6|Burnout to Brilliance: The Day I Flatlined & Chose Life
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What happens when you give everything to everyone else… and your body finally says no more? In this raw and life-changing episode of the Badass Lioness Podcast, Ginine Emily Smith shares her personal story of hitting rock bottom—flatlining in a hospital bed in 2010—and the fierce awakening that followed.
This episode is about more than survival. It’s about moving from burnout to brilliance, from living small and silent to choosing life, purpose, and power. Ginine unpacks the signs of burnout, the cost of ignoring your body’s whispers, and the exact moment that changed her forever.
If you’ve ever felt exhausted, unseen, or stuck on autopilot, this conversation will remind you that burnout is not the end of your story—it can be the beginning of your brilliance.
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