The Burnout Detox Kit®

We’ve all been there on the receiving end of change that was done to us , not with us . In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Ann-Marie Blake, change communicator, DEI advocate, and co-founder of True, a boutique agency helping organizations design truly people-first change. Together, we unpack what it really takes to create a sustainable workplace beyond the yoga mats and fruit bowls. Ann-Marie...

Why do the hardest workers burn out first and get rewarded for it? In this powerful episode, Caroline Dowd-Higgins , executive coach and workplace wellbeing advocate, joins Sophie to unpack the silent epidemic of burnout masked as high performance. From 5:30am meetings to 90-hour workweeks, Caroline shares the personal cost of being the “workhorse” and how she reclaimed her voice, her time, and he...

Fela didn’t burn out loudly. She went quiet. In this episode, we talk about high performers in toxic workplaces the shame, the brain fog, the fear of retaliation, and the moment pushing harder stops working. Fela shares why burnout isn’t fixed with vacations or surface-level boundaries, how inner work changes everything, and what it really means to build a life and career you don’t need to recover...

This episode is a mirror. In a raw, mid-season reflection, Sophie sits down with Sophie Power to talk about burnout that doesn’t look dramatic just numb, relentless, and quietly life-draining. They unpack identity loss, being valued only for usefulness, walking away from work that once defined you, and what it really means to choose yourself after years of overgiving. No lessons. No frameworks. Ju...

Burnout doesn’t always feel like collapse. Sometimes it feels like coping until your body gives up first. In this episode, former HR leader Katrina Bowles shares how chronic burnout led to autoimmune illness, forced rest, and a complete redefinition of ambition, identity, and care. We talk about burnout relapse, listening to the body, healing beyond therapy, and learning to lead yourself before le...

Hustle can give you momentum but it was never meant to be your permanent address. In this raw, in-progress conversation, founder-turned-creator Amber Gray shares how she recognized burnout in the quiet moments (sleep, stillness, numbness), what quitting alcohol revealed about her body’s signals, and why she ultimately sold her company to choose health over identity. We unpack identity beyond job t...

Burnout isn’t a personal failure it’s often a systems problem. In this honest, grounded conversation, Sophie sits down with Katrina , a regenerative coach and strategist, to unpack why so many high performers end up exhausted in cultures that reward output over capacity…and what it takes to rebuild. In this episode: What regenerative leadership really means (beyond KPIs, pizza Fridays, and “earnin...

In this Season 2 premiere of Burnout Detox Kit , Sophie sits down with therapist and coach Martina Witter to explore the power of boundaries as a form of self‑care. Drawing on her upbringing as a Black British Caribbean woman, Martina unpacks how cultural expectations like the “strong Black woman” archetype shape our sense of worth and our ability to say no . She explains why boundaries aren’t sel...

In the season finale of The Burnout Detox Podcast , Joy Langley as a coach, therapist, and speaker, shares a deeply personal truth: burnout isn’t always caused by work. Sometimes, life burns you out first. Joy opens up about losing her son, navigating grief, and the silent pressure to keep going when everything inside is falling apart. Together, we explore why burnout is both personal and public,...

What if your self-care routine is just another thing you’re trying to perfect ? In this episode, Amy McCae, a wellness coach, speaker, and former chronic illness patient, shares how her obsession with doing recovery “right” led her into over-healing . She was meditating, journaling, eating clean, working out… and still burning out. Because when healing becomes a checklist, it stops being healing....

What happens when the strong ones break? In this episode, Sophie is joined by Dannielle Haig; business psychologist, psychotherapist, and resilience coach for high-performing women. Dani opens up about hitting burnout while helping others, running her business through the pandemic, and the moment she realized she’d given too much. From collapsing boundaries to emotional depletion, and the silent c...

What happens when you burn out while building a burnout prevention product ? In this episode, Sophie speaks with Austin, tech founder, writer, and systems thinker who created a burnout solution inside Slack, only to hit burnout himself. Together, they explore the complexity of purpose-fueled exhaustion, the invisible weight founders carry, and how productivity culture often disguises suffering. Au...

What if recovery isn’t a break from strength but where strength begins? In this powerful episode of The Burnout Detox Podcast , Sophie speaks with Adam Dehaty , a former professional rugby player turned psychologist, about what true resilience really looks like. From the rugby pitch to Nike’s European HQ, Adam’s journey reveals how high performers often confuse pushing with progress and why learni...

What if leaving the job doesn’t leave the burnout behind? In this raw and real episode, Sophie sits down with burnout survivor Harpreet for an unfiltered, two-way conversation between two high-achieving women who thought they had healed until burnout knocked again. Together, they explore: The guilt and shame of “knowing better” and still crashing How our identity becomes entangled with work Why re...

What if resilience isn’t about being strong, but about finally feeling safe? In this episode, I’m joined by Alex Pett , a former lawyer turned resilience coach who burned out twice before discovering the truth about what it really takes to recover. Together, we unpack: Why burnout isn't a failure, it's a feedback loop How shame and overachievement keep us stuck The real definition of resilience (h...

“Burnout means something different to all of us, it shows up as shame, silence, even identity loss.” In this episode, I sit down with Neely Kimey to explore how burnout looks for neurodivergent hyper-achievers and why internalized ableism keeps so many of us stuck. We unpack: Neely’s personal burnout journey and the cost of hiding her struggles How she turned that pain into a “sandbox” for practic...

Dive into Episode 4 of the Burnout Detox Kit with Hannah Baldwin, a former London trader turned Reiki healer and organizational psychologist. Discover “misalignment burnout,” how your body signals its limits before your mind catches on, and why wellbeing is your non-negotiable foundation. You’ll learn actionable tools, from setting energetic boundaries and taking mindful walks to the power of Reik...

“What if the pace that fuels your success is what’s burning you out?” In this episode, I sit down with Katherine Baldwin (Coach, Author, Ex- Parliament Journalist) to explore healing from burnout by reclaiming your true self. Katherine reveals how her childhood coping strategies evolved into a high-pressure role following the UK Prime Minister at that time, and why awareness wasn’t enough. We unpa...

Join us for Episode 2 of Burnout Detox with somatic psychotherapist Laura Shook Guzman. Discover why driven founders, especially Enneagram Type 2s who are prone to burnout, how to spot early warning signs, and why toxic positivity backfires. Laura shares simple somatic practices to soothe your nervous system and reclaim sustainable energy. Connect with Laura Shook Guzman: • Website: https://www.co...

What if the first step to burnout recovery wasn’t doing more… but doing less ? In this episode, I sit down with Chris Lovett ; simplicity coach, professional minimalist, and TEDx speaker to explore how decluttering your life can become the most powerful antidote to overwork. Chris shares how one seemingly small moment (stepping on a CD case) sparked a life-changing journey from corporate chaos to...

Burnout doesn’t just happen overnight. It builds, quietly and relentlessly, until your body, mind, or soul can’t keep up anymore. And when it hits, it can feel like you’ve lost yourself. In this first episode of The Burnout Detox Project , host Sophie Theen shares the story behind why she created this podcast, what burnout really felt like for her (both the first time and the most recent time she...