How to Recognize the Hidden Signs of Burnout with Leah Weiss

I had just turned 40 when we spoke last time. You know, some of these symbolic ages I feel like really help us ask the questions around, am I where I'm supposed to be in my life? Welcome to the One You Feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have. Quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think ring true, and yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.

We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter.

It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf. What if the very thing that gives your life meaning is also what's burning you out? That's the paradox Leah Weiss found herself in. Teaching compassionate leadership at Stanford, working with organizations inspired by the Dalai Lama, doing the kind of work most of us dream of.

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