Rising from the Ashes of Burnout

Being successful does not necessarily bring happiness. For my guest Dr. Andrea Pennington, it did the exact opposite: it burned her out, and stifled her spark to the point of deep depression, and cut her off from herself in profound ways. Thankfully, she found her way back. When I stumbled across this fellow Chinese Medicine and qi gong practitioner's work, and learned we shared a passion for blending paradigms, biohacking and evangelizing self-love, I immediately reached out to get this multi-passionate powerhouse on the show. We talk about:  falling into the "success trap:" how getting everything she wanted made her miserable how a profound spiritual experience rescued her from a deep depression why self-awareness is a pre-requisite for self-love the connection between happiness and authentic self-expression how qi gong helped her connect to self-love how identifying as consciousness itself fosters self-compassion  Dr. Andrea Pennington is an integrative physician, acupuncturist, meditation teacher and #1 international bestselling author of several books on resilience, mindfulness and self-love. Dr. Andrea's extensive study of medical nutrition, positive psychology and longevity biohacking led her to create a holistic media platform, In8Vitality, blending ancient wisdom and modern science for enhanced vitality and life mastery.   As Co-founder of the #RealSelfLove Movement Andrea speaks globally to reduce the stigma of mental illness and to support people on their journey to authentic living Andrea is also a highly acclaimed TEDx speaker.  Dr. Andrea has shared her candid insights on resilience on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Dr. Oz Show, CNN, the Today Show, LUXE-TV, Thrive Global and HuffingtonPost and as a news anchor for Discovery Health Channel. Get Dr. Andrea Pennington's new book, "I Love You, Me."  Connect with Dr. Andrea Pennington: http://www.andreapennington.com/ Learn more about Qi Gong: https://brodiewelch.com/meet-qi-gong-yogas-less-popular-cousin/ Ready to embrace all parts of yourself? Check out Brodie's Level Up Your Life course.