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Podcast: Sustainable Success: Nervous System Alignment for Burnout-Free Leadership
Episode: 244: Work drains me more than it should — is it my nervous system?
Description: In this episode, we explore why work can feel disproportionately exhausting — even when you enjoy it and are “doing everything right.”You’ll hear about:Why end-of-day exhaustion isn’t always a motivation or discipline problemHow constant adaptation to mismatched environments quietly drains nervous system capacityThe difference between healthy effort and chronic over-exertionA simple nervous-system-based energy audit you can start todayHow to track energy drain through body sensations rather than stories or self-criticismWhat decision fatigue, overthinking, and post-work collapse are actually signallingWhen exhaustion points to deeper patterns like freeze, trauma history, or family rolesWhy some patterns don’t shif...