In this episode, I’m joined by the iridescent Bianca Best!
A woman on a mission to eradicate burnout and help people create big impact, without sacrificing their wellbeing. We dive into her burnout experience(s), energy work, and practical strategies that have helped Bianca and her clients move from surviving to soaring.
Expect to be inspired by:👉 Bianca’s personal journey through burnout🔥 The 8 energising strategies that form the foundation of her work🌿 What graceful productivity can really feel like
If you know there’s more to you than ticking boxes and chasing deadlines, and more to life than burnout, then this episode is here to uplift and empower you to reconnect to your energy, your values, and your purpose.
About Bianca:
Bianca Best is an award-winning thought leader, global executive, mother of four, inspiring speaker, highly qualified coach and champion of graceful productivity.
Bianca has experience within corporate roles and as an entrepreneur. She has developed proven strategies that empower individuals and organisations to thrive. And is now on a mission to eradicate the global burnout epidemic impassioned by the belief that work should be a JOY not a struggle.
Contact Bianca:
Find out more about Bianca, her work and books on her website: https://biancabest.com/
You’ll find her book “Big Impact Without Burnout: 8 Energizing Strategies to Stop Struggling and Start Soaring” anywhere books are sold!
You also find her on all the socials as Bianca Best
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"Burnout Isn’t Necessary!
It’s predictable, preventable, and fully recoverable - let me show you how "
Public Speaker | Trainer | Coach
Have you ever considered if you have any ADHD traits?
Do you even know what they are?
I didn’t really know until I met Sarah Morgan and guess what?! I tick many of the boxes and you might too especially if you’ve experienced burnout. A whopping 93% of adults with ADHD experience burnout.
In this episode we talk about the symptoms of ADHD and what those of us who have these traits can do to maximise our wellbeing and minimise that burnout risk.
Contact Sarah:
Connect with Hannah Holden - The Burnout Alchemist ✨
"Burnout Isn’t Necessary!
It’s predictable, preventable, and fully recoverable - let me show you how "
Public Speaker | Trainer | Coach
A young father with a rare form of lung cancer who has been turned down for a transplant by several hospitals. A kid who was considered not “smart enough” to be worthy of a transplant. A young mother dying on the waiting list in front of her two small children.
These are the types of experiences faced by transplant surgeons every day.
Burnout rates are high in healthcare professionals and this episode gives us insights into the unique challenges they face.
And insights into the common challenges we all face across all professions.
I’m joined by Dr David Weill
He’s the former Director of the Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Program at Stanford University Medical Center.
He now provides assistance to transplant programs across the country.
He’s also the author 2 books.
Join us as we explore:
The emotional toll of being in a transplant surgeon
The rise and fall of his career
Lessons we can all learn from his experiences as a doctor and author
Dr David Weill
David Weill is the former Director of the Center for Advanced Lung Disease and the Lung Transplant Program at Stanford. He is currently the Principal of Weill Consulting Group, which focuses on improving the delivery of transplant care.
Dr. Weill’s writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Salon, Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, STAT, USA Today, and the Washington Post. He also has been interviewed on CNN and by the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Wall Street Journal.
Find out more about David and his books here:
Hannah Holden
🔥 The Burnout Alchemist 🔥
Many Women in Tech get struggle with overwhelm, imposter syndrome and burnout. I help them overcome these challenges so they can have the career they deserve and the home life they desire without burning out.
Connect on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-holden-bsc-hons-🔥-1a7b3b2
When Agnieszka first told me about her experience with stress and how it impacted her son’s physical health I knew we had to do an episode together!
In this episode you get insights into that and much more!
Agnieszka has not had burnout but she has been a go-getter and had a successful career so what made her different? How did she become immune to burnout?
She’s about to share her experiences and insights and I’m sure you’ll have plenty of takeaways from this conversation.
About Agnieszka:
Agnieszka is a transformation coach who specialises in reawakening people's passion and energy for their work by helping them to discover their purpose.
She works with ambitious people who might feel stuck in their life or career. They might lack motivation or be struggling to follow-through on promises to themselves.
She helps them to create a life where they wake up each day feeling energised, motivated and confident in their direction. A life where they achieve the goals they set for themselves, thriving at work because it fulfils them deeply.
Connect with Agnieszka on linkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/agnieszkastalder
Find out more about Agnieszka on her website here: https://www.staldercoaching.ch/
Got questions? Email Agnieszka here: as@staldercoaching.ch
Connect with Hannah Holden - The Burnout Alchemist
My burnout inspires me to help Women in Tech increase impact and prevent burnout, using my Seven Rs of Stress Mastery System, so you can have live the life you deserve ✨
Learn to spot stress before it takes you by surprise by identying your unique Stress Symptoms here: https://hannahholden.co.uk/stress_symptoms
Nip stress in the bud with my Top Tips for Instant Calm here: https://hannahholden.co.uk/essential
Connect with me on LinkedIn for my regular posts, newsletters and online chat here: www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-holden-bsc-hons-🔥-1a7b3b2
Email me with questions or to arrange a time to chat here: hannah@hannahholden.co.uk
I am thrilled to welcome Dr Shola Ezeokoli onto the show!
Dr Shola shares her burnout experience of being a new mum and young doctor in a new country. She also shares inspiring stories of the transformations her clients have achieved through some remarkable changes in their lives.
Listen to:
👉 Learn why burnout isn't a personal failure.
🔄 Update your habits to match your current reality
👉 Be inspired by real-life success stories of burnout recovery.
Dr Shola Ezeokoli:
Dr. Shola is the founder and CEO of Balance with Dr. Shola LLC and the Physician Heal Yourself brand.
After a career in medicine spanning nearly 20 years Dr. Shola now helps early to mid-career physicians create lives of more wealth, autonomy, freedom, and fun through her work as a professional coach, speaker, and author.
If you’d like to find out more about Dr Shola’s work or get in contact with her then you can checkout her website at
Hannah Holden - The Burnout Alchemist
My burnout inspires me to help Women in Tech increase impact and prevent burnout, using my Seven Rs of Stress Mastery System, so you can have live the life you deserve ✨
Learn to spot stress before it takes you by surprise by identying your unique Stress Symptoms here: https://hannahholden.co.uk/stress_symptoms
Nip stress in the bud with my Top Tips for Instant Calm here: https://hannahholden.co.uk/essential
Connect with me on LinkedIn for my regular posts, newsletters and online chat here: www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-holden-bsc-hons-🔥-1a7b3b2
Email me with questions or to arrange a time to chat here: hannah@hannahholden.co.uk
There are 3 pillars of Self-Esteem:
1. Self-worth
2. Self-belief
3. Assertion
In this episode Jo Watt and I are discussing these 3 pillars and how you can use self-esteem to save you from burnout. You will learn how to identify if you're in a toxic work environment, what self-esteem, the benefits of self-esteem and how to bolster your own self-esteem. Jo describes how adopting an assertive communication style helps to protect you but also boosts other's self-esteem and even improves the success of the business you're working in since a "diversity of opinion creates a robust business". Listen in to hear how you can become a "pebble in the ocean" creating your own ripple effect of self-esteem in those you meet.
Jo Watt: Jo has an unmatched dedication to driving positive change through talent acquisition. Jo fosters an environment that enables organizations to discover the perfect match for their requirements. Through their work at Art of Talent, Jo empowers businesses to surpass conventional limits and embrace a future where talent acquisition becomes a catalyst for transformative growth and achievement. Jo leads a conscious life and promotes self-love and the nurturing of a healthy self-esteem. This forms the foundation for professional efficacy and empowerment, equipping individuals with the necessary confidence, resilience, assertiveness, and self-awareness to navigate the complexities of the workplace, establish and attain goals, make well-informed decisions, and ultimately find fulfillment and success in their professional pursuits. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-watt/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/artoftalentza/?originalSubdomain=za
About Hannah Holden: Hannah Holden is an ex-Management Consultant, burnout survivor and burnout specialist. She helps consultants to rebuild their energy level and get intentional about their choices, so they can avoid and overcome burnout and get back to loving life. Unlock your inner calm with Hannah's Essential Toolkit for Management Consultants here: https://hannahholden.co.uk/essential For more Hannah's website, other free resources & more: https://hannahholden.co.uk/links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-holden-1a7b3b2/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahholden.co.uk/ Email: info@hannahholden.co.uk
Resources:
So many of us have a habit of investing all that we have in the success of our career or business.
My guest today has researched this phenomenon by interviewing 50 to 60 business owners and coalescing that research into his best-selling book called Emotional Overdraft.
Today it’s my pleasure to have Andy Brown on the podcast. Andy has over 30 years’ experience as an award-winning adviser and coach for people-based businesses.
In his research Andy identified 10 drivers that take us into an emotional overdraft and today he’s sharing insights into his research and his book along with his own experiences of going into his emotional overdraft.
Andy is also a podcast host so don’t miss out on the sister episode we did on his podcast where Andy interviewed me!
Enjoy the insights from this conversation.
Listen to the sister episode on Andy's podcast here:
Andy Brown
Andy has over 30 years’ experience as an award-winning adviser and coach for people-based businesses. He’s also a podcast host and the author of Amazon #1 best seller, ‘The Emotional Overdraft: 10 simple changes for balancing business success and wellbeing’ a book for entrepreneurs, leaders and founders that articulates the often overlooked mental and physical costs of leadership.
Hannah Holden
🔥 Stress & Burnout Alchemist 🔥
Helping Tech Professionals & Consultants Go from Burned-Out to Purpose-Fueled so You Can Be Impactful at Work, Present at Home, and Live with Purpose ✨
Bill Carson has such a wealth of experience in having difficult conversations with people about their wellbeing. He’s spent years volunteering on Australia’s Lifeline Volunteer service - thats the equivalent of the Samaritans in the UK. The callers he speaks to are in dire need of support and he has over 700 hours of experience taking those calls.
He also brings years of experience teaching managers and individuals within corporate settings on how to have these challenging mental health conversations.
In today’s episode wet alk about what to look out for, when and how to go about those conversations, why Bill is passionate about this topic. We talk about the stress response. The 3 layers of empathy and how to offer empathy to others without taking it all on yourself.
This episode is value-packed with actionable tips and Bill makes multiple references to other materials and research which will be valuable to you.
So get your pen and paper ready, here we go!
Bill Carson
Bill specialises in helping companies to implement psychosocial/psychological safety management into workplaces for mental health safety and performance wellbeing.
He provides training, coaching, awareness, strategy, resources, surveys & programs.
Bill clients repeatedly report that he is easy to work with and makes implementing mental health safety a seamless and gratifying experience.
Bill is also an author. He recently wrote 'SAFE Conversations for Work and Life' (available on Amazon). It's all about how to have mental health and wellbeing conversations. The book focuses on having these conversations in the workplace but much of this applies when having a wellbeing conversation with anyone in your life.
Learn more about Bill's Workshops and Courses here: https://inspirelearning.au/workshops/
Bill’s website: https://inspirelearning.au/
Connect with Bill on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-carson-4a645618/
Or email Bill here: bill.carson@inspirelearning.com.au
How to access the first 2 chapters for free
Get the first 2 chapters of Bill’s book here: https://inspirelearning.au/get-safe-conversations-for-work-and-life-book/
How to buy the book:
Buy the book here: https://inspirelearning.au/get-safe-conversations-for-work-and-life-book/
Hannah Holden
🔥 Stress & Burnout Alchemist 🔥
Helping Tech Professionals & Consultants Go from Burned-Out to Purpose-Fueled so You Can Be Impactful at Work, Present at Home, and Live with Purpose ✨
Neelu and I have been planning this conversation for probably a year and it was well worth the wait, I’m sure you’ll agree.
The main theme of the conversation is self-advocacy in other words speaking up for yourself. When you have ideas, when you present your work, when you need time off, when you need help,
Neelu gives us tips on how we can get better at this.
We talk about the connection between self-advocacy and burnout but also links to the success of organisations who need people to self-advocate in order to have a future-facing, innovative culture.
Neelu also explores the role of culture and cultural expectations in mental wellbeing, something we haven’t looked at in the podcast before.
She wasn’t always a big self-advocate and shares her journey to becoming her own best cheerleader which is really relatable.
About Neelu:
Neelu Kaur is an author, Speaker, exec leadership coach, and self-advocacy champion. She teaches us how to own and express our worth, leading to happier, healthier employees and more innovative and competitive organisations.
(NB: The commission Hannah earns from this link is invested in improving this podcast)
Ekotex:
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
I am inviting you into a conversation unlike any other.
Yes, Susie and I talk about trauma but we do it in an experiential way.
It’s not a theoretical conversation punctuated with examples but a conversation between friends of how trauma shows up in the lives of clients and ourselves. You will learn what that looks like, what the consequences are, what you can do about it and more.
This conversation is about the human experience and is very relatable.
You are going to have lightbulb moments and have plenty of takeaways from this episode.
I hope you enjoy this episode and be prepared to rewind or re-listen to the entire episode because it’s packed full of goodness just for you…
About Susie:
Susie is an experienced trauma-informed coach and psychotherapist.
Susie has featured in loads of publications including The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, Hello! Magazine., The Metro and more.
Ekotex:
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
Today’s guest has faced more significant life challenges than the majority of us.
That includes experiences in childhood, surviving the Asian sunami and achieving remission after a stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
She believes that she survived all of this because she’s here for a greater purpose she’s here to make an impact on the world.
She now says and I’m quoting her here that “you can surf those waves of life. You can get the most out of life. You can experience more joy, more peace, more purpose than you’ve ever experienced before.”
She believes that every challenge is an opportunity for growth.
And she provocatively asks us “What if in your darkest hour you find your greatest strengths?”
Ani Naqvi is an inspiration who is now on a mission to empower over a quarter of a million leaders to have a positive impact on the world by living their lives with greater purpose, joy and mental freedom.
I’m sure you will be impacted by this conversation.
Recommended Further Reading:
NB: When you use these links to purchase from Amazon Hannah will receive a commission which she will invest in improving the Burnout Isn’t Necessary Podcast:
About Ani Naqvi:
Ani Naqvi is a dedicated Executive Transformation Expert, specialising in supporting CEOs, Founders, and senior executives to increase their productivity tenfold while enhancing their self-care and well-being, ultimately reducing the risk of burnout.
For updates on Ani's book go here: https://mailchi.mp/ultimateresultsgroup/memoir.
Website: www.ultimateresultsgroup.com/
Instagram: @ani.naqvi
LinkedIn: Ani Naqvi
Facebook: Ultimate Results Group
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
Today’s conversation is a juicy one. My guest Jenn Doheney goes deep into her personal burnout experience and what recovery looked like for her. Yoga played a pivotal role for her and we dive deeper than ever before into what she and I mean by the term “yoga”. We talk about yoga philosophy and it’s relevance to burnout prevention and recovery.
Jenn also has a corporate background and she is now an expert in designing employee wellbeing programmes so we also get stuck into the topic of wellbeing programmes for employees - what goes wrong and how to go beyond lip service when designing the wellbeing programme for your organisation.
I hope you enjoy the episode.
Ekotex:
About Jenn:
Jennifer Doheney (Jenn) is the Founder of WELLOGA. A 4-year-old consulting company that builds bespoke well-being strategies and programs for corporate groups. Jennifer is the Director and Well-being strategist. They offer over 50 wellness services and have grown to a team of 24 speakers. Jenn has over 15 years of experience internationally as a corporate executive and has her own burnout recovery story that changed her life.
WELLOGA’s overall mission is to deliver real-life wellness tools and education to busy people. That could mean developing personally, professionally, combating workplace burnout or building stronger teams. Jenn believes everyone deserves to enjoy more moments in their lives.
Connect with Welloga and Jenn here:
FREE Burnout Assessment & Time Management Training:
This self-led online course includes a burnout assessment AND "The Tired To-Do-List Junkie" (Mindful Time Management 1 hour self led Course)
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
Sleep - we should be spending about ⅓ of our lives asleep!
And yet many of us struggle to get anywhere near that much sleep.
Lots of you have spoken to me about feeling tired but wired.
And then there’s this thing about being a night owl or a morning lark and Ive heard mixed opinions about whether that’s even a thing.
So I decided it was time to bring on a sleep expert to ask all about these things and that’s what this episode is all about - it’s a fascinating topic, I’m sure you’ll love this episode and have plenty of takeaways.
Ekotex:
About Carolina:
Carolina is the Founder of the Primordial Sleep Lab.
She helps busy professionals achieve restful sleep and optimised health and wellness through ancestral knowledge, technology, and biohacking.
Further Reading Recommendation:
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
Grab a cuppa and join Meiyoko and I for our intimate chat about:
His burnout experience(s)
How to know if you’re a people-pleaser and what that has to do with burnout
Grief and it’s connection with burnout (and our personal experiences with it)
The 1 thing you need to do if you’re at/ near burnout
About Meiyoko Taylor:
Meiyoko Taylor is an author, inspirational speaker, mental health advocate and Life Coach.
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
Today’s chat is all about success with Karen Mangia who is a real expert on Success creation.
We talk about:
About Karen Mangia:
Karen is one of the most sought after keynote speakers in the world. She is The Wall Street Journal best selling author of 5 books and she's the host of the Success from Anywhere podcast. She has held senior positions in Cisco and Salesforce and is now the President and Chief Strategy officer for The Engineered Innovation Group.
Karen is passionate about tech and leads teams who are delivering the future.
Karen is also an Executive Coach working 1:1 with clients and runs group events too. Here's how to find out more:
Buy Karen's latest book, Sundays with Salvator here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKYDSVWN
Everything you could want to know is on Karen’s website: https://www.readsuccessfromanywhere.com/
Connect with Karen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenmangia/
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
In this episode Karen Hallsman and I talk about:
Karen’s take on the body mind connection
And more...
About Karen Hallsman:
Karen is a strengths-based burnout coach for high achieving women professionals.
Here’s Karen’s download on finding your energisers and drainers: https://karenhallsmancoaching.lpages.co/energizer-drainer-worksheet/
Here’s Karen’s website: https://www.karenhallsmancoaching.com/
You can find Karen on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlhallsman/
Find Karen on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/karenhallsmancoaching/
Other resources we talked about include:
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
Today we’re talking stress in the tech sector.
Join Kieran Gilmurray and Hannah Holden as they share their personal experiences of stress and burnout while working in tech roles.
We talk about why all too often we need a big wake-up call to realise the trouble we’re in with stress.
We explore the symptoms of stress and how you can spot stress earlier than the big wake-up call and how you can navigate the stressful and uncertain times we find ourselves in.
About Kieran Gilmurray:
Hi, I'm Kieran 👋 My and my teams mission is to help 100,000 businesses make a monumental impact on the world using digital technologies. Our work has generated over $200m dollars of value to date and changed the lives hundreds of people in ways they never thought possible. 🏆6x Global Tech Award Winner
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About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
Meet Andrew Hartman, the first person I've met who lost his sense of smell and taste due to stress – the unique ways stress shows up for each of us never cease to amaze me!
After his wakeup call, Andrew found ways to revolutionise his relationship with time, allowing him to create more impact while experiencing peace. And get this, all while still being a Project Manager – now that's impressive!
Let's dive in; I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
Here's the My Stress Symptoms checklist that we talk about: https://hannahholden.co.uk/stress_symptoms
About Andrew Hartman:
Andrew is the founder of Time Boss and coaches leaders on how to become more productive but at the same time find more peace.
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
In this episode Shona and I talk about:
About Shona Hirons:
Shona helps women achieve a joyful menopause. And yes, you read correctly; a joyful menopause" really is possible!
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah helps IT professionals & consultants to navigate workplace stress by adopting mindful techniques and habits so they can maintain their calm amid the chaos.
My burnout experience was 10 years ago. Burnout isn’t necessary. It’s preventable and recoverable and yet many people are still getting burned out.
In this podcast my guests and I share our real-life experiences with burnout. We get into the science of stress and share actionable tips on how to prevent burnout and how to recover from it. Together we will:
I’m Hannah Holden, ex-Management Consultant, burnout survivor and specialist. I help consultants who are experiencing burnout get intentional about their choices and rebuild their energy, so that they can recover and get back to loving life.
NB: This podcast was initially called "Let's Talk About Stress"
About Hannah Holden:
Hannah Holden is an ex-Management Consultant, burnout survivor and burnout specialist. She now empowers consultants to avoid and overcome burnout so they can love life.