This one’s raw. I just told the truth.

In this first episode of Corporate Christie, I talk about the moment my body shut me down — hard. Not because I was tired, but because I’d been powering through pain for years. It all caught up with me. Burnout wasn’t just a work thing. It was a life thing. And this podcast is going to talk about both.

This isn’t a productivity podcast. It’s not “how to be better at work” without talking about the real stuff getting in your way. We’ll get into that too — because I love giving tactical advice — but first, I had to go through it. And now I’m ready to tell the whole story.

💡 What I cover in this episode:

• The identity crisis that hit after I built something successful
• How childhood conditioning around productivity shaped me
• Why I paused Engagement Academy and how I’m reshaping it
• A cold plunge, a linen closet, and one surprising meditation
• The moment I met 8-year-old me in my mind’s eye — and what she said
• How divorce, loss, and no-contact family choices reshaped my values
• Why we can’t talk about leadership without talking about healing
• And why I’m done pretending life and work are separate

📘 Mentioned in this episode:

👉 Employee Survey Playbook ($49): https://bit.ly/42yQt9T

👉 LinkedIn:  https://bit.ly/42yQt9T

👉 Youtube:  https://bit.ly/4lHZJ2E

👉 TikTok: https://bit.ly/3YGgS2W 

👉 Instagram: https://bit.ly/4jBMe2E

💬 Closing thoughts:

If you’ve ever thought, “I can’t do this anymore,” — good. That feeling might be the start of something better.

You're not broken. You're just waking up. And this show is here to walk through it with you.