Abi Rogers on The Hidden Anxiety Behind High Performance

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If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! S5:E In this episode, we’re joined by Abi Rogers, founder of The Better Brain Company and solution-focused hypnotherapist, for a thoughtful conversation on the hidden cost of high performance. Abi reflects on her journey from running two optical practices while quietly struggling with anxiety, panic and relentless mental overload, to discovering a different way of working and living. Together, we explore confidence, identity, nervous system regulation and why so many capable people can appear fine on the outside while feeling very different underneath. Abi also shares practical insights for anyone caught in overthinking, along with the thinking behind her Leading Lighter programme and her book, 21 Days to a Better Brain. Key Learnings Outward success does not always mean inner ease. High performers can look capable while quietly carrying anxiety, pressure and mental overload. Confidence is not about becoming a different person . It often starts with calming the nervous system, reducing mental noise and creating space to think more clearly.

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