EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 1H 5M
She Was 4th to Fall Ill in That Role. Her Replacement Died.
from Feck It, No More · host Glenn Monaghan
Kelly Swingler was passing out on train platforms. Falling from the top of escalators to the bottom. Getting up. Going to work. She never missed a day. She thought that was strength. It was burnout. And it nearly killed her. By the time she received two phone calls in 48 hours — the first telling her that the woman who replaced her in her corporate role had died alone in a hotel room; the second telling her she had been the fourth person in that HR director role to become seriously ill — Kelly had already built a business to help others avoid what she'd been through. The problem: she'd burned out a second time doing it. Kelly Swingler is a global burnout educator who has spent 12 years joining the dots on what burnout actually is, what it isn't, and why the standard definition misses most of it. Topics: recognising burnout before it hospitalises you, why high performers are most at risk, the hidden signals most people explain away, and what genuine recovery actually looks like. If this episode has brought something up for you, you are not alone.Lifeline: 13 11 14 — Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Follow the show for new episodes every week. Also available on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feck-it-no-more/id1877751814YouTube: www.youtube.com/@FeckItNoMore If you've had a "feck it, no more" moment and want to share your story — or know someone who should — reach out to Glenn directly: [email protected]
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Kelly Swingler was passing out on train platforms. Falling from the top of escalators to the bottom. Getting up. Going to work. She never missed a day. She thought that was strength. It was burnout. And it nearly killed her. By the time she received two phone calls in 48 hours — the first telling her that the woman who replaced her in her corporate role had died alone in a hotel room; the second telling her she had been the fourth person in that HR director role to become seriously ill — Kelly had already built a business to help others avoid what she'd been through. The problem: she'd burned out a second time doing it. Kelly Swingler is a global burnout educator who has spent 12 years joining the dots on what burnout actually is, what it isn't, and why the standard definition misses most of it. Topics: recognising burnout before it hospitalises you, why high performers are most at risk, the hidden signals most people explain away, and what genuine recovery actually looks like. If this episode has brought something up for you, you are not alone.Lifeline: 13 11 14 — Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Follow the show for new episodes every week. Also available on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feck-it-no-more/id1877751814YouTube: www.youtube.com/@FeckItNoMore If you've had a "feck it, no more" moment and want to share your story — or know someone who should — reach out to Glenn directly: [email protected]
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