There's a version of burnout that hides inside competence. As a licensed clinical social worker and former tech startup insider, I developed the SYSTEMS Framework™ — a 7-part burnout prevention model built from lived experience and clinical practice. This episode breaks down every component and how to actually implement it in your daily life.

Charity O'Reilly is a trauma therapist, practice owner, and author with over 20 years of experience specializing in complex PTSD. She runs an intensive therapy retreat practice and helps high achievers understand why leaving a bad situation isn't always enough — and what actually breaks the cycle.

I sat down with Sarah Lafontaine — licensed mental health counselor and founder of Mindful HQ — to talk about what regulated leadership actually looks like, why high-achieving tech workers are especially vulnerable to chronic burnout, and why rest alone isn't fixing it.