Burnout Break Room

📓 Is there a syllabus on anxiety? This week, Caitlan & Lyndie talk with Allison of Reroute Wellness about recognizing and de-stigmatizing the shame associated with anxiety, as well as a few handy ways to cope when panic sets in.

Welcome back to the Burnout Break Room! The podcast that's like a break room, but helpful. Join us every Monday to escape the hustle spiral. Think of it as a break room—if your coworkers actually talked about real solutions instead of just complaining about meetings that could have been emails. We’re diving into burnout with a realistic lens, spilling the tea on how to reclaim your energy, and finding creative ways to step off the hamster wheel (without burning everything down… probably). Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s break the cycle together!

🍬 Allison Zaluski is the founder of Reroute Wellness, empowering those to take control of their mental health with natural, unapologetic tools born from lived experience.

Connect with her at https://reroutewellness.com/

Instagram: @reroutewellness

Tiktok @reroutewellnessofficial

📗 Caitlan is a Creative Coach, Speaker, and loves getting lost in a book and on a hiking trail.

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Find all my projects at https://caitlantrewhella.com/

📙 Lyndie Laramore is a Career Coach, licensed Therapist, and Consultant who knows exactly how to bring down the house with her classical singing.

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Find out more at https://lyndielaramore.com/

🎉 Looking for a reminder to celebrate yourself? This week, Caitlan & Lyndie talk with Cecilia of Modern Day Mirror about creating spaces for roses and thorns, reconnecting with our principles, and celebrating our wins.

Welcome back to the Burnout Break Room! The podcast that's like a break room, but helpful. Join us every Monday to escape the hustle spiral. Think of it as a break room—if your coworkers actually talked about real solutions instead of just complaining about meetings that could have been emails. We’re diving into burnout with a realistic lens, spilling the tea on how to reclaim your energy, and finding creative ways to step off the hamster wheel (without burning everything down… probably). Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s break the cycle together!

🪩 Cecilia Rodriguez is a corporate communications strategist turned intuitive story guide and voice activator. After years of working with leaders behind the scenes, she now runs Modern Day Mirror - a community dedicated to helping people overcome energetic blocks, limiting beliefs, and seasons of stagnancy. Through a mix of intuitive readings and storytelling work, Cecilia helps folks reconnect with their inner wisdom, reclaim their voice, and release what’s no longer true.

Connect with her https://moderndaymirror.com/

📗 Caitlan is a Creative Coach, Speaker, and loves getting lost in a book and on a hiking trail.

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Find all my projects at https://caitlantrewhella.com/

📙 Lyndie Laramore is a Career Coach and licensed Therapist, and knows exactly how to bring down the house with her classical singing.

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Connect with me at https://lyndielaramore.com/

💖 Feel like the dating pool and your job search are giving you deja vu? This week Caitlan and Lyndie are looking at the similarities between bad dates and bad bosses. Let's break up with the dysfunction, because "no" is a complete sentence.

Welcome back to the Burnout Break Room! The podcast that's like a break room, but helpful. Join us every Monday to escape the hustle spiral. Think of it as a break room—if your coworkers actually talked about real solutions instead of just complaining about meetings that could have been emails. We’re diving into burnout with a realistic lens, spilling the tea on how to reclaim your energy, and finding creative ways to step off the hamster wheel (without burning everything down… probably). Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s break the cycle together!

📗 Caitlan is a Creative Coach, Speaker, and loves getting lost in a book and on a hiking trail.

Follow me @CreativeCaitlan

Find all my projects at https://caitlantrewhella.com/

📙 Lyndie Laramore is a Career Coach and licensed Therapist, and knows exactly how to bring down the house with her classical singing.

Follow me @LyndieLaramore

Connect with me at https://lyndielaramore.com/

🔨 This week Caitlan and Lyndie are cracking open common myths about therapy and creativity to bring you the real deal.

Welcome back to the Burnout Break Room! The podcast that's like a break room, but helpful. Join us every Monday to escape the hustle spiral. Think of it as a break room—if your coworkers actually talked about real solutions instead of just complaining about meetings that could have been emails. We’re diving into burnout with a realistic lens, spilling the tea on how to reclaim your energy, and finding creative ways to step off the hamster wheel (without burning everything down… probably). Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s break the cycle together!

Reference:

See the TedTalk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie here https://youtu.be/D9Ihs241zeg?si=xrp4Oa0RxrEZM7Ws

See the Kurt Vonnegut lecture here https://youtu.be/j9Qsiu8qqvA?si=wwrWaVV_3LIMwwKc

📗 Caitlan is a Creative Coach, Speaker, and loves getting lost in a book and on a hiking trail.

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Find all my projects at https://caitlantrewhella.com/

📙 Lyndie Laramore is a Career Coach and licensed Therapist, and knows exactly how to bring down the house with her classical singing.

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https://lyndielaramore.com/

💊 This week Caitlan and Lyndie talk with Emily Bieber Harris about remembering our strength in life's hardest moments, but also what it means to learn not only what brought her to realize her burnout, but also how to prevent it post-cancer.

Welcome back to the Burnout Break Room! The podcast that's like a break room, but helpful. Join us every Monday to escape the hustle spiral. Think of it as a break room—if your coworkers actually talked about real solutions instead of just complaining about meetings that could have been emails. We’re diving into burnout with a realistic lens, spilling the tea on how to reclaim your energy, and finding creative ways to step off the hamster wheel (without burning everything down… probably). Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s break the cycle together!

🎤 Emily Bieber Harris is a full-time product manager working for a hiring software company and a freelance professional classical singer in the Boston area.

Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-bieber-harris

Instagram: @rocktfon

https://wwww.emilybieber.com

📗 Caitlan is a Creative Coach, Speaker, and loves getting lost in a book and on a hiking trail.

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Find all my projects at https://CaitlanTrewhella.com/

📙 Lyndie Laramore is a Career Coach and licensed Therapist, and knows exactly how to bring down the house with her classical singing.

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https://lyndielaramore.com/

💥 Spot the corporate/therapy buzzword, or call BS! This week, play along with Caitlan and Lyndie as they guess which terms are real, and which are bogus (and a few that should be outlawed). Share your top phrases to be fired or hired!

Welcome back to the Burnout Break Room! The podcast that's like a break room, but helpful. Join us every Monday to escape the hustle spiral. Think of it as a break room—if your coworkers actually talked about real solutions instead of just complaining about meetings that could have been emails. We’re diving into burnout with a realistic lens, spilling the tea on how to reclaim your energy, and finding creative ways to step off the hamster wheel (without burning everything down… probably). Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s break the cycle together!

📗 Caitlan is a Creative Coach, Speaker, and loves getting lost in a book and on a hiking trail.

Follow me @CreativeCaitlan

Find all my projects at https://editsingreen.com/

📙 Lyndie Laramore is a Career Coach and licensed Therapist, and knows exactly how to bring down the house with her classical singing.

Follow me @LyndieLaramore

Work with me https://lyndielaramore.com/

🌟 This week, Caitlan and Lyndie talk with Katherine Sauer about the importance of wellness, both for self care and being an effective leader.

Join us every Monday to escape the hustle spiral. Think of it as a break room—if your coworkers actually talked about real solutions instead of just complaining about meetings that could have been emails. We’re diving into burnout with a realistic lens, spilling the tea on how to reclaim your energy, and finding creative ways to step off the hamster wheel (without burning everything down… probably). Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s break the cycle together!

🏆 Katherine M. Sauer, Ph.D. is the founder of Burnout Proof Leaders, a holistic leadership development firm specializing in serving high-ambition, mission-driven, early and mid-career leaders who have the dual priorities of exceptional modern leadership and a life well-lived. Her quick, calming, workday-focused guided meditation tracks are available on the free Insight Timer platform. Dr. Sauer is a lifelong learner and has pursued formal training and credentials in numerous areas including change leadership, executive coaching, intuitive energy reading, yoga and meditation, nutrition, nonprofit management, and economics.

Connect with her on LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/in/katherinesauer

Learn more about Burnout Proof Leaders https://katherinesauer.com/

Read her piece on burnout here: https://burnoutproofleaders.com/blog/posts/work-related-wellbeing-contexts

Listen to Katherine's guided meditations on Insight Timer https://insighttimer.com/yogiconomist/guided-meditations

📗 Caitlan is a Creative Coach, Speaker, and loves getting lost in a book and on a hiking trail.

Follow me @CreativeCaitlan

Find all my projects at https://editsingreen.com/

📙 Lyndie Laramore is a Career Coach and licensed Therapist, and knows exactly how to bring down the house with her classical singing.

Follow me @LyndieLaramore

Work with me at https://lyndielaramore.com/

🎸 This week, Caitlan and Lyndie talk about the role of music and 3rd spaces in preventing social burnout. Today it can feel exhausting to simply exist, but reconnecting with our creativity and communities can help ease the burden.

Join us every Monday to escape the hustle spiral. Think of it as a break room—if your coworkers actually talked about real solutions instead of just complaining about meetings that could have been emails. We’re diving into burnout with a realistic lens, spilling the tea on how to reclaim your energy, and finding creative ways to step off the hamster wheel (without burning everything down… probably). Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s break the cycle together!

📚 Books referenced:

"Bowling Alone" by Robert D. Putnam http://bowlingalone.com/

"The Louding Voice" by Abi Dare https://abidareauthor.com/

"The Book of Hope" by Jane Goodall https://shop.janegoodall.org/product/the-book-of-hope/jgi307

📗 Caitlan is a Creative Coach, Speaker, and loves getting lost in a book and on a hiking trail.

Follow me @CreativeCaitlan

Find all my projects at https://editsingreen.com/

📙 Lyndie Laramore is a Career Coach and licensed Therapist, and knows exactly how to bring down the house with her classical singing.

Follow me @LyndieLaramore

Work with me at https://lyndielaramore.com/

🔨 This week, Caitlan and Lyndie talk with the lovely Amy Sussex about finding (and sticking to) the work flow that makes sense for you. Keeping systems running so you don't have to is key for maintaining your sanity AND your solopreneur journey.

Join us every Monday to escape the hustle spiral. Think of it as a break room—if your coworkers actually talked about real solutions instead of just complaining about meetings that could have been emails. We’re diving into burnout with a realistic lens, spilling the tea on how to reclaim your energy, and finding creative ways to step off the hamster wheel (without burning everything down… probably). Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s break the cycle together!

🧰 Amy Sussex is an Operations and Client Experience Consultant who helps service-based entrepreneurs simplify and systemize their businesses for sustainable growth. As the founder of The Business Management Co, Amy empowers entrepreneurs to build strong systems and amazing client experiences without the burnout of being a solo entrepreneur.

Connect with Amy on Instagram

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You Are Your Business Podcast

📗 Caitlan is a Creative Coach, Speaker, and loves getting lost in a book and on a hiking trail.

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Find all my projects at www.EditsInGreen.com

📙 Lyndie Laramore is a Career Coach and licensed Therapist, and knows exactly how to bring down the house with her classical singing.

Follow me @LyndieLaramore

www.LyndieLaramore.com

🤫 Know an office rebel? This week, Caitlan and Lyndie recall many of the small ways they reclaimed their agency in the workplace, whether it was strictly to maintain their sanity, or just doing it for the plot. Share your "crime" against the grind and laugh with us.

Join us every Monday to escape the hustle spiral. Think of it as a break room—if your coworkers actually talked about real solutions instead of just complaining about meetings that could have been emails. We’re diving into burnout with a realistic lens, spilling the tea on how to reclaim your energy, and finding creative ways to step off the hamster wheel (without burning everything down… probably). Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s break the cycle together!

📗 Caitlan is a Creative Coach, Speaker, and loves getting lost in a book and on a hiking trail.

Follow me @CreativeCaitlan

Find all my projects at www.EditsInGreen.com

📙 Lyndie Laramore is a Career Coach and licensed Therapist, and knows exactly how to bring down the house with her classical singing.

Follow me @LyndieLaramore

www.LyndieLaramore.com