If are someone who’s creative or passionate about your career, have you ever had an experience where, right as you were about to make a big career move or achieve some symbol of success, you were hit by a wave of symptoms like chronic pain or fatigue or burnout? If so, you’re not alone — and today we’re gonna explore why that is and how to navigate this with my guest Zack Arnold.

Zack is an award-winning Hollywood editor & producer whose credits include Cobra Kai, Empire, Burn Notice, and Glee.  He’s also a career coach, a two-time American Ninja Warrior, and the creator of the Optimize Yourself program & podcast.

Zack strongly believes that it’s possible for all creative professionals to love what they do for a living...but not at the expense of their health, their relationships, or

In a nutshell, Zack is Tim Ferriss meets Ted Lasso...minus the mustache.

Zack has spoken across the country at numerous events and conventions about optimizing creativity and work-life balance as well as the craft of editing. His work has been featured in publications such as National Public Radio, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Variety, The Telegraph, and I Will Teach You to Be Rich as well as numerous podcasts.

I became a fan of Zack’s way before I became a therapist, back when I was a video editor working in reality TV and a friend turned me onto his first podcast, Fitness in Post, which was about a topic that nobody else was really talking about then — a radical idea of maintaining your wellbeing while working in the brutal field of film and TV post-production.

I’m delighted to share our conversation about mind-body burnout and career rebirth.

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You can find Zack at:

website: https://optimizeyourself.me/

podcast: Optimize Yourself

Zack mentioned two of his blog posts in this episode:

7 Red Flags That You Might Be Burned Out (or You’re Headed

https://optimizeyourself.me/7-red-flags-that-you-might-be-burned-out/

So You’re Burned Out... Now What? [7 Ways to Climb Out of

https://optimizeyourself.me/burned-out-7-ways-to-climb-out/

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And you can find me at:

Instagram: @anna_holtzman

Website: www.annaholtzman.com