Burnout Is Self-Abandonment (Disguised as Ambition) Mandy Balak

Burnout Is Self-Abandonment (Disguised as Ambition) Mandy Balak

Author: Josh Trent August 25, 2026 Duration: 1:15:44

What if the exhaustion you keep calling burnout is actually your soul telling you that the life you've been building is not right for you?

Josh Trent welcomes Mandy Balak, entrepreneur and author of Chasing Enough, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 830, to explore why burnout is not about doing too much but about self-abandonment in disguise, why the urge to chase more is always rooted in something deeper than ambition, and what it actually takes to stop performing productivity and start choosing presence instead.


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In This Episode, Mandy Balak Uncovers:

  • (01:00) Burnout Is Self-Abandonment with Better Branding
  • (06:40) The Colombian Prison and the Prison Mandy Built for Herself
  • (15:45) Learning to Pause and Expanding Capacity for Good
  • (22:10) From Chasing to Choosing
  • (27:10) The Fine Line Between Self-Care and Self-Sabotage
  • (31:25) Feelings Are the Governor
  • (36:45) Closing the Gap Between Head and Heart
  • (42:05) Triggers Are Teachers
  • (46:45) The Well-Resourced Method
  • (50:45) Getting Real Is the Hardest Part
  • (54:40) The Shadow Side of Victimhood
  • (57:55) Trust Life, Not the Chase
  • (01:02:20) Why We Gather

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