The Burnout Detox Kit®

What if the real problem is believing success has to come at the expense of your health? In this episode, Sophie Theen sits down with entrepreneur and women's business coach Nina Bremer to unpack the hidden connection between achievement, identity and burnout. Growing up with dyslexia taught Nina that working harder could compensate for feeling different. That mindset helped her build a succes...

Burnout doesn't happen overnight. Your body whispers long before it screams. In this episode, Sophie Theen sits down with women's wellbeing specialist Jo Fuller to explore why understanding your body's natural rhythms could be one of the most powerful burnout prevention tools available. Together they discuss why energy should be treated as a key performance metric, how menstrual health and menopau...

Burnout can manifest as numbness and disconnection, and trauma isn’t just personal it can ripple through families. Healing is a journey, not a single epiphany. Sarah Knight shares why recognising what you don’t want and focusing on small joys and energy management are essential to reigniting your fire. Guest: Sarah Knight is a midlife coach and founder of FoundHer Fire , where she helps women heal...

In this conversation, Stacey Copas shares her personal journey with burnout and the challenge of recognising it early. She emphasises the importance of setting boundaries and discusses how people‑pleasing and overworking often mask deeper issues. Stacey redefines resilience by focusing on daily rituals and self‑awareness, and she explores the tension between staying comfortable and striving for gr...

Sophie talks with organisational psychologist and executive coach Rebecca Noskeau about her personal journey through burnout. They explore the “athlete’s recovery” approach, maintaining momentum through micro habits even when life knocks you down and discuss how reclaiming agency helps transform burnout into growth. Rebecca also explains why supportive systems and thoughtful leadership are crucial...

What if burnout isn’t just caused by stress or overwork… but by disconnection from your own personal power? In this deeply thought-provoking episode, Sophie sits down with Rúna Bouius spiritual leadership mentor and founder of the True Power Institute, to unpack the difference between positional power and personal power, and why so many high achievers burn out despite outward success. Together, th...

After 20 years in senior HR leadership including working at Nike, Theresa has seen burnout from every angle. But here’s the surprising part: she’s never fully burned out herself. In this episode, Sophie and Theresa unpack why. Together, they explore the hidden patterns behind burnout, the danger of living in constant performance mode, and why so many high achievers confuse productivity with self-w...

And we're back for Season 3! In this episode of The Burnout Detox Kit Podcast , Sophie sits down with Annabelle for an honest conversation about emotional exhaustion, identity, pressure, and what burnout really looks like behind the scenes. This episode explores the invisible weight high performers carry the pressure to keep going, to appear strong, and to hold everything together even when intern...

She followed the path that was supposed to work. Stable career. High responsibility. Keep going, no matter what. Until her body couldn’t anymore. In this episode, Tracy shares her burnout story from working in the healthcare system where the pressure to perform quietly outweighs the need to rest. We talk about the identity behind being “the strong one,” why high performers ignore the signs, and wh...

Guest: Rose Soffel, Exec Coach Follow: https://soffelhaus.substack.com/ You can’t explain it. On paper, everything looks fine. But deep down… something feels off. In this episode, Rose shares her journey through misalignment, burnout, and the quiet inner knowing we often ignore. We talk about intuition, self-trust, and the moment you realise the life you built no longer fits who you are. If this e...

Guest: Libby Rapin, Coach & Workplace Wellbeing Advocate Follow: Libby Rapin @_libbyrapin You kept going. You pushed through. You told yourself it’s just a phase. But burnout doesn’t disappear it waits. In this episode, Libby shares her journey out of high-pressure corporate life, and what it really takes to slow down, reconnect, and rebuild from exhaustion. We talk about mindfulness, boundari...

You think you’re coping. You’re still showing up. Still performing. But underneath it all… something’s not right. In this episode, Kate breaks down the subtle, often invisible signs of burnout the kind high performers ignore the longest. We talk about emotional suppression, silent overwhelm, and why burnout doesn’t always look like breaking down… sometimes it looks like carrying on. If this episod...

What if having an impactful life didn’t mean sacrificing your health to achieve it? In this episode, I’m joined by Bianca Best a former global executive, single mum of four, and the author of Flourish . Bianca shares how she went from overachieving and emotionally exhausted to building a life of intentional, graceful productivity . We explore: The myth of “having it all” Emotional burnout masked a...

What happens when burnout doesn't just steal your joy but nearly your life? In this episode, I speak with Kelly Swingler , burnout expert, author, and founder of the Burnout Academy. Kelly shares the raw truth of burning out twice once into chronic illness , and another time into a near-death experience . We talk about the emotional labor of leadership , how identity loss and systemic toxicity con...

When flexibility isn’t given but earned at the cost of your wellbeing. In this episode, I speak with Dr Elizabeth Blakelock , Diversity & Inclusion Lead at Monzo, about the hidden emotional toll of inclusion work, and how systems often fail to support us during life’s biggest transitions. Elizabeth shares her personal story of burning out three times as a carer, a new mother, and a leader duri...

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....