Sharing from an email from Dr. Sam Rae:
I'm approaching the two-year anniversary of when I first decided to pause my consulting business and take a sabbatical, and honestly… I cannot believe how much my life has changed since then.
I'm at another turning point and a huge transitional moment. And instead of being nervous about what's coming next, I'm excited. Everything that's been unfolding is showing me that I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be.
So here's the big news I want to share: I've decided to turn my personal research into a formal study and would love for you to participate.
If you've been following my work, you know I've been building frameworks around what I call High-Functioning Survival Mode™ — the cycle that high-achieving, high-masking women get stuck in.
I've been studying this and living it, and noticed there's a real gap in how burnout is understood for women like us. Most of the tools and resources are surface-level and certainly don't use an intersectional lens.
Now that I'm on the other side, I want to hear directly from other women navigating this through real data. So I created the High-Functioning Survival Mode™ Study.
Because you're part of my email community, you get access before I share it publicly.
The survey takes under 10 minutes and explores how stress, survival mode, and burnout patterns show up individually, in relationships, and at work.
If this resonates with you, I would love your participation. And, if you know a high-achieving woman who should be part of this, please share the link with them.