The Cost of Grinding: Burnout, Work Identity and Finding Yourself Again

<p>This episode is a raw conversation between Sam and his lifelong mate Scott Hays around what happens to a man when work becomes his entire identity — and what it costs him before he even realises it.</p><p>It explores how the work ethic passed down through generations, from grandfathers who went to war to fathers who never stopped moving, quietly shapes the way rural men operate without them ever consciously choosing it. A big part of the episode is around burnout, the signs that get ignored for years, the damage that spills onto the people closest to you, and what it actually takes to stop running on empty and start rebuilding from the ground up.</p>