There is a particular kind of exhaustion that does not show up in obvious ways. You are still delivering and still the person everyone calls when something needs to be done properly. But underneath all of that, something has started to feel heavier than it used to.
Being the reliable one is often a role high-achieving women fall into gradually, not because they consciously chose it, but because they were good at it and people rewarded them for it. Over time, that role can take more than it gives back in ways that are worth looking at honestly.
