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Why Trying Harder Isn’t Working: Kohila Sivas on Readiness, Burnout & Breakthrough
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What if the answer to feeling stuck isn’t more motivation, more discipline, or more pressure?On this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, Shemaiah Reed sits down with Kohila Sivas, educator, researcher, founder, and creator of Wholistic SuccessCodes™, to explore why readiness may be the missing piece behind learning, personal growth, and sustainable success.Kohila shares how an overwhelmed nervous system can impact focus, memory, behavior, motivation, and our ability to move forward. We discuss why constantly pushing harder can sometimes make things worse, how parents and educators can recognize when someone is operating from survival mode, and what it looks like to create the conditions for real growth.We also explore Kohila’s journey from student, teacher, tutor, and single mother to researcher and founder, along with her mission to help people move away from burnout-driven performance and toward healthier, more sustainable growth.A powerful conversation about readiness, burnout, learning, parenting, education, nervous-system regulation, and becoming capable of moving forward without destroying yourself in the process.
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