Welcome to the Overachieving ShitshoW
Hi, I’m Dr. Kate Rodriguez - therapist, speaker, mom, business owner, and the first Overachieving Shitshow to proudly own the title.
I’ve spent years helping women, business owners, lawyers, and other professionals combat burnout. But the real inspiration for this movement started on one chaotic morning.
I was running late for a workshop on burnout for the Women Entrepreneur Society. I couldn’t find my keys, dropped all my worksheets, broke my glasses and was the epitome of a total disaster. My husband looked at me and calmly said, “For being such an overachiever, you’re a total shitshow.”
He didn’t mean it as a compliment… but I owned it. Because in that moment, I felt seen.
Later that day, I shared the story with the group and they loved it. Women came up afterward saying, “That’s me too!” and asking for merch. That’s when I realized: there’s a whole sisterhood of Overachieving Shitshows out there.
If you’ve ever looked like you have it all together but feel one minor inconvenience away from a meltdown, you might be one of us.
If you’ve got hundreds of tabs open in your brain but somehow still get most of it done, yep, you’re probably one too.
If you’ve ever felt like a failure yet have people ask you how you do it all, that’s a sign too.
We are a special group of women. We work hard for what we believe in, chase big goals, handle enough stress to break most people, and still show up. We might be late, we might make mistakes, but we get it done.
So here I am, creating a space for women like us.
The professionals. The high-achievers. The go-getters who keep saying “I’m fine” or “F*#k it, I don’t care” while quietly burning out behind the scenes.
After years of working with lawyers, business owners, therapists, and fellow Latina powerhouses, I’ve seen it over and over: we’re brilliant at achieving, but terrible at resting. We were raised to believe that success means hustling harder, smiling wider, and pretending we’re not exhausted.
The truth? That mindset is burning out some of the most capable women I know.
So, I decided to flip the script.
The Overachieving Shitshow isn’t an insult — it’s a badge of honor. It means you’ve been juggling too much for too long, and you’re ready to reclaim your spark, your sanity, and your sense of self — without sacrificing your dreams.
Here, we talk about:
✨ Burnout recovery (without the guilt)
✨ Imposter syndrome (and how to silence that inner critic)
✨ Mental wellness for women who “don’t have time for burnout”
✨ Reconnecting with your passion and purpose without losing yourself in the process
You’ll find honesty, humor, and practical tools rooted in psychology, neuroscience, and a little bit of get-shit-together sass.
This isn’t about perfection, it’s about thriving through the chaos.
Welcome to the movement. 💫
– Dr. Kate Rodriguez, LPC-S, PhD
Founder of The Overachieving Shitshow™
