Best Boundarysettingskills Podcasts (2025)

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Coaching with Sarah: How to Calm Your Mind When You're Overwhelmed and Feeling Stuck 50:05

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The right support changes everything. Our Director of Coaching, Sarah Vosen, combines expertise and compassion to walk beside you: https://caitdonovan.com/coaching Burnout recovery gets complicated as Sarah sits down with Janine, an anonymous guest who is more than halfway through medical leave but still unable to rest. She loves her team and takes…

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Barry Goldstein: Lower Anxiety and Reconnect With Yourself Through Music 1:04:33

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Your energy and well-being are worth investing in. Explore what recovery could look like for you: https://caitdonovan.com/coaching Grammy Award–winning producer Barry Goldstein joins Cait Donovan to explore burnout and the healing power of music. Barry shares how chasing success in New York’s music scene drained the joy from his craft - until he be…

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Emily Slachetka: The Pros of Not Waiting Until You are Fried Crispy to Get Help 52:25

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You don’t have to walk this road alone. https://caitdonovan.com/coaching connects you with Sarah Vosen, our Director of Coaching, who’s helped countless people reclaim their energy. What does burnout look like before it takes you all the way down? For Emily Slachetka, it showed up as constant overwhelm, unexpected tears, and the thought of leaving …

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Mita Mallick: Could Your Boss Be the Real Reason You’re Burnt Out? 42:12

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Burnout isn’t the end of your story. With Sarah Vosen’s guidance, recovery becomes not just possible—but sustainable. Learn more: https://caitdonovan.com/coaching Toxic bosses don’t only wear people down, they spark the very burnout cycles that drain whole teams. Cait Donovan talks with author and changemaker Mita Mallick about the damage bad leade…

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Jerry Colonna: The Question That Changed How I See Burnout Forever 52:06

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Healing happens faster with guidance. Give yourself permission to ask for and receive help: https://caitdonovan.com/coaching. Burnout shows up in many ways, but at its core it often signals a life out of alignment. Cait Donovan sits down with executive coach and author Jerry Colonna to explore what happens when outward success hides an inner collap…

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Coaching with Sarah: Get your Inner Critic Out of the Driver’s Seat 56:37

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You don’t have to carry burnout alone. The right support can help you breathe again—start here: https://caitdonovan.com/coaching Burnout recovery gets real as Sarah Vosen sits down with an anonymous guest who feels trapped by perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the voice of an inner critic that makes self-compassion feel out of reach. In this episo…

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Dr. Jen Wagner: Canyon Ranch Burnout Retreats Fall 2025 38:26

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout reaches far beyond the office, touching every layer of health, purpose, and identity, and Dr. Jen Wagner joins Cait Donovan to uncover what true recovery really l…

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#straightfromcait: How Long Does Burnout Recovery Take 9:45

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout recovery takes more than waiting for time to pass. It asks you to examine who you’ve been, who you want to be, and what kind of life will truly sustain you. In th…

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Burnout Recovery Exercise: Worst Case Scenario 12:34

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout can make every decision feel impossible. When you’re stuck in fear and second-guessing everything, how are you supposed to move forward in a way that actually fee…

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#sarahshares: Getting Back on the Recovery Horse 13:04

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout thrives in silence. This episode is your reminder that healing often starts with one simple but radical act: asking for help. Sarah Vosen, Director of Coaching at…

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#straightfromcait: How to Change The Habit That Is Keeping You Stuck 8:06

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Cait Donovan is back with a #straightfromcait episode that gets real about something most of us wrestle with quietly, how we soothe ourselves when things get hard, and wh…

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#sarahshares: Your Burnt Out Brain is Mean… and a Liar. Here’s How You Find Out The Truth. 14:59

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] If your brain screams ‘lazy’ every time you try to rest, it’s time to stop trusting a bully and start listening to the one part of you that never lies: your body. So many…

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Nicole Kalil: Imposter Syndrome and Burnout 48:20

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Imposter syndrome has a way of creeping in when we’ve spent so long meeting everyone else’s expectations that we forget what we actually want for ourselves. In this episo…

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#straightfromcait: Top Burnout Symptoms According To You (Dear Gentle Listeners) 21:38

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout quietly hijacks your focus, your memory, your sleep, and eventually, your sense of self. In this #straightfromcait episode, Cait Donovan unpacks the results of a …

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Adrien Cotton: Stages of Perimenopause + Burnout Overlap 53:25

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Perimenopause and burnout often hit at the same time, and when they do, it can feel like something is off but you’re not quite sure what. Cait Donovan talks with wellness…

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#sarahshares - Here’s Why Your Anxiety is at a 11/10 Lately 16:08

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Summer has a way of turning up the volume on everything, including your anxiety. And if you’re already feeling stretched thin, that shift can feel like a lot. In this #sa…

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Jen Fisher: Burned Out at the Top—and Changed Corporate America 49:55

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout isn’t a personal failure. Sometimes it’s a sign that the system around you never made space for you to ask what’s actually sustainable. Kicking off Season 10 of F…

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Celebrating 300 Episodes with a Fresh New Tool for Our Listeners! 35:09

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout recovery takes more than bubble baths and boundary scripts. It asks you to let yourself receive. To celebrate 300 episodes of FRIED, Cait Donovan and Sarah Vosen …

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#straightfromcait: What Is Stress Resilience? And How Do You Get More Of It? 14:24

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Stress resilience isn’t a mindset trick. It’s built on your biology, your history, and whether or not you actually use the support available to you. This week on #straigh…

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Sarah Swanberg: To Create a Sustainable Business (and Life) This is What You Need 48:44

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout doesn’t always look like falling apart. Sometimes it looks like holding everything together, until your body makes it clear you can’t keep going this way. Cait Do…

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#sarahshares: Afraid you won’t ever feel joy or want to work again? Let Yourself. 13:57

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Sarah Vosen is back for another #sarahshares with a question many of us have quietly wondered: could you be happy if you never wanted to work again? This episode unpacks …

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#straightfromcait: Can't Quit Your Job? Here's How You Recover from Burnout. 10:32

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout recovery doesn’t always come with the luxury of stepping away from your job, and Cait Donovan knows that firsthand. In this episode, she speaks directly to those …

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#sarahshares: Spring is Anger Season. Here's how to not let it worsen your burnout. 17:56

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Anger is a message from your body that, if ignored, can quietly fuel burnout. This week, Sarah Vosen digs into something most of us don’t talk about enough: why spring of…

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#straightfromcait: Struggling After Returning to Work? How to Tell If It’s Burnout or a Bad Job 13:56

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] You did the healing, took the break, felt better. So why does going back to work feel like a total relapse? Cait Donovan tackles a common (and confusing) moment in recove…

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#FRIEDguides: Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Burnout Recovery 24:25

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Self-sabotage isn’t a personal flaw. It’s your nervous system doing its best to keep you safe. In this whole new episode of #FRIEDguides, Cait Donovan and Sarah Vosen tak…

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Kim Bolourtchi: How to Be Strategically Unruly & Create the Life You Want 41:28

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Most of the rules you’re following were never made with you in mind and could be the reason you’re burned out. Cait Donovan sits down with keynote speaker and executive c…

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#FRIEDguides: What To Do When The World Is In Chaos 21:54

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout recovery isn’t just about resting more. It’s about finding the energy to live fully, set boundaries that protect your peace, and show up in ways that actually mat…

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Genein Letford: A New Take on Improving Focus, Brain Fog, and Overall Brain Health 51:12

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Your brain craves creativity, and the arts might be the secret weapon against burnout. Genein Letford joins Cait Donovan to break down how music, movement, and self-exp…

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#FRIEDguides: What to Do If You Are a Giver Who Sucks At Taking 24:40

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout happens when you give endlessly without allowing yourself to receive. Cait Donovan and Sarah Vosen are back for #FRIEDguides to break down why high achievers and …

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Anne Marie Anderson: Cultivating Audacity: How to Dismantle Doubt and Let Yourself Win 42:19

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout doesn’t happen overnight. It creeps in when we ignore the signs, stay stuck in routines that no longer serve us, and let fear call the shots. Anne Marie Anderson …

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#sarahshares: How Perspective Helps You Understand Why You Are Fried 26:08

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout recovery doesn’t happen all at once. Small steps add up, even when progress feels impossible. Hey Fried fam! Ever looked back at an old journal entry or email and…

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Nahal Yousefian: Former Head of HR for Netflix Shares How We Should Shape the Future of Work 59:20

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout thrives in the spaces where people aren’t saying what they really mean. In this episode, Cait Donovan is joined by Nahal Yousefian, a former head of HR at Netflix…

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Chronic Stress: Connecting the Dots between Layoffs and Burnout with Cait Donovan (Originally Posted on Nerd Journey 10/29/24) 51:24

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout sneaks up slowly, leaving you drained and wondering what went wrong. Cait Donovan joins Nick Korte on Nerd Journey to talk about how chronic stress builds over ti…

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Dr. Jessi Gold: Healthcare - Burnout, Emotions, and Culture Shifts 57:43

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] Burnout is more than feeling tired. It’s a challenge that affects every aspect of life, especially for healthcare professionals. In this episode, Dr. Jessi Gold shares he…

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#friedfam: Top Advice from FRIED Listeners and Burnout Recoverers 36:41

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] “Don’t shame your limitations.” Cait Donovan and Sarah Vosen share this piece of wisdom in this #FRIEDfam episode, weaving together lessons from their community and their…

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Jennifer Moss: Why Are We Here? How To Systematically Create Better Work Cultures 47:00

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] “This isn’t some soft skill, or a ‘nice-to-have.’ It’s a must-have,” says Jennifer Moss, workplace strategist, co-founder of The Workplace Institute, and author of award-…

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#straightfromcait: 2025 Forecast for Leaders - What to Know About Burnout Moving Forward 13:15

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] “We’re at a time when things are going to be shifting and changing,” says host Cait Donovan who, on this solo episode of FRIED, shares a workplace forecast for 2025 and e…

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Regan Parker: ShiftKey offers Healthcare Workers Freedom, Choice, and Control 31:42

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] “People leave the field not because they don’t love the work, but the confines of the work structure make it impossible for them to do it,” says Regan Parker, Chief Legal…

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#straightfromcait: 3 Ways To Add Ease To Your Day Without Changing Your Circumstances 7:21

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] “I want you to forcibly slow yourself down,” says Cait on this #straightfromcait episode of FRIED where she offers three tips—and a special bonus—to help you create more …

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Rochelle Younan-Montgomery: Healing Burnout Through Boundaries and Self-Compassion 40:27

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried] “What am I doing? I’m performing for other people,” says Rochelle Younan-Montgomery, published author, keynote speaker and founder and CEO of The Reset. In the wake of a …

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Erica Rooney: Sticky Floors and Glass Ceilings - It's Time To Get UNSTUCK 43:21

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“Spoiler alert: You’re not stuck. There’s always something you can do,” explains today’s guest Erica Rooney, keynote speaker, highly-sought after executive coach and author of the best-selling book, “Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors,” the latter of which, she explains, are the limiting beliefs and toxic behaviors that keep so many of us from moving…

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#straightfromcait: How Your Biology Could Be Sabotaging Your Mindset Shift—and What to Do About It 15:18

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“Your biology could be working against you,” says host Cait Donovan, when it comes to your ability to foster a hopeful and positive mindset. As it turns out, those with adverse childhood experiences (ACE) can lack the brain plasticity necessary to adopt a new growth mindset. Luckily, you have the power to change this and in this episode of FRIED, C…

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#straightfromcait: Burnout or “Just Stress”? Here’s How to Tell the Difference Once and For All 6:17

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Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! “Differentiating burnout from stress is one of the most popular questions around burnout,” says host Cait Donovan. On today’s #straightfromcait episode, she will reveal what she calls ‘the line …

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#FRIEDguides: Why High Achievers Burn Out: The Dark Side of Success-Driven Mindsets 33:00

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“It’s praised in our culture to have a bold, clear, big vision for the kind of impact you want to make in the world and in your life, but what’s not talked about is, ‘Is it realistic?” says Sarah Vosen as she joins Cait Donovan to co-host this latest episode of FRIEDguides. Today, the two discuss why high achievers tend to be the first to burn out.…

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Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson: The Stories We Tell That Heal or Deepen Our Burnout 51:35

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“I often say that story is the most powerful tool on earth and I really believe that,” says today’s FRIED guest Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson, who, as the founder and CEO of the Heartwood Leadership Institute, has helped countless Fortune 500 executives step into their leadership. Today she joins host Cait Donovan to discuss the stories we tell oursel…

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Cait Donovan: The Rule of Thirds - Why Burnout Recovery Isn’t About Feeling Great All the Time 11:55

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“I want you to give yourself permission to live in this rule of thirds,” says host Cait Donovan, borrowing a concept that Olympic runner Alexi Pappas recently shared online. Alexi's coach told her that anything you're doing right will feel a combination of good, bad and just neutral. Cait explains how this applies to burnout recovery, and how to in…

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Sarah Yovovich: Healing Burnout from Emotional Abuse with Five Element Wisdom and Strong Boundaries 56:57

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“Part of the empowerment is recognizing that the things that you’re weak in are actually just the flip side of your strengths,” explains Sarah Yovovich, teacher writer and body worker, who joins FRIED to discuss the kind of burnout which results from emotional abuse. The same emotional intuition that kept her empathizing with her abuser makes her a…

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Roslyn McLarty: Founder Burnout and The Bravery of Going WITHIN 54:26

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“I just didn’t feel like I had the permission to bring that part of myself into the workplace and say, ‘Hey, I want to start making some shifts,’”says Roslyn McLarty, of her time as co-founder of the GIST, a women-run sports media brand, making sports more inclusive. As the company grew, so did the responsibilities and overwhelm, and she found hers…

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Nicole Maitland: Riding Life’s Waves – Trusting Your Body During Emotional Uncertainty 54:46

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“Cool, this is an emotion, but what is it telling me? What is the information?” asks Nicole Maitland, host of the podcast “Yarns for the Soul” and today’s guest on this episode of FRIED hosted by Sarah Vosen. The same high level of sensitivity that made Nicole an effective human rights lawyer in her native New Zealand made her vicariously vulnerabl…

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Bryan Huhn, CFP: Money Stress, Burnout, and Living According to Joy 47:13

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“What’s more important: being happy for having some stupid business card?” Asks Bryan Huhn, who joins FRIED today to discuss the relationship between financial stress and burnout, particularly when we allow the money we’re making—and the money we think we can’t live without—to convince us we need to remain in jobs that are making us miserable even …