All Episodes
Burnout-Free Me — 109 episodes
153 - Burnout Is Trendy. Change Isn't.
152 - Why "Caring Less" Won't Fix Your Burnout (And What Your Nervous System Actually Needs): The invisible load, the always-on nervous system, and reclaiming your worth beyond your output.
151 - What Happens When You Can't Imagine Doing It for Another 20 Years? Burnout, Identity Shifts, and Reinventing Yourself with Dr. Shahrzad Rafiee
150 - 3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Coach (That Apply to Every High-Achiever): On imposter syndrome, failure, and why confidence beats perfection every single time
149 - The 3 Mindset Shifts That Actually Changed My Life and What Turning 40 Taught Me
148 - Secondary Traumatic Stress and The Burnout You Don't See Coming: The Invisible Wounds of Helping Professionals
147 - Trauma 101: Understanding the Basics of Traumatic Stress: The Language of Trauma and Why It Matters for Burnout
146 - Why You’re Always Exhausted (Even When You’re Doing Everything Right)
145 - Perfectionism Is a Terrible Strategy: The simple habit that helps high-achievers stay consistent without burning out
144 - How to Balance Career and Love Life as a High-Achieving Woman
143 - Work Is Not Your Family: The Burnout Trap No One Talks About
142 - Burnout in the Bedroom with Laura Jurgens: When Sex Becomes Another To-Do
141 - How Gratitude Changes Your Brain When You’re Under Pressure
140 - The Human Cost of Caring: Burnout, Compassion, and Meaningful Work with Dr. Marie Holowaychuk
139 - Can Burnout Affect Your Sex Drive? The Effect of Chronic Stress on Desire
138 - How to Stop Spiraling After a Mistake: A 3-Step Strategy to Calm Down Fast
137 - This Isn’t a Productivity Episode: I’m Asking You for a Small Favor Before the New Year
136 - Why Stress Is Important: The Hidden Role Stress Plays in Your Health, Performance, and Happiness
135 - It’s Not Indecision — It’s Cognitive Fatigue! How Chronic Mental Load Makes Even Simple Decisions Feel Impossible
134 - Why Rest Matters (and Why I’m in the Desert Right Now)
133 - How to Thrive in a High-Pressure Career Without Burning Out
132 - You’re Successful, But Are You Happy? What Every Ambitious Woman Needs To Know About Happiness, Success, and Sanity.
131- Five Thought Traps That Hold You Back When You’re Ready for More
130 - How to Get What You Really Want - Without Burning Out Trying
129 - Ambition Meets Balance: How to Lead, Succeed, and Protect Your Well-Being with Crystal Stokes
128 - The 90-Second Rule To Change How You Handle Stress
127 - Here’s Why Everything You Think About Burnout is About to Change - Welcome to Burnout-Free Me!
Ep126: How to Stand Up for Your Beliefs Without Burning Out
Ep125: Feeling Burned Out by the News? Here’s How to Stay Grounded
Ep124: Hot Take - “Work Hard, Play Hard” Is a Lie
Ep123: Burnout-Proof - How to Stay Calm When Life Derails Your Week
Ep122: Burnout in Vet Med - Honest Answers for Exhausted Professionals
Ep121: Dopamine Addiction Disguised as Success Is Why You Keep Burning Out
Ep120: Brain Fog, Fatigue, and Burnout - What Your Gut Has to Do With It
Ep119: Stop Pushing Through - How Your Nervous System Drives Burnout and How to Heal
Ep118: How to Leave Work at Work - Tools to Switch Off and Recharge
Ep117: Why Sleep Isn’t Enough - 7 Types of Rest Every High-Achieving Woman Needs
Ep116: Confidence, Burnout and Belonging - Thriving in Tough Workplaces as a Woman
Ep115: What Real Resilience Looks Like (and What Actually Works)
Ep114: Q&A - Real Talk on Emotional Resilience, Value Alignment, and Daily Practices to Thrive in Veterinary Medicine
Ep113: Psychological Safety - When It’s Safe to Be You, Everything Changes
Ep112: High-Achieving and Lonely - Why High Standards Hurt Intimacy
Ep111: Overcoming Procrastination When You’re Ambitious and Burned Out
Ep110: Savanna Symons - When Success Doesn’t Silence Self-Doubt
Ep109: Self-Care from the Ground Up
Ep108: What High-Achieving Women Get Wrong About Self-Care
Ep107: You’re Not Broken - A Conversation About Burnout and Healing
Ep106: 10 Red Flags It Might Be Time to Leave Your Job
Ep105: How to Have Productive Conversations About Harm and Injustice
Ep104: Everyday Tools for Uncertain Times - Practical Strategies to Regain Control and Calm
Ep103: The Mindset of Uncertainty - Rewiring Your Brain When You Can’t Predict What’s Next
Ep102: Understanding Uncertainty - How Your Nervous System Reacts When Life Feels Out of Control
Ep101: You Asked, I Answered - Burnout, Boundaries, and Feeling Like You Again!
Ep100: TOP TEN Lessons for A Burnout Free Life!
Ep99: Preventing Empathic Strain aka Compassion Fatigue
Ep98: The Five Stages of Empathic Strain – What Every Veterinarian Needs to Know
Ep97: Stay or Go? Embracing Career Change Without Guilt
Ep96: Stress Reduction vs. Resilience: What’s the Difference?
Ep95: How to Deal with Drama and Toxicity
Ep94: Adriana Cloud - Burnout and Booze! Mindful Drinking for Veterinarians
Ep93: Needs vs. Wants: A Reality Check for Your Love Life
Ep92: Your First Step To A Better Life
Ep91: Compassion Fatigue - What You Need to Know
Ep90: Managing Anxiety and Uncertainty About The Future - Inauguration 2025
Ep89: Dr. Dimple Puri - No Burnout Working Eight Days a Week?!
Ep88: Dr. Sheddy Manion - I'm On A Boat! Visionary Care in Veterinary Practice
Ep87: The Blueprint to Success and Happiness
Ep86: How to Make This Year THE BEST YEAR Yet!
Ep85: How to Think New Thoughts and Actually BELIEVE Them
Ep84: Music and Mental Health
Ep83: Dr. Eve Harrison - Using Coaching to Create Your Own House Call & Mobile Practice
Ep82: A Thought to Keep You Sane During the Holidays
Ep81: Surviving Toxic People and Places
Ep80: Special Episode - A Guide for Post-Election Resilience
Ep79: After-Hours Anxiety: My Boss Keeps Texting Me on My Days Off!
Ep78: Dr. Tyler Primavera - Finding Purpose and Fighting Burnout Through Volunteer Work
Ep77: Board Complaints and the Fear of Being Sued
Ep76: Managing Holiday Stress and Family Gatherings
Ep75: What To Do When You're Overwhelmed
Ep74: Are You Overfunctioning?
Ep73: The Rebel's Guide to Success
Ep72: How to Build Better Relationships
Ep71: Dr. Addie Reinhard - Overcoming Burnout Through Mentorship
Ep70: How to Stop "Going Through the Motions"
Ep69: Is this really burnout? Or is this something else?
Ep68: Decision Fatigue and Decision Debt
Ep67: Why Am I So Stressed?! Uncovering Your Sneaky, Silent Saboteur
Ep66: Veterinary Anxiety and Your Doctor Brain
Ep65: Dr. Jennifer Edwards - Creating Joy and Happiness through Coaching in Your Life and Your Career
Ep64: A Practical Strategy for Deeper Connection
Ep63: Lost in Translation - Five Mistakes That Make You Miss What Matters
Ep62: My Amygdala Made Me Do It!
Ep61: A Simple Tool to Stop Feeling So Bad!
Ep60: Dr. Alexandra McLaughry - Innovative Solutions to Life-Work Alignment and Building a Practice You Love
Ep59: Putting Feelings Into Words - The Science of Affect Labeling
Ep58: Lead Like You Mean It - The Responsibility of Veterinary Leadership
Ep 57: Permission to Pivot: Changing Your Mind and Changing Your Career
Ep 56: Identity Compass - Navigating Happiness Using Your Core Values
Ep 55: Who Are You, Really? A Journey to Resiliency
Ep54: How to Determine Your Values and Worth
Ep 53: Intro to Your Nervous System Landscapes -Hypoactivation
Ep 52: Intro to Your Nervous System Landscapes - Hyperactivation
Ep 51: Creating Alignment in Your Life
Ep 50: Josh Ervasti - Creating a Financial Plan that Supports Your Veterinary Life
Ep 49: Imposter Syndrome
Ep 48: Mind Over Medicine: Placebo and Nocebo Effects on Mental Health
Ep 47: Therapy, Coaching and Mentorship - A Guide to What's Right For You
Ep 46: Dr. Kristina Netherwood: Identity, Roles and Values in Veterinary Medicine
Ep 45: Burnout is NOT a Badge of Honor