditch people-pleasing and “good girl” conditioning, empowering them on a path of self-acceptance and personal fulfilment by helping them to fully claim their uniqueness, connect back to their bodies and regulate their nervous system. 

Swarna uses a combination of mindset coaching, mind-body coaching and nervous system regulation work to help women cultivate self-love and self-compassion, release self-doubt and break free from societal expectations so that they can step into their most powerful, authentic selves and live their best lives.

Website: www.swarnahelena.com
Instagram: @swarnahelena
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swarna-rautiainen