1961: The Psychology of Never Enough. Why High-Achievers Still Feel Empty and How to Fix It

<p>Brooke Taylor is a former Google executive turned researcher and coach who has spent years studying a phenomenon called the success wound —interviewing more than 5,000 women to understand why so many accomplished, capable people still feel like it’s never enough.</p><br><p>Her new book, <a href="amazon.com/Healing-Success-Wound-Fulfillment-N…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Healing the Success Wound: Align Your Ambition, Find Lasting Career Fulfillment, and End the Cycle of Never Enough</em></a><em>,</em> puts language—and solutions—to something I think so many of us have felt but couldn’t quite articulate.</p><br><p>In our conversation, we unpack</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What the “success wound” really is…</li><li>Why achievement can become a stand-in for self-worth…</li><li>The five archetypes of high achievers who struggle with fulfillment…</li><li>And how all of this shows up not just in our careers, but in our finances, our relationships, and even how we parent.</li><li><br></li></ul><p>We also talk about Brooke’s own turning point—what she calls her “spiritual awakening breakdown”—and how it led her to rethink everything she thought she knew about work, ambition, and identity.</p><p><strong>How's midlife going? <a href="jotform.com/build/262556781257063"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fill out Farnoosh's survey</a> and help shape the podcast in 2027.</strong></p>

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