Episode 20

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2nd Jul 2025

Functional Burnout-"High-Functioning, Low Peace: The Hidden Cost of Survival Mode"

🎙️ Episode 20: Functional Burnout-"High-Functioning, Low Peace: The Hidden Cost of Survival Mode"

Host: Tina White

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Series: July Spotlight – Mental Health & Entrepreneurship

💡 Episode Summary:

You’re not in bed all day. You’re not crying in a corner.

You’re working. You’re posting. You’re performing.

But inside? You’re unraveling.

In this episode of The Trigger and The Truth, Tina White unpacks the silent epidemic of functional burnout—a state where high performance masks emotional depletion. Especially common among Black women in business, functional burnout is often misdiagnosed as ambition when it’s actually survival on autopilot.

Tina gets real about how this type of burnout shows up:

  • Smiling while secretly shutting down
  • Overproducing out of fear, not alignment
  • Feeling like you’re doing everything, yet going nowhere emotionally

You’ll also learn why emotional mastery—not another productivity hack—is the key to breaking free.

What You'll Walk Away With:

✔️ Clarity on how burnout can hide behind “success”

✔️ Tools to pause, regulate, and reset—without guilt

✔️ Why emotional intelligence is your true business strategy

✔️ A mindset shift to reclaim your peace while growing your brand

Resources Mentioned:

📘 Pick Up The Pieces: 21-Day Emotional Mastery Strategy for Black Women in Business

🎧 More episodes at: https://the-trigger-and-the.captivate.fm/listen

💬 Connect with Tina on Instagram: @triggerandtruthpod

Call to Action:

If this episode spoke to the storm behind your smile, share it with another woman who’s been grinding through burnout. And don’t forget—you don’t have to fall apart to rest.

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About the Podcast

The Trigger and The Truth
Real Stories, Real Conversations, Real Healing
Welcome to The Trigger and The Truth—a transformative podcast and healing platform created to explore the breakdowns in our most meaningful relationships and the unspoken truths behind them. Hosted by mental health advocate Tina White, this space offers real conversations, raw storytelling, and expert insight to help you gain clarity, find peace of mind, and grow through what you’ve been through. Whether you seek understanding, closure, or a sense of direction, you're not alone—your healing journey starts here.

About your host

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Tina White

Tina White is a truthteller, trauma disruptor, and the unapologetic voice behind The Trigger and The Truth podcast—a healing platform where pain meets purpose and storytelling becomes therapy. A native of South Jamaica, Queens, Tina brings over two decades of lived and professional experience navigating complex relationships, systemic grief, generational trauma, and emotional survival.

Her own journey—through loss, poverty, sexual assault, fractured family ties, and the residual impact of the crack era—fuels her commitment to helping others find clarity and healing. With deep roots in community advocacy, mental wellness, and transformation, Tina creates a safe, judgment-free space where guests and listeners alike can unpack emotional triggers and uncover the truths buried beneath them.

As the founder of several wellness and justice-centered initiatives, Tina is more than a podcast host—she’s a cultural voice for the unheard, a catalyst for deep healing, and a mentor for those finally ready to face their past and reclaim their peace.

Whether she’s guiding a raw conversation on grief, interviewing a mental health expert, or dropping therapeutic gems solo, Tina shows up fully—real, rooted, and ready to break generational cycles with truth and tenderness.