In this episode of Big Meaningful Life, I sit down with Lina Sha, a dear friend and an executive coach with a rare integrative background spanning big tech, coaching, and clinical naturopathy.

Our conversation explores what happens when performance, leadership, and wellbeing are treated as separate topics — and why that separation is no longer sustainable. We talk about psychosomatic leadership, the limits of mindset work alone, and what leaders often miss when pressure becomes the norm.

Lina shares her journey from years in big tech to integrative mental health, motherhood, and clinical practice, offering a grounded perspective on why sustainable performance starts in the body — not just the mind.

5 reflections you’ll walk away with

• Why awareness alone isn’t enough when pressure exceeds biological capacity.
• How high achievers often miss early mind–body warning signs — even when they’re self-aware.
• Why leadership development must include the body, not just behavior and mindset.
• How chronic pressure quietly shapes culture, performance, and relationships.
• What sustainable leadership looks like when health is treated as a foundation, not a benefit.

Burnout doesn’t usually come from one breaking point — it comes from ignoring signals for too long.

So here’s the question I invite you to sit with:
What signals might your body already be sending — and what would change if you listened earlier?

Connect with Lina Sha:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lina-sha-56789826/

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Music Credit:
This episode features ''Je n'y suis jamais allé'' by Yann Tiersen.