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Almost everyone recovering from burnout mentions their sleep, usually quietly. This episode brings it into the main conversation. Chris Wilson sits down with Kathryn Pinkham, founder of The Insomnia Clinic and one of the UK's leading sleep specialists, on why you can't sleep and what actually fixes it: what insomnia really is, why burnout leaves you exhausted but wide awake, why sleep hygi...

People pleasing rarely looks like a problem. It looks like being dependable, reliable, the one who always says yes. Content note: this episode contains a personal account of burnout including a period of intense despair. If you're struggling, please reach out to someone you trust. If you feel unsafe or unable to cope right now, please contact local emergency services or a crisis support line....

Burnout does not only live in the mind. It shows up in the face: the jaw you clench, the brow you hold, the tension you stopped noticing years ago. Chris Wilson sits down with Vienna based face yoga teacher and presence work practitioner Nathalie Romina Marktler to talk about what faces hold and why we so rarely notice. Nathalie describes her work as presence rather than cosmetics, and guides Chri...

High performers are often the worst at resting, and it is not because they do not know how. It is because rest has to be earned first. Simone Arlits spent more than fifteen years in corporate leadership before her body told her what her calendar never had. She talks with Chris Wilson about why rest gets treated as a reward rather than a strategy, about the giver pattern that keeps people available...

Heather Simco built a career, a business and a polished public life while privately struggling with addiction, and almost nobody around her could see it. Content note: this episode includes a personal account of addiction and references to suicidal thoughts. If you're struggling, please reach out to someone you trust. If you feel unsafe or unable to cope right now, please contact local emergen...

Overworking. Endless scrolling. A drink to take the edge off. The things we reach for when burnout sets in start as survival and do not always stay that way. Chris Wilson sits down again with resilience coach and addiction counsellor Alina Meyer-Riad to look at coping mechanisms honestly. Alina explains why these patterns tend to stay hidden at work and surface hardest at home, where the line sits...

Chronic stress is not just in your head. It shows up in your DNA, your inflammation levels and how much energy your cells can actually make. Dr Andreia Luis is a biomedical scientist with a PhD from the Medical University of Vienna, and her research examined how the body responds to extreme physical stress, the same process that plays out slowly in burnout. She walks through what is measurably hap...

Season 2, Episode 3 Rest is necessary. But for most people in burnout recovery, it's not enough. In this conversation, organisational psychologist Dr Ben Searle explains what positive psychology adds to burnout recovery, and why reconnecting with your values and strengths is what actually brings you back. Ben spent 20 years researching burnout before going through it himself. In this episode,...

Katrin Tschürtz had five jobs on one contract. She asked for help. Nothing changed. So she kept going, until she couldn't. In this episode, Katrin shares the full arc of her burnout: - the years of overwork in the film industry, - the panic attacks that arrived without warning, - the moment she told a therapist she no longer wanted to be here, - and the five weeks in a therapy hotel in the mou...

When Burnout Comes Back — Season 2, Episode 1 Burnout can come back. Even when you've been through it before. Even when the work you're doing is the work you built for yourself. In this Season 2 opener, Chris Wilson shares the honest account of what happened between seasons. A second burnout — with significant circumstances outside his control, and a part that was genuinely his to own. The podcast...

The fall was Part 1. The surrender was Part 2. This is Part 3, and the final episode of Season 1. In this episode of Share. Inspire. Explore., I close my personal burnout story and reflect on what this whole season has been. What Reset actually looked like — the slow, often boring work of rebuilding a life on different terms. The beginning of Reinvent, and what happens when the question shifts fro...

The actual moment of surrender isn't cinematic. It's 4am, a work laptop, and an email that says: I can't come in. In episode 20 of Share. Inspire. Explore. -- Part 2 of my three-part burnout story -- I share what came after the collapse. What asking for help really looked like. What psychiatry, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation actually gave me. And what burnout showed me about myself...

This is part one of a three-part personal story. Burnout doesn't start at work. For me, it started in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Growing up where the world could shift without warning, I learned, quietly, without anyone teaching me, to stay braced, stay useful, and stay small. I carried that wiring into every room I walked into for the next 30 years. In this episode, I trace the pat...

𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐⁣ ⁣ In this second part of a two-part conversation, I continue speaking with Alina Meyer-Riad about the psychology behind work addiction.⁣ ⁣ If Part 1 focused on recognising the pattern, Part 2 explores where these patterns may come from and what recovery can begin to look like.⁣ ⁣ We talk about perfectionism, people pleasing, fear of f...

Addicted to Work? The Psychology Behind Work Addiction, Episode 18 Part 1 In this first part of a two-part conversation, I sit down with Alina Meyer-Riad to explore what work addiction actually is and why it is often misunderstood. We talk about the difference between working hard and losing control, the role of validation and productivity in shaping identity, and why work addiction can be harder...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Burnout isn’t only about work. In fact, many people struggling with emotional exhaustion are also carrying stressors outside the workplace that keep burnout going, even when their job “isn’t that bad.” In 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟳 of the Share Inspire and Explore Podcast, Chris Wilson explores the external stressors and personal predispositions that...

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲, 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬?⁣ ⁣ If burnout has left you exhausted, overwhelmed, or questioning yourself, knowing when to seek help, and what kind of help, can feel confusing.⁣ In this episode of the Share Inspire and Explore Podcast, we explore burnout recovery support options, including therapy, coaching, and support groups, and how to decide which is right...

Obstacles of Burnout Recovery (Part 2) | Shame, Health, Emotion & Burnout Symptoms   Burnout recovery isn’t just about getting better — it’s about understanding what stands in the way of staying well.   In Episode 15 (Part 2) of the  Share, Inspire, Explore Podcast , host Chris Wilson is joined by Dr. Ben Searle, organisational psychologist, consultant, and host of the  “Mind on the Job”  podc...

𝗢𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 | 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 Burnout recovery isn’t as simple as taking time off, in fact, for many, it can feel even harder than the burnout itself. In episode 15 (part 1) of the Share, Inspire, Explore Podcast, host Chris Wilson is joined by Dr. Ben Searle, organisational psychologist, consultant, and host of the “Mind on the Job” podcast. His work in al...

𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟭 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟰: 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 | 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗥 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: What happens when the workplace you once believed in turns toxic? And can HR truly lead the change when they’re caught between people and power? In this eye-opening episode of the Share, Inspire & Explore Podcast, host Chris Wilson sits down with Karin Kradischnig, HR expert and foun...

🎙 Toxic Workplaces and HR’s Role (Episode 13 Part 2) | Accountability, Change & HR’s Boundaries Description: If a workplace is toxic, can HR really fix it? And what does real change require? In Part 2 of this conversation, I continued with HR expert Karin Kradischnig, founder of Coaching4HR, to dig into the challenges and possibilities of repairing broken workplace cultures. 🎯 In Part 2, we c...

🎙 Toxic Workplaces and HR’s Role (Episode 13 Part 1) | Spotting the Red Flags & HR’s DilemmaDescription:What makes a workplace toxic, and why is HR often caught in the middle? In Part 1 of this conversation, I'm joined by Karin Kradischnig, HR expert and founder of Coaching4HR, who brings 20 years of hands-on HR and leadership experience. Together, we unpack the roots of workplace toxicity...

Sustaining Recovery at Work: Stigma, Support & Long-Term Balance Episode 12 Guest: Janina Liensberger-Desnica – HR Consultant | Workplace Wellbeing Advocate Burnout recovery isn’t just about getting back to work, it’s about staying well once you’re there. In this episode of the Share, Inspire and Explore Podcast, host Chris Wilson speaks with Janina Liensberger-Desnica, an HR consultant and wo...

Episode 11: withJanina Liensberger-Desnica | HR ConsultantReturning to work after burnout is often more challenging than the burnout itself. In this powerful episode, host Chris Wilson is joined by Janina Liensberger-Desnica, a strategic HR consultant, coach, and expert in organizational development. They explore the emotional and psychological terrain of re-entering the workplace after a burnout....

Welcome to Part 2 of our honest and timely conversation on burnout recovery and the role HR  should  be playing to support it. In this episode, Chris Wilson and Martina Teufner dive deeper into what true recovery support looks like, from HR respecting its own limits to advocating for cultural change in how we view mental health at work. They explore what employees need to feel safe again, and why...