Why High Performers Burn Out — and How to Evolve Without Losing Your Edge with Lane Kennedy

High performers don’t think they have a stress problem. They think they have a performance problem. In this episode, Todd Van De Hei sits down with mindfulness teacher and genetic stress specialist Lane Kennedy to unpack why stress silently compounds in leaders, CEOs, and Type A achievers — and why success itself often becomes the trap.This conversation explores the hidden cost of hyper-vigilance, chronic sleep deprivation, and identity-level attachment to productivity. Lane shares how genetics, sleep windows, mindfulness, and practices like yoga nidra can help high performers evolve into their next chapter — without sacrificing ambition, clarity, or drive.This isn’t about slowing down.It’s about becoming sustainable.In This Episode, You’ll Learn:• Why stress often goes unnoticed in high performers until it shows up as exhaustion, irritability, or poor sleep• How success creates a powerful feedback loop that eventually turns against your health• What a “sleep window” is — and why missing it sabotages recovery• How chronic sleep debt impacts leadership, mood, and decision-making• Why high performers resist stress management — and what finally breaks that resistance• How genetics influence burnout, cognitive load, and long-term performance• Why mindfulness doesn’t need to look like meditation — and how to build a practice that actually worksKey TakeawayYou don’t lose your edge by evolving — you lose it by refusing to.About:Lane KennedyMindfulness teacher, genetic stress specialist, and leadership guideWebsite: laneKennedy.com Your health is a skill you can build. Start with the free resources at podtodd.com or explore team-based health optimization at stark.health