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Don’t F*kn Shrink: Sustainable Performance for High-Achieving Women
Success shouldn't cost you your health.
For years, women have been taught to push through stress. But what if that's exactly what's holding you back?
Don't F*kn Shrink is the podcast for high-achieving women who want to perform at their best without sacrificing their health, relationships, or identity. Hosted by performance physiologist Daffney Allwein, each episode explores the science behind sustainable performance; from nervous system regulation and stress recovery to strength, longevity, leadership, and the psychology of ambition.
Whether you're leading a company, raising a family, building a career, or navigating midlife, you'll learn how to work with your body instead of against it so you can show up with more energy, confidence, and clarity
Because success isn't about shrinking yourself to fit your life. It's about building a life where you never have to.
Subscribe and join thousands of women who are redefining what success looks like - one grounded, sustainable step at a time. If an episode resonates with you, share it with a friend and leave a review. Your support helps more women discover the tools they need to lead, perform, and thrive.
Don’t F*kn Shrink: Sustainable Performance for High-Achieving Women
Latest Episodes
51: The Nervous System Reset Every High-Achieving Woman Needs
Daffney shares how people-pleasing, pushing through, and constantly operating at her edge kept her nervous system stuck on high alert, even when there was no obvious reason to feel stressed. She breaks down how old patterns can quietly hijack t...
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50: How to Stop Living in a Constant State of Burnout
Daffney challenges the myth that “practice makes perfect,” arguing instead that practice makes you prepared, especially when life doesn’t go according to plan. She explains how burnout and reactivity can leave you living at your “razor’s edge” ...
49: How to Reset Your Nervous System When Stress Is Taking Over
It is that time of year again. The one where the calendar says "vacation" but your nervous system says otherwise. New schedules, new routines, and a hundred tiny things pulling at your attention all at once. In this episode, Daffney breaks down...
48: Why "People Pleaser" Is the Career You Need to Quit
Words are the brand. That's the whole premise Daffney and Denise Tallcott build on in this episode. Denise spent her early career in radio developing a "look at me" persona, until an entire Facebook group formed around hating her at just 22 yea...
47: Weight Loss After 40 | Hormones, HRT & GLP-1s
Why does it suddenly feel impossible to lose weight after 40? Daffney talks with women's health specialist Adrian Thompson, PA-C, to unpack what happens during perimenopause, why weight gain isn't simply a matter of willpower, and how changing ...