The Art of Managing Your Brain with Dr. Charlie M. Hornes

https://charliehornescoaching.com

Hosted by: Dr. Charlie M. Hornes Founder, The Charlie Hornes Coaching Studio, LLC Doctorate-Level Certified Clinical Spiritual Counseling Provider Master Certified Thought Work Strategist

Episode Summary: You don’t collapse because you’re weak. You collapse because you’ve been surviving too long. In this episode, Dr. Charlie breaks down the Deer Archetype—women wired for the flight survival pattern. If stillness feels unsafe, if you secretly run even while smiling, and if no one knows how exhausted you are... this is the episode you didn’t know you needed.

She reveals how high-functioning women burn out not from doing too little, but from doing too much in silence. Using her STORM System, we’ll map the psychological pattern that drives your nervous system to see slowing down as danger—and what to do before it costs you everything.

Time-Stamped Chapters:

00:00 — Why You Collapse in Private

01:27 — The 50th Episode Milestone

03:48 — Why Mindset Isn’t Enough in a Cat 5 Burnout

07:51 — Meet Sarah: The Flight Archetype in Action

10:40 — Stillness Feels Like Exposure for the Deer

12:45 — Flight Isn't Failure. It's a Survival Code

15:11 — Cortisol, Collapse, and Overfunctioning Explained

18:19 — The Disconnect Between How You Look and How You Feel

21:44 — What it Costs to Carry This Much

24:01 — STORM Breakdown: Systemic Pressure to Tactical Overfunctioning

29:30 — Why Losing Purpose is the Final Straw

32:20 — The Paradox: The More You Run, the Closer You Get

35:06 — Rituals that Rewire Your Flight Loop

38:59 — The Stillness Strategy: What Deer Need to Hear

43:47 — Why This is Urgent (And Preventable)

Deer Archetype Strategy PDF: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/651b38799603db129b61d9c3/t/6841349b70f5b93b641d832e/1749103781868/charlie-hornes-coaching-survival-instinct-deer-flight-burnout-prevention-cheat-sheet.pdf

Watch the Personalized Video for Deer: https://youtu.be/aC8XJ3a4tSs

Get the Burnout Prevention Playbook (beta): https://charliehornescoaching.com/burnout-playbook-beta-offer

Related Episodes: E49 — From Rumination to Relief: Stop the Mental Spiral https://youtu.be/u54C1sDq2Oo

E42 — The Real Reason You Don’t Trust Yourself https://youtu.be/5vKV8e6XzFk

Take the Burnout Archetype Quiz: https://charliehornescoaching.com/quiz

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