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Jun 3, 2025

Why Hustle Culture Is Destroying Women’s Health—and How to Fix It with Breathwork with JJ Ruescas

Human optimization strategist JJ Ruescas explores the transformative power of breathwork—especially when tailored to women’s physiology.

We talk about regulating your nervous system, avoiding burnout, and embracing "micro" moments of recovery that actually support your biology instead of fighting against it.

Whether you’re juggling work and motherhood or trying to optimize without burning out, this episode will help you create rituals that are cyclical, embodied, and backed by science.

We talk about:

04:40 – Why JJ left tech to lead breathwork for high performers

08:30 – What makes breathwork transformational in just 45 minutes

12:20 – Identity shifts and burnout in hustle culture

18:00 – Breathwork vs. plant medicine: How to access altered states naturally

25:00 – Why high-altitude oxygen shock shaped JJ’s breathwork philosophy

36:00 – The problem with applying male-centric routines to female bodies

41:00 – How to sync breathwork with your menstrual cycle

46:00 – The 3 types of recovery every woman needs

53:00 – Why humming and co-regulation are powerful nervous system tools

57:00 – Journaling, voice notes, and emotional offloading for emotional fitness

Questions answered in this episode:

How can women adapt breathwork to different phases of their cycle?
What is “emotional fitness,” and how does breathwork support it?
Why doesn’t box breathing work for everyone?
What is the difference between micro, mini, and macro recovery?
Why does hustle culture work against women’s biology?
How can breathwork help you access flow states without plant medicine?
What breath techniques regulate anxiety during the luteal phase?
What’s the connection between progesterone, breathing rate, and PMS?
How can humming support the vagus nerve and calm your system?
How can high-performing women integrate 10-minute daily rituals that work?

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Resources:

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Check out my upcoming luxury retreats and wellness events
My Amazon storefront
JJ Ruescas’ website and Instagram