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Big F*cking Dreams

Hannah Kissel

Released: 2026-01-27

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66 Episodes

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66 Episodes

Audio

Released: 2026-01-27

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66: I Have Toxic Friends and Want New Ones

If you're successful in your career but exhausted by your friendships, this episode of Hannah Hotline dives deep into why high-achieving women often attract toxic friends — and how to change the pattern. Hannah responds to a listener who is excelling

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Hannah responds to a listener who is excelling in her corporate career but feels emotionally drained by toxic friendships. From people-pleasing patterns and the fawn trauma response to misaligned values and burnout, this conversation dives deep into why ambitious people often tolerate unhealthy dynamics — and how to change that without burning your whole social life to the ground.

If you're a driven professional who's exhausted from always saying yes, carrying emotional labor for others, or feeling guilty for wanting better friendships, this episode is for you.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

- Why ambitious, exhausted professionals often tolerate unhealthy friendships

- The hidden role of people-pleasing and the fawn trauma response

- How to identify red flags in friendships (not just romantic relationships)

- When to have a conversation — and when a slow fade is enough

- How to set internal boundaries without guilt or dramatic confrontations

- Ways to deepen healthy friendships instead of starting from scratch

- How self-esteem impacts the quality of your relationships

- Why outgrowing friends is painful — and still necessary

Timestamps:

01:00 – Listener story: High performer, burnout, and toxic friendships

02:10 – The pattern: people-pleasing, over-giving, and exhaustion

03:30 – The fawn trauma response explained

05:00 – Taking responsibility without self-blame

06:20 – Step 1: Inventory your friendships and name the red flags

08:00 – Step 2: Define what an ideal friendship actually looks like

10:00 – Are you being the kind of friend you want to have?

11:20 – Boundaries without the word "boundaries"

13:00 – When to speak up vs. when to quietly step back

14:40 – Managing guilt, shame, and fear when you change dynamics

16:30 – Reinvesting in aligned friendships you already have

18:30 – Designing a social life that fits your energy and values

20:30 – Why self-esteem is the foundation of healthy friendships

22:00 – Invitation to the Life & Work Transformation program

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Episode ID: 1000746853343

GUID: d8cb1a7b-91ef-4082-90b2-edf74af5ceb0

Release Date: 27/01/2026, 18:30:00

Description

The Big F*cking Dreams Podcast is a self-help podcast for high performers (without the cringe).

This self-development podcast offers step-by-step actionable tips from one of Australia's leading life coaches, Hannah Kissel, who has worked with clients from LinkedIn, Pinterest, Canva, Uber, Gartner, DocuSign, MongoDB, and many more.

This podcast is for the high performer who ties their self-worth to their job performance but deep down knows there has to be another way. It's for those who want to expand their career AND live deeply by their values.

This podcast is a RECLAMATION of confidence and personal power.

Want more confidence?

Less self-sabotage?

Zero burnout?

And a higher f*cking salary?

Join Hannah every other Wednesday as she discusses topics like the truth about leaving your corporate job or how to stop self-sabotage. She explores how confidence and vulnerability can co-exist, the psychology of high performers, and shares actionable tools to achieve you're big f*cking dreams (like moving to Mexico City, quitting the job you hate, or finally starting your own podcast).

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