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Life-Work Liberation: Escaping the Hustle Without Quitting #71
Guest: Milena Regos, Founder of Unhustle
In this episode of Busy Pro Fast Wellness, Alan is joined by Milena Regos, founder of Unhustle, for a timely and deeply grounded conversation about burnout, hustle culture, and redefining success without burning yourself out.
After 23 years in high-level marketing, including award-winning campaigns and global brands, Milena reached a breaking point. At 36,000 feet on a flight, she had a realisation that changed everything: success, as she had been measuring it, was costing her too much.
Since then, she’s been helping ambitious professionals and organisations escape hustle culture through what she calls Life-Work Liberation — an evidence-backed approach to sustainable performance that protects health, relationships, and humanity in a world increasingly driven by speed and AI.
In this episode, we explore:
Why hustle culture is a rigged game for many high performers
Early warning signs of burnout - including numbness and loss of joy, not just exhaustion
The idea of “life wealth”: measuring success beyond money to include health, time, relationships, and inner peace
Milena’s simple cocktail-napkin exercise that revealed how imbalanced her life had become
Why productivity peaks around 50 hours a week - and declines beyond that
The danger of tying identity too tightly to work - and why multiple identities matter
How small boundaries, curiosity, and questioning internalised rules lead to lasting change
Practical Tool: A 90-Second Breath Reset
Milena shares a simple, accessible breathing practice to calm the nervous system and restore focus:
Deep inhale through the nose of mouth and top it up.
Slow, full exhale through the mouth
Repeat for around 30 - 90 seconds
It can be done anywhere — even in meetings — and is designed to bring clarity, calm, and cognitive coherence quickly.
Key takeaway for busy professionals:
You don’t need to quit your job or escape your life.
You need to question the rules you’ve inherited about success, effort, and worth.
Sustainable performance comes not from constant pressure, but from alignment.
About the guest:
Milena Regos is the founder of Unhustle and a leading voice in Life-Work Liberation. After a 23-year marketing career, she now works with values-aligned companies and leaders to create high performance through wellbeing and emotional intelligence.
She has spoken at the World Economic Forum, won the People’s Choice Award at Wisdom 2.0, and has been featured in CNN Business and Entrepreneur. Milena hosts the Unhustle Podcast (top 30% globally) and leads Harmonia, a live cohort and community for leaders redesigning their relationship with work.
She lives in Baja with her husband, dog, and wing foil — and truly walks the talk.
Connect with Milena:
Website: https://unhustle.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unhustle/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milenaregos/
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By Alan WelchGuest: Milena Regos, Founder of Unhustle
In this episode of Busy Pro Fast Wellness, Alan is joined by Milena Regos, founder of Unhustle, for a timely and deeply grounded conversation about burnout, hustle culture, and redefining success without burning yourself out.
After 23 years in high-level marketing, including award-winning campaigns and global brands, Milena reached a breaking point. At 36,000 feet on a flight, she had a realisation that changed everything: success, as she had been measuring it, was costing her too much.
Since then, she’s been helping ambitious professionals and organisations escape hustle culture through what she calls Life-Work Liberation — an evidence-backed approach to sustainable performance that protects health, relationships, and humanity in a world increasingly driven by speed and AI.
In this episode, we explore:
Why hustle culture is a rigged game for many high performers
Early warning signs of burnout - including numbness and loss of joy, not just exhaustion
The idea of “life wealth”: measuring success beyond money to include health, time, relationships, and inner peace
Milena’s simple cocktail-napkin exercise that revealed how imbalanced her life had become
Why productivity peaks around 50 hours a week - and declines beyond that
The danger of tying identity too tightly to work - and why multiple identities matter
How small boundaries, curiosity, and questioning internalised rules lead to lasting change
Practical Tool: A 90-Second Breath Reset
Milena shares a simple, accessible breathing practice to calm the nervous system and restore focus:
Deep inhale through the nose of mouth and top it up.
Slow, full exhale through the mouth
Repeat for around 30 - 90 seconds
It can be done anywhere — even in meetings — and is designed to bring clarity, calm, and cognitive coherence quickly.
Key takeaway for busy professionals:
You don’t need to quit your job or escape your life.
You need to question the rules you’ve inherited about success, effort, and worth.
Sustainable performance comes not from constant pressure, but from alignment.
About the guest:
Milena Regos is the founder of Unhustle and a leading voice in Life-Work Liberation. After a 23-year marketing career, she now works with values-aligned companies and leaders to create high performance through wellbeing and emotional intelligence.
She has spoken at the World Economic Forum, won the People’s Choice Award at Wisdom 2.0, and has been featured in CNN Business and Entrepreneur. Milena hosts the Unhustle Podcast (top 30% globally) and leads Harmonia, a live cohort and community for leaders redesigning their relationship with work.
She lives in Baja with her husband, dog, and wing foil — and truly walks the talk.
Connect with Milena:
Website: https://unhustle.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unhustle/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milenaregos/