What happens when competence becomes camouflage — when being capable, driven, and dependable keeps you moving so fast you can no longer see what’s quietly running your life?

In this episode of Blind Spots, Gail McDonald sits down with Erin Treacy, Owner/President of Erin Treacy Coaching, to explore the unseen patterns that shape how high performers lead, work, and live. Erin brings a grounded, real-world perspective from broadcast news, small business ownership, and decades of work across hospitality, marketing, and communications — along with a deeply personal turning point: a burnout collapse that forced her to stop and confront the cost of constant motion.

Together, they unpack emotional intelligence, self-regulation, boundaries, people-pleasing, and what it means to recover clarit ...