Voices of Courage, September 15, 2026

Well hello and welcome to Voices of Courage where we explore conversations that inspire us to live with greater authenticity.

Laura, welcome to the show.

60% of people are working there with what we would call unrecognized stress.

burnout is the symptom it's like a fever we don't just treat a fever with success we have to find out the root cause is it an infection what is really going on so burnout is the symptom and we spend all of this time money resources energy treating the symptom and we're ignoring the root cause

you don't matter laura what matters is the way you perform for others that's what matters

If you value relationships and connection and going to the movies and taking walks and working out, truly you're the only one that can give that to yourself.

And so often we inadvertently put ourselves in a victim stance.

I couldn't get to it today.

Things were so busy.

I want to see somebody who's very connected to themselves, who doesn't sugarcoat things, who is honest and kind all at the same time.

And I like how you said it because that's who I want to be too.

Enthusiastic.

Not every single day in a false way, but yeah, I'm excited for what's next.

How can you be curious about what you're feeling? What's underneath that? If you're saying, I'm exhausted, what's underneath the exhaustion? Whatever mistakes you've made, whatever mistakes you will make, whatever levels of consciousness you're at, how can you just be present with that, accepting, and learn on?