Women Under Pressure

by Kristen Plake

#22 Mental Health
▲3 today #72 Health & Fitness
▲11 today

Are you a high-performing woman working in healthcare, emergency services or another demanding leadership role? Maybe you can handle the crisis, make the difficult decision and be the person everyone relies on, but when the workday ends, you have a much harder time leaving it behind. Women Under Pressure is a podcast for ambitious women who want to succeed at a high level without sacrificing their mental health, physical health, relationships or the rest of their lives in the process. Hosted by Kristen Plake, a licensed trauma therapist and founder of Frontline Wellness Group, the show explores what demanding careers ask of women and how to build a life that can sustain both ambition and wellbeing. Through practical solo episodes and honest conversations with experts and women doing demanding work, Women Under Pressure goes beyond traditional conversations about stress management and self-care. You'll learn more about how your experiences affect you, why it can be so difficult to switch off even when the crisis is over, and what can help you recover without asking you to become less driven or walk away from work that matters to you. Learn more about Kristen and Frontline Wellness Group at frontlinewellnessgroup.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

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Emotional Labor: What Composure Actually Costs You

This episode is about emotional labor and the gap between what you feel and what you actually show when a job requires composure. Kristen looks at why staying steady for

Oct 6
15 min

How To Pursue Ambition with Intention, with Chelsea Ryckis

In this episode, Kristen talks with Chelsea Ryckis, a business owner, wife, and first-time mom of a one-year-old. She shares how she learned to stay accountable as a lead

Sep 29
37 min

Understanding Overfunctioning: Why Delegating Doesn’t Mean Letting Go

This episode unpacks why even in the moments when you choose to delegate, you still can't stop yourself from taking the work back. Kristen shares the story of Danielle, a

Sep 22
15 min

How Can I Switch Off Stress? The Cost of Urgency

This episode looks at the gap between understanding your patterns and moving towards setting clear boundaries to interrupt them. Kristen introduces her "body first" appro

Sep 15
15 min

How To Identify Functional Freeze: The Cost of Putting Yourself Second

This episode unpacks everything you need to know about functional freeze, or what happens when women keep performing at a high level while feeling depleted, numb, or disc

Sep 15
20 min

The Cost of Being the Woman Who Handles Everything: Identifying High-Performance Burnout

This episode unpacks what you need to know about high performance burnout, a pattern in high-achieving women who are quietly running on empty. Kristen introduces the podc

Sep 15
15 min

Introducing... Women Under Pressure!

Are you a high-performing woman working in healthcare, emergency services or another demanding leadership role? Maybe you can handle the crisis, make the difficult decisi

Sep 1
1 min

Chart positions

Where Women Under Pressure ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 9, 2026).

#72 ▲ 11 Health & Fitness US

#22 ▲ 3 Mental Health US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Love this podcast! A very much needed resource for women trying to do it all. Kristen is a lovely host. She brings both information and inspiration to every episode.

Andreea94 · Sep 2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I absolutely love this podcast! I especially appreciate how real and relatable the conversations are about the pressures women face in leadership. So often, we carry so much and just normalize it because we feel like that’s what we’re supposed to do. Listening makes me feel seen, understood, and connected. Such an encouraging and refreshing podcast!

Wandatorres143 · Sep 2026

Women Under Pressure feels like the conversation so many women need right now. Kristen brings such warmth, honesty, and wisdom to the real pressures women carry with family, work, relationships, expectations, and the constant feeling that we should somehow be doing it all better. I love how relatable and encouraging it is without feeling overly polished or preachy. It feels like sitting down with a wise friend who understands the weight women carry and helps you look at it from a healthier perspective. I’m so excited to keep listening and see where Kristen takes these conversations!

CallieBTravel · Sep 2026

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