The Truth About Burnout

Send us Fan Mail We’ve been sold the wrong story about burnout. High performers don’t burn out because they’re weak, fragile, or bad at handling pressure. A lot of the time, they burn out because they’re exceptionally good at handling it — so everyone keeps giving them more. In this episode, Leah unpacks the psychology and biology behind high-performance burnout, why cortisol and chronic pressure can make “resilience” look deceptively impressive, and how companies accidentally turn their most...