What if burnout isn’t just about working too hard? Today, we ask whether exhaustion is an inevitable side effect of modern life, or a warning sign that something deeper needs to change.

Dr. Amos Ogunkoya - GP, Premier League doctor, and familiar face from The Traitors - has seen how stress eats away at both body and mind, from the pitch to the surgery room. And Zoe Kalar, the force behind sustainable social platform WeAre8, reveals how her own crash-and-burn in the tech world forced a radical rethink of what success actually looks like.

This conversation pulls apart our obsession with productivity and the story we’ve been sold about “hustle” and asks: what’s the real cost of constantly pushing for more?

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Timecodes:

00:02 What is Burnout?

02:42 The Doctor's Diagnosis: Emotional Exhaustion

04:53 Hidden Red Flags: Signs You're On the Edge

06:46 Burnout Prevention Toolkit

08:42 The Social Media Detox: A Digital Lifeline

11:22 How Big Tech Keeps Us Hooked

13:23 Toughness vs. Kindness: Finding the Balance

16:34 Resilience: Building a Mental Muscle

18:02 The Disconnect: Why Online Life Is So Draining

21:23 A Tale of Two Worlds: The Online Self vs. The Real You

24:47 Unlocking Tough Conversations: A Guide to Authentic Dialogue

29:04 The Power of Listening and "Soul Pain"

35:34 Building a Kinder Social Media

40:42 The Profit-Driven Burnout Machine: A Sobering Revelation

44:42 The Freedom to Choose Life: One Name, One Lesson

46:12 The Illusion of Control: Why We're Addicted to the Chaos

51:57 The Magic of Collective Consciousness

55:03 The Golden Rule of Wellness: Your Non-Negotiable

56:07 Move Your Body, Heal Your Mind: Dr. Amos's Rule

More from our guests:

Dr. Amos Ogunkoya on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dr_amoss/?hl=en

Zoe’s social platform WeAre8 | https://www.weare8.com/

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