Are you constantly exhausted, running on fumes, but also feeling strangely unchallenged or unfulfilled? It’s time to stop blaming yourself for being "overwhelmed" and start understanding the real source of your fatigue.

In this powerful episode, Jennifer Down, The Driven Coach, challenges the assumption that all exhaustion comes from doing too much. Jen breaks down why most driven individuals—especially women—are actually struggling with Mixed Source Exhaustion: a potent combination of chronic overload (Burnout) and soul-crushing monotony (Boreout).

🔥 Inside This Episode, We Discuss:

• The Critical Distinction: The difference between Burnout (chronic overload) and Boreout (chronic underload), and why treating them the same only makes things worse.
• The Holistic Toll: Why both states are fundamentally destructive to your hormones (cortisol) and your profound confidence.
• The TDC Solution Toolkit: Specific, actionable steps based on the source of your exhaustion. Learn the counterintuitive fix for burnout (why you need to stop punishing your body with intense workouts!) and how to successfully use Job Crafting to inject meaning back into an inflexible role.
• Your New Identity: How resolving this drain frees you to pursue a holistic health transformation and truly live your best life.

Connect with The Driven Coach

Ready to stop managing exhaustion and start living driven? Jen Down specializes in holistic health transformations and is available for virtual coaching sessions from anywhere.

Book a session or find more resources on our website.

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Podcast Sources: The Silent Drain

General Workplace Engagement & The Burnout Gap

• Burnout Gender Gap: Recent Workplace Surveys (e.g., Infinite Potential, supporting the 46% women vs. 37% men burnout rate).
• Boreout Prevalence/Engagement: Gallup's State of the U.S. Workplace Report (2024), reporting low employee engagement rates.
• Manager Disconnect: Mercer & Gallup Reports, highlighting the perception gap between managers and employees regarding workplace challenge.

Health, Physiology, and Psychological Impact

• Physical Toll (Cortisol): General Stress Physiology Research (connecting chronic stress to elevated cortisol levels and physical health outcomes).
• Mental Toll of Boredom: Academic Boreout Studies, linking chronic boredom to increased stress symptoms and turnover intention.
• Confidence/Identity Erosion: Burnout Psychology Research (focusing on the psychological impact of sustained work distress and loss of self-identity).

Actionable Solutions and Cost

• Cost of Inaction: Gallup & CUNY Studies on Employee Cost (quantifying the financial burden of disengagement and burnout on organizations).
• Power of Physical Activity: Occupational Health and Wellness Studies (supporting the link between regular activity and lower levels of job burnout).
• Need for Growth: Future of Work Trend Reports (highlighting lack of career growth as a major driver of employee turnover).