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Hosted by Sacha Holder · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 44 episodes
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You’ve got the color-coded calendar, the competent job persona, the “I’m fine!” mask down to an art—and a mental load heavy enough to throw out your back. Meanwhile, life? That's a hot mess express—total chaos with zero chill and a full tank of emotional baggage. And what makes it even worse? Nearly no one’s talking about it.Welcome to The High-Functioning Disaster, a podcast for people who are doing their best to hold it together while navigating burnout, grief, trauma, anxiety, caretaking duties, family drama, body image issues, and a to-do list that never quits.Host Sacha Holder isn’t the disaster (neither are you!)—life is. And this show is about making space for that truth and giving ourselves permission to say it out loud. Every week, Sacha explores what it means to be deeply human in a world that keeps demanding more. Sometimes she’s flying solo, sometimes she brings along guests and friends—but the vibe is always real, raw, unfiltered, and grounded in radical self-acceptance
Sacha Holder hosts The High-Functioning Disaster, a society show with 44 episodes published.
Today felt slow, soggy, and emotionally dense — not because of chaos, but because life itself felt heavy. Between caregiving, exhaustion, a FedEx package that refuses to leave Chicago, and Mercury still doing cartwheels
Today’s Disaster Diary is brought to you by fatigue, froggy voice vibes, caregiving burnout, and a Scentsy shipment held hostage in Chicago. I missed my Miracle Morning again, tried to keep fourteen mental browser tabs o
Hey fellow high functioners — today’s diary is coming in hot from the messy middle of family and country stuff. I talk through the ongoing tech gremlins (looking at you, Mercury retrograde 👀), a beautiful interview with
Today’s Disaster Diary comes to you from the floor of my childhood bedroom–turned–home office, because I needed to feel grounded in the one room that has always felt peaceful and safe. I talk about feeling physically run
Eating disorder dietitian Jessica Setnick returns for Part 2, and we go straight into the intersections of trauma, food, grief, and the stories we’re still unconsciously living by. Jessica breaks down food as a mood-alte
Dietitian and eating-psychology educator Jessica Setnick joins Sacha to unravel the unconscious stories shaping our eating, coping, and self-soothing behaviors — stories rooted in childhood, emotion, and survival. Jessic
Today’s entry was a whole journey , starting with a rushed Miracle Morning in the car on the way to get fresh cuts and color. ✂️✨ From there? Straight into errands, exhaustion, and a family misunderstanding that somehow
Today’s diary entry comes to you at 2 a.m., powered by chai, salmon leftovers, and pure introvert grit. I dragged myself to my 55+ women’s Meetup group (yes, I am absolutely not 55, yes, they still let me in), and ended
Hey, fellow high functioners! Indiana served up 70°+ and sunny in mid-November (wild). I knocked out an all-in-one Miracle Morning on GLP-1 shot day (last 7.5 mg dose of Mounjaro ; 10 mg starts next Friday). Big win: hit
Hey, fellow high functioners! Today started with Miracle Morning (not an all-in-one — still finishing the “reading” pod) and turned into a legit healthcare day: Bariatric check-in: Officially moving from 7.5 mg to 10 mg
Welcome back to Disaster Diaries from The High-Functioning Disaster. Today was a rough one. Sacha started with a repeat of her favorite Miracle Morning track before getting knocked flat by a migraine with aura — the kind
It’s Sacha’s birthday, and the day lands heavy. She starts with a double-dose Miracle Morning focused on mental health, shares her own history with anxiety and panic disorder, and reflects on the hard reality of caregivi
In Part 2 of my conversation with Emma Lyons — trauma-informed healer and founder of The Trauma Matrix — we move from awareness to action. Emma explains why mindset work alone can’t undo shame, and how the real healing h
Welcome back to Disaster Diaries from The High-Functioning Disaster. Today starts with Sacha’s signature Miracle Morning and a full day of editing, planning, and reflecting on what really matters — movement, meaning, and
Trauma-informed healer Emma Lyons , founder of The Trauma Matrix , joins Sacha to unpack her concept of the “inner narcissist” — the shaming, controlling voice that masquerades as protection while keeping us small. Emma
Welcome back to Disaster Diaries from The High-Functioning Disaster. Today’s episode is proof that pajamas and productivity can totally coexist. Sacha embraces a PJ day , gets her weekly planning done, and navigates some
Welcome back to Disaster Diaries from The High-Functioning Disaster . It’s Saturday — and the vibe is pure weekend chaos meets comfort. After staying up late with Brandon, Sacha sleeps in (until 11!), dives into her Mira
Welcome back to Disaster Diaries from The High-Functioning Disaster . Today starts messy and ends honest: Sacha oversleeps a 7:40 a.m. doctor visit, speed-runs out the door, and lands in a weird lab limbo until results g
Welcome back to Disaster Diaries from The High-Functioning Disaster. Today’s entry is raw and real — equal parts exhaustion, reflection, and hard-earned self-accountability. After starting with an all-in-one Miracle Morn
Jessica Setnick
eating disorder specialist and dietitian
2 appearances on this show
Emma Lyons
trauma-informed healer and creator of the Trauma Matrix · The Trauma Matrix
2 appearances on this show
Zulma Williams
licensed clinical social worker, founder · Dragonfly Therapy Services
4 appearances on this show
Amy Vincze
Recovered Bulimic, Tapping Coach and the founder of the Soar with Tapping App · Soar with Tapping
3 appearances on this show
Angie Hawkins
Inner Glow Coach, author, advocate for authentic self-love · Inner Glow Coach
4 appearances on this show
Jacintha Field
Family & Child Counsellor · Happy Souls Kids
3 appearances on this show
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