The Burnout Show

What are the signs of burnout? How to cope with burnout? How to recover from burnout? How to avoid burnout? These questions and more, are answered in The Burnout Show with host Jess Jones; a weekly conversation with special guests, who generously share their burnout stories including how they pulled themselves out of the slump. Jess also chats with health and wellness experts on how to best navigate burnout when you’re in the thick of it, as well as how to avoid it returning. Tune in for an honest and no BS discussion about how we as humans get ourselves to the point of burnout and how we can better take care of ourselves so we can breakup with burnout for good.

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#60 - FINAL EPISODE: 10 years ago, Emma Seibold combined her passion for wellness and her business and marketing experience to create Barre Body, which has become one of Australia's favourite workouts.

10 years ago, Emma Seibold combined her passion for wellness and her business and marketing experience to create Barre Body, which has become one of Australia's favourite workouts. When the pandemic hit, Emma and her husband (like many business owners) had to quickly pivot to keep their business afloat. Drawing on the lessons she learned following significant loss and grief, Emma shares how she was able to maintain her self-care and hold space to support her team as they navigated the effects of...

Aug 16, 2022•37 min

#59 - Alicia Edge is a sports and performance dietitian who works with elite and professional athletes and everyday active people looking to be their best selves.

Alicia Edge is a sports and performance dietitian who works with elite and professional athletes and everyday active people looking to be their best selves. After Alicia studied nutrition she realised that it's so much more than what you eat and that nutrition is powerful when it comes to our overall wellbeing, resilience, and ability to cope in challenging times. Connect with Alicia Edge Instagram LinkedIn Website...

Aug 08, 2022•37 min

#58 - Vanessa Vanderhoek is a corporate consultant and self-described 'accidental' functional nutritionist. After learning to manage her and her daughter's complex health conditions Vanessa became clear on the role biochemistry plays in overwhelm and stre

Vanessa Vanderhoek is a corporate consultant and self-described 'accidental' functional nutritionist. After learning to manage her and her daughter's complex health conditions, Vanessa clarified the role biochemistry plays in overwhelm and stress, and how we can manage and recover from burnout. In this juicy episode we spoke about all things clarity, action, detaching from outcomes, and unlearning the idea that just because something is common, that doesn't make it normal or healthy. Connect wit...

Jul 04, 2022•50 min

#57 - Mollie Eliasof is a psychotherapist and coach from Manhattan, NY, who works with Fortune 50 C-Suite executives and public figures to make their complexities simpler.

Mollie Eliasof is a psychotherapist and coach from Manhattan, NY, who works with Fortune 50 C-Suite executives and public figures to make their complexities simpler. She talks about what self-care looks like for people who work in supporting professions, the importance of rituals and mindfulness, and her top tip for people who find themselves in overwhelm and burnout. Mollie Eliasof is a psychotherapist, coach, + consultant helping high powered and high profile individuals to become an even more...

Jun 07, 2022•25 min

#56 - Sarah Anderson is a multi-passionate visibility and social impact strategist. She shares the benefits of setting up a holistic life that works best for your unique circumstances, plus the lessons learned about managing energy effectively (or not).

Sarah Anderson is a multi-passionate visibility and social impact strategist (and one of Jess' oldest friends!). In a wide-ranging conversation, we spoke about setting up a holistic life that works best for your unique circumstances. Sarah's passion for combining authentic communication, life strategy about who you are and what you want, and business strategy. She also shared the tips and lessons she's learned about managing energy effectively (or not) and the silver linings of her own burnout j...

May 31, 2022•44 min

#55 - Rebecca Reynolds-Moore is a consultant and coach who guides female founders to monetise their brilliance and create a meaningful impact through entrepreneurship.

Rebecca Reynolds Moore is a consultant and coach who guides female founders to monetize their brilliance and create a meaningful impact through entrepreneurship. We talk about common blocks and stuck points affecting women and her tips for overcoming them, and the lessons from her burnout experience. Rebecca Reynolds Moore, InANutshell Consulting founder, investor, strategic advisor, and a female entrepreneur coach. Emboldening female entrepreneurs to confidently OWN their identity and take acti...

May 24, 2022•29 min

#54 - Warren Davies was a dairy farmer, one of many that have lost their farm due to drought. He shares the impact it had on him at the time and the loss of identity he felt after, something he still grieves for today.

Warren Davies is Speaker/ Mental Health Advocate. Eventually, began to share his own story and mental health journey with others, encouraging them to do the same. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select 'Write a Review.' Then be sure to let us know what you loved most about the episode or how it's helped with your own burnout journey. Connect with Warren Davies Facebook LinkedIn The Unbreakable Farmer Website Are ...

Mar 07, 2022•40 min

#53 - Renee Dineen was working 60-70 hours a week in biotech, averaging 4 hours sleep a night and on a million dollar salary, when she developed a tremor and a stutter.

Renée Dineen is a best-selling author, TEDx & motivational speaker, and founder of the Deep Tissue Living Institute, a coaching and consulting platform dedicated to doing the deepest work with those who never thought they could. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select 'Write a Review.' Then be sure to let us know what you loved most about the episode or how it's helped with your own burnout journey. Connect wi...

Feb 07, 2022•25 min

#52 - Elley Mae works with women in business that are looking for more freedom in their life. She shares her learnings around self-awareness, self-leadership and what it means to be truly accountable, including knowing when to switch off.

Elley Mae is a a business coach passionate about helping high-level coaches & online service providers to work less & earn more with ease, flow and alignment. She has the honour of coaching, mentoring & guiding high-level business women through it all as they unlock total financial & time freedom with ease, flow & alignment, right here, right now. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select 'Write ...

Jan 24, 2022•28 min

#51 - After 11 years in the travel industry, Nikki Tiedeman got to the point where she realised she was burnt out. She woke up one day and found herself in tears, but due to guilt and feeling like she needed to be loyal.

Founder of Slow Coaching Co. Nikki Tiedeman a mindfulness coach, teacher of meditation and yoga works with successful professionals and solopreneurs who are ready to quit burnout and busy. She enables them to slow down, regain balance, their connection to self and shift from 'just' surviving to thriving in life. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select 'Write a Review.' Then be sure to let us know what you loved mo...

Jan 10, 2022•37 min

#50 - Remi Sharon Pearson found herself in a very dark place at 37 years old. After getting really honest with herself and rating all the key areas of her life only to get 3/10, she realised there were 2 hard paths to choose from.

Remi (Sharon) Pearson is an international bestselling author, podcaster, thought leader, award-winning entrepreneur, and world-leading coach. She founded The Coaching Institute (TCI) 18 years ago in the bedroom of her home and today it is one of the world’s biggest coaching schools having trained over 10,000 coaches and reached millions of people across 92 countries and counting, winning multiple major Australian business awards along the way. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Clic...

Nov 29, 2021•47 min

#49 - Helen Hanison was a director for some of the world's largest PR companies, she now helps professionals take the next step in their careers. She's observed how the pandemic has diminished even the most confident and capable leaders through burnout

Helen Hannison is a leadership coach, writer and speaker based in the UK. A former director for some of the worlds’ largest PR companies, Helen helps seasoned professionals who are at a career crossroads make a fresh plan realigning work they love with what matters most so they can stop the cycle of trying to solve their career problem on their own and finally make aligned, confident transformation happen instead Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, ...

Nov 22, 2021•41 min

#48 - Former teacher Deborah Ann Davis had a car accident at 19 after being hit by a drunk driver, breaking both of her legs and spending days in hospital thinking she may never walk again.

Deborah Ann Davis is a Parenting Life Coach, author, former teacher, personal trainer, and mother. Her job is to help you recognize what you’re doing right, and add strategies. Her titles “How To Keep Your Daughter From Slamming the Door” and “How To Get Your Happy On” are available everywhere Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select 'Write a Review.' Then be sure to let us know what you loved most about the episod...

Nov 15, 2021•31 min

#47 - Shannah Kennedy's fast-paced lifestyle in her 20s saw her married to her job; an achivement junkie, A-type, overachieving perfectionist, consumed by work, keeping fit and partying hard. This way of life cost her her health, landing her with chronic

Shannah Kennedy is one of Australia’s foremost strategic life coaches. She works to transform her clients’ careers, wellbeing and lives. She specialises in executive strategy, transition, values, vision, overcoming burnout and life planning for individuals. Her proven expertise enables clients to gain control of their lives in order to achieve their visions and goals and find happiness and fulfilment. She is the bestselling author of The Life Plan, a wellbeing specialist, keynote speaker, worksh...

Nov 08, 2021•33 min

#46 - Seven years ago, Michelle Stevens was found in a coma. She'd been overworking and strictly managing her diet and lifestyle in a way that would live up to the expectations she'd set for herself, for how she believed her business and life should look.

Michelle Stevens is a Personal Trainer. Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Lifestyle Coach, and Type 1 Diabetic, who guides ambitious women in adding movement, self-care, and intuition building practices to their lives in sustainable ways. Through her business, My Body My Queen, she works with women who have online businesses and are navigating autoimmune chronic illnesses, burnout, or burnout recovery. Having recovered from burnout and a near death experience from a detox diet gone wrong, she is p...

Nov 01, 2021•20 min

#45 - When Emmanuel Anthony discovered the freedom that came from having a structured calendar managing the seven areas that were most important to him, his whole life changed.

Emmanuel Anthony is a human behavioural specialist, researcher, writer, consultant, teacher, Demartini Method facilitator and inspirational speaker. He has spent the last decade working with thousands of clients globally, dedicated towards assisting human beings 1-on-1 and 1-on-many to get crystal clear on their mission on planet earth, overcome common mental disorders, accelerate human evolution, growth and mastery with in all seven areas of life, whilst dramatically expanding their awareness. ...

Oct 25, 2021•41 min

#44 - Camilla Grey-Nelson had what she calls her 'come to nature moment' after managing the demands of her business while the market was crashing, supporting her dying mother, a failed marriage and hitting rockbottom.

Camilla Gray-Nelson is a best-selling author and award-winning entrepreneur with a company consistently listed in the Top 15 Women-Owned Businesses in Northern California. Raised and living on a farm, Camilla credits her business success today to the lessons she learned from Mother Nature in her childhood. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select 'Write a Review.' Then be sure to let us know what you loved most abo...

Oct 18, 2021•31 min

#43 - Meriam Boldewijn and Ashley Jackson are good friends that have never met in real life. Connecting via a Facebook group for carers, they share their experiences of what it's like to experience burnout as caregivers for sick loved ones.

Meriam Boldewijn is a devoted wife, inspiring author, caregiver advocate, motivational speaker, and business entrepreneur. While taking care of her husband she had burnout. She decided to invest in myself and created a system to be a caregiver who stays in her POWER and in HARMONY while taking care of her loved ones. Meriam has been a caregiver for more than 20 years now and she is the founder and proud owner of the 6-week online program: Caregiver 2.0 that offers support, coaching, and life ski...

Oct 11, 2021•24 min

#42 - Therapist Dr. Jane Tornatore shares the impact the pandemic has had on herself and others in her industry, as well as how they manage their own burnout while trying to support their clients.

Dr. Jane Tornatore is a therapist, speaker and author based in Seattle, WA. She has been in private practice for 15 years. Her style incorporates compassion, curiosity, deep listening, and heartfelt optimism, along with powerful shots of playfulness. Jane has dedicated her career and her life to helping people love themselves and have self-compassion. She received a Master’s degree at the University of Illinois, and a PhD at the University of Minnesota. Before going into private practice, she sp...

Oct 04, 2021•26 min

#41 - Ray of sunshine Meghan Bonhomme, moved through years of seeking external validation and approval until discovering the only person she needed it from, was herself

Professor, speaker, entrepreneur and headmistress at the Lovely Human School. She's been teaching at Cambrian College for ten years and has two businesses on the side—a Stand Up Paddle boarding company, and she is building an online self-care empire (fancy huh?) of content and courses related to presence + positivity. Lovely Human School is the kind of school without the bullies who steal your lunch! The courses, the clubs, the community - all the things you wished your school experience was. No...

Sep 27, 2021•27 min

#40 - Rodney Flowers had a hard hit in a tackle playing American football as a teenager. He was told he was paralysed and that he'd spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. 18 years of hard work, determination, resilience, faith and self-belief and Rod

Entrepreneur, Transformational Leader , Keynote Speaker, best-selling author, resilience trainer, and ceo. Grounded in his unique lived experience and backed by behavioral science, Rodney’s proven Game Changer Mentality method leverages the learned skill of resilience to forge agile, effective courage and relentless resilience resonates long after an event concludes. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select 'Write ...

Sep 20, 2021•36 min

#39 - Dana Humphrey aka 'The Pet Lady', started White Gate PR when she was 25, she's also a professor teaches marketing. Self-care daily until 11am scheduled in so no one can book in anything, hot yoga, meditation, evening ritual includes dancing and walk

Dana Humphrey is a Life Coach and Death Doula at www.danahumphrey.com. She is also an advisory beechhead for NZTE, owner of Whitegate PR, partner at the NYC Retails and Sales Pet Expo and she is "The Pet Lady." Humphrey is also a marketing course instructor for entrepreneurs and professor and enjoys life as a cat mama to Chance and Sassy and lives in Rockaway Park, on the beach in Queens, NY. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five...

Sep 13, 2021•19 min

#38 - High school counsellor and sports coach Tom Stepkoski burnt himself out in his 30s and now lives his life by by a certain criteria. After asking himself 4 questions and if the answer's no, he lets it go.

Tom Stepkoski, COACH, COUNSELOR, EDUCATOR, and AUTHOR is the Founder of TOM STEP COACHING where he teaches his own brand called “S.T.E.P. BY STEP” tips for what he calls STEP UNIVERSITY. He has touched the lives of many through his masterminds, talk sessions, videos, lectures and latest book, “Ready? Fire!! Aim Later.” Tom is known for working strictly with high school students and adults who are Multipotenialites, Scanners, and Slash Careerists. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts C...

Sep 06, 2021•31 min

#37 - Rhianna Campbell had to sell her multi-million dollar business after realising she'd get sick and burnt out at tax time every year due to stress and overwhelm, leading to adrenal fatigue

Rhianna Campbell has been supporting the growth of small businesses for over twenty years. As a coach, investor and entrepreneur, she draws from her years of extensive professional and real-life experience as well as her strong educational background. After building, growing, and then selling a multimillion dollar business, she started Proper Planning LLC, a consultancy assisting entrepreneurs across the world define and find business freedom. Rhianna is a teacher at heart. She has developed and...

Aug 30, 2021•22 min

#36 - Mike Iamele was an incredibly successful twenty-something running his own PR agency when he started vomiting blood due to stress from his work load. He kept working anyway, his housemate taking care of him when he couldn't take care of himself

Mike Iamele is a Purpose + Brand Strategist. For nearly a decade, his Sacred Branding® system has helped hundreds of celebrities, artists, entrepreneurs, influencers, and spiritual seekers to map their experiences and discover their subconscious motivations, unique brand, and life purpose. Mike’s also the author of Enough Already: Create Success on Your Own Terms (Conari Press 2015). He’s shared his provocative and vulnerable take on life in dozens of magazines, podcasts, and online publications...

Aug 23, 2021•31 min

#35 - When considering the idea of losing clients to competitors if she rests too much from being burnt out, entrepreneur Natsune Oki would rather work

Natsune Oki is a public speaker, author of the book The Game Of Self Domination, and a marketing consultant for Japanese and foreign businesses. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select 'Write a Review.' Then be sure to let us know what you loved most about the episode or how it's helped with your own burnout journey. Connect with Natsune Oki Website YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok LifeUpEducationTV Website YouTu...

Aug 16, 2021•27 min

#34 - Danielle Cobo's daily self-care rituals are small actions with a huge impact that help her manage her workload, her 4-year-old twins and her healing since losing her mother

Danielle Cobo helps women stepping into their dream job, earning the salary they are worth, and living the life they desire. Danielle offers comprehensive workshops for organizations and individuals focused on personal branding, developing high-performing teams, team building, exceptional customer service, leadership development, accelerated new-hire onboarding, and coaching professionals through the interview process to step into their dream career, earn the income they are worth, and create th...

Aug 09, 2021•29 min

#33 - After decades of living busy and seeking more, no matter how great her achievements, Michelle Redfern now lives a purposeful and fulfilling life strictly structured by her 8x8x8 hour rule.

Michelle is the founder of Advancing Women, an enterprise providing research and advisory services on workplace equality, inclusion, and gender diversity. She is co-host of A Career that Soars! the founder of women’s network Women Who Get It and co-founder of CDW (Culturally Diverse Women) Michelle is an experienced Non-Executive Director with Board and advisory roles in the finance, sport, for purpose and supply chain sectors. She is a proud Ambassador for Honour a Woman, Flexible Working Day a...

Aug 02, 2021•34 min

#32 - Grant Gurewitz is educating corporate employees on how to find 3 good pockets of time each day around your work time, to have the energy and mindset to be good at your job and enjoy what you do without needing to work a 60-hour week and burning out

Grant has spent nearly a decade in the fast-paced world of digital marketing at tech companies. As someone who experienced and came back from two waves of burnout, he shares tools and courage that helps hundreds of high achievers say no thanks to burnout from work through his newsletter, Sustain. He's a gardener, kayaker, husband, and lover of craft beer. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select 'Write a Review.' T...

Jul 26, 2021•29 min

#31 - Katrina McGhee found herself on the 9-5 hamster wheel and losing her spark, so she left her career and went on a 20-month sabbatical. She now helps others escap the rat race and do the same.

Katrina McGhee is a Career Break and Sabbatical Coach - a certified life coach with an MBA who helps 9-to-5ers design mind-blowing breaks to create happier, more fulfilling lives. After saving $40k in 18 months, Katrina sold all of her possessions and left her corporate job for a 20-month break to travel around the world. Upon returning to work, she landed five job offers in just five weeks, paid off $42k of debt in full, and then embarked on career break #2. Katrina helps her clients create fai...

Jul 19, 2021•26 min

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