Burnout Isn't Necessary: Stress and burnout alchemy - so you can feel yourself again
Episodes
No Burnout, Just Impact and Grace - with Bianca Best
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m joined by the iridescent Bianca Best!A woman on a mission to eradicate burnout and help people create big impact, without sacri...
#041: The ADHD–Burnout Connection: Why We Must Talk About It – With Sarah Morgan
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever considered if you have any ADHD traits?Do you even know what they are?I didn’t really know until I met Sarah Morgan and guess what?! I...
040: A Surgeon’s Journey to Find What Really Matters with Dr. David Weill
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A young father with a rare form of lung cancer who has been turned down for a transplant by several hospitals. A kid who was considered not “smart e...
039: Breaking the Good Girl Syndrome with Agnieszka Stalder
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Agnieszka first told me about her experience with stress and how it impacted her son’s physical health I knew we had to do an episode together!...
038 How to Avoid 'Death by a Thousand Toilet Brushes' with Dr. Shola Ezeokoli
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am thrilled to welcome Dr Shola Ezeokoli onto the show! Dr Shola shares her burnout experience of being a new mum and young doctor in a new count...
#022: Learn how self esteem can save you from burnout with Jo Watt
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are 3 pillars of Self-Esteem: 1. Self-worth 2. Self-belief 3. Assertion In this episode Jo Watt and I are discussing these 3 pillars and how yo...
#037: Exploring Emotional Overdraft with Andy Brown
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So many of us have a habit of investing all that we have in the success of our career or business. My guest today has researched this phenomenon by in...
#036: How to have mental health and wellbeing conversations - with Bill Carson
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Carson has such a wealth of experience in having difficult conversations with people about their wellbeing. He’s spent years volunteering on Au...
#035: The role of self-advocacy in burnout prevention, recovery and the success of businesses - with Neelu Kaur
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Neelu and I have been planning this conversation for probably a year and it was well worth the wait, I’m sure you’ll agree. The main theme of the ...
#034: Talking about trauma with Susie Masterson
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am inviting you into a conversation unlike any other.Yes, Susie and I talk about trauma but we do it in an experiential way.It’s not a theoretical...
#033: Finding Your Greatest Strengths in Your Darkest Hours with Ani Naqvi
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest has faced more significant life challenges than the majority of us. That includes experiences in childhood, surviving the Asian suna...
#032: Employee Wellbeing Programmes: How to go beyond lip service with Jenn Doheney
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation is a juicy one. My guest Jenn Doheney goes deep into her personal burnout experience and what recovery looked like for her. Yog...
#031: The truth about sleep with Carolina Ramuski
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sleep - we should be spending about ⅓ of our lives asleep! And yet many of us struggle to get anywhere near that much sleep. Lots of you have spoken...
#030: Embracing Vulnerability: A Heartfelt Dialogue on Burnout and Grief with Meiyoko Taylor
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grab a cuppa and join Meiyoko and I for our intimate chat about: His burnout experience(s) How to know if you’re a people-pleaser and what that ...
#029: The Truth about Success: What it is and what it takes, with Karen Mangia
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s chat is all about success with Karen Mangia who is a real expert on Success creation. We talk about: How she created success the hard way...
#028: Your Strengths Unleashed: A Path to Burnout Recovery with Karen Hallsman
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Karen Hallsman and I talk about: Karen's personal experience of burnout How knowing your strengths can be a cornerstone to bur...
#027: Wired & Weary: Navigating Stress in Tech with Kieran Gilmurray
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re talking stress in the tech sector. Join Kieran Gilmurray and Hannah Holden as they share their personal experiences of stress and burn...
#026: Becoming a Time Boss: Andrew Hartman's Recipe for Stress-Free Living
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Andrew Hartman, the first person I've met who lost his sense of smell and taste due to stress – the unique ways stress shows up for each of...
#025: Rising from the Ashes: Shona's Journey from Burnout to Bionic
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shona and I talk about: The toxic work environment she experienced after returning from maternity leave Her burnout symptoms which ...
#000 Preview: Burnout Isn't Necessary
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My burnout experience was 10 years ago. Burnout isn’t necessary. It’s preventable and recoverable and yet many people are still getting burned out...
#024: "Things on my mind" - Finding calm amid chaos, overwhelm & loss
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Life threw a lot my way recently – from overwhelm to grief – and I'm sharing how a simple mind map transformed it all, just when I needed it m...
#023: The Art of Happiness: How Your Inner Compass Can Lead the Way
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Menzies shares insights into his darkest days when he grappled with questions like: Why am I not happy when I've done all the things? What...
#021: 5 Reasons not to practice mindfulness (and how to overcome them) - Part 2
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mindfulness is not for me because... I don't know how I tried it once and it didn't "work" I'm not into that spiritual stuff...
#020: How to establish Consultancies that thrive: The Value of Resilience
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Gaby Grzywacz and I are talking about Management Consultancies and burnout. Gaby shares her personal experience of burnout while in a big 4 cons...
#019: 5 Reasons not to practice mindfulness (and how to overcome them) - Part 1
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mindfulness is not for me because... I don't know how I tried it once and it didn't "work" I'm not into that spiritual stuff...
#018: Unlock Instant Calm: How to use your body to calm your mind
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can’t think yourself calm: What happens when you tell yourself to calm down? Or better still when someone else tells you to calm down? ... We ca...
#017: Burnout mini-series: What does burnout look & feel like?
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What does burnout feel like? What does burnout look like? These are the questions I am answering in today’s mini episode. We’ve touched on these t...
#016: How to make life better: The importance of a high performance mindset
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is a High Performance Mindset? Reiner Kraft and I are discussing what it is and how to get it. Reiner shares his data-driven approach to mindfuln...
#015 Mini: Why we love gratitude and the rewards we've found
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Stando and I are back to talk about our personal experiences with gratitude. We received such great feedback on our initial episode (#004) that ...
#014: How you can teach your mind to be happy
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that what we think about has a bigger impact on our happiness than what we are doing? Yep, we are at our happiest when we are focused on ...
#013: Mini Series: Instant Stress Relief
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first in my mini series where I will be diving into a specific tip or technique for 5-10 minutes. I've shared the physiological s...
#012: Journaling: The most cost effective therapy
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Ferris has described journaling as the most cost effective therapy he’s found and let’s face it Tim has probably tried everything out there! ...
#011 What you think matters because it impacts every cell in your body
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this 2-part series on the bodymind connection We will be covering: 1: The mind influences the body. 2: The body influences the mind This...
#010: The Road to Recovery: One Entrepreneur's Battle with Burnout and Addiction - with Shig Hayre
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I'm joined by Shig Hayre, Director, SP Bespoke.We discuss Shig's experience as a successful entrepreneur and millionaire runni...
#009 Burnout Recovery with Psychotherapy, Breathwork and Superheroes! - with Sam Robinson
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode I'm joined by Consultant psychotherapist Sam Robinson.Join us as we explore the stages of burnout, how we can spot it e...
#008: Burnout Isn't Necessary - Adam James interviews Hannah
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To mark the renaming of the podcast we put Hannah in the spotlight as she is interviewed by her ex-colleague and friend, Adam James. Join us as we di...
#007: Stress: It's not just in your head - with Sheila Kenneally
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“So many roads lead back to cortisol” says Sheila Kenneally, Accredited Naturopath and Specialist in Energy, Metabolism and Hormones. Sheila’s t...
#006: Unmasking the Path to Burnout: How to see the Warning Signs
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
4 years before burnout a homeopath told me that she couldn't help me unless I reduced my work hours. I wasn't ready to hear her and couldn't see what ...
#005: From Self-Destruct to Self-Worth, with Phil Stanley.
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode Phil Stanley describes his personal transformation from self-flagellation to self-care. Phil used to take a 10k run at 5am every mo...
#004 Reduce Stress with Gratitude - with Anna Stando
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Stando, creator of My Gratitude Challenge, joins me to discuss how gratitude can increase our ability to deal with stress. We talk about how we c...
#003 Setting Successful Goals & Resolutions
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you think about your goals and resolutions I want you to feel inspired! Let's say goodbye to resolutions that lead to self-flagellation and f...
#002: Effective ways to process stress
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode Hannah describes what happens in the body when we experience stress. She discusses the most effective ways to process stress (o...
#001: Why I want to talk about stress & burnout
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of Let's Talk About Stress (now renamed to Burnout Isn't Necessary). In this episode I share my experience with b...