What happens when you've built a successful career but you're slowly disappearing inside of it?Janine Mathó was a VP of two divisions at a global learning company, raising three kids, and performing at a high level — until her mom was killed in a car crash and her body finally said no. What followed was nine weeks without sleep, medical leave, and a question that changed everything: how can ambitious people live healthy, meaningful success that lasts without losing themselves or what matters most?This episode is not about hustle. It's about burnout, identity, energy, and what it actually takes to stop surviving and start living on purpose.If you've ever crushed it on paper but felt something was quietly off inside — this one's for you.Timestamps:0:00 — Intro: Who is Janine Mathó?1:48 — Does education need a fundamental overhaul?3:08 — Live Your Opus: what the book is and who it's for4:19 — The burnout: two VP roles, 7-day weeks, and no room left6:45 — Medical leave, existential questions, and the quest that started it all10:11 — Losing a parent suddenly and the perspective it forces11:04 — What burnout actually looks and feels like from the inside14:25 — The retreat in Switzerland that cracked everything open18:15 — Why telling ambitious people to slow down never works21:11 — How slowing down opened doors she never imagined24:11 — The question that broke her identity open — and rebuilt it29:51 — 2019 Janine vs. 2026 Janine: what's actually different33:24 — The 3 levels of energy management36:26 — Her mission: no one should have to burn out to wake up40:10 — The one shift to teach your kids above everything else43:16 — Navigating change and the 5 archetypes45:49 — Raising Humans for a World That's Already Arrived#BurnoutRecovery #LiveYourOpus #SustainableAmbition #EnergyManagement #LeadershipDevelopment #SelfAwareness #PersonalGrowth #MindsetShift #InnerCapabilities #HighPerformance #IdentityShift #JMRyerson #LetsGoWin #ExecutiveCoaching #FutureOfLearning

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