What happens when the people trying to save the world can't save themselves? In this deeply personal episode, executive coach Laurie McGinley reveals a startling truth: 62% of sustainability professionals report signs of burnout. Drawing from her own experience of having a stroke at 31 while being a perfectly healthy D1 athlete, Laurie challenges everything we think we know about careers, success, and sacrifice.

Discover why treating your career like a compost cycle instead of a linear extraction could revolutionize not just how you work, but whether you survive the work. Learn the counterintuitive remedy to burnout that has nothing to do with vacations or sabbaticals, and everything to do with increasing seconds of flow state in your day.

From her daughter's burned finger providing an unexpected metaphor for organizational trauma, to questioning whether Back to the Future holds up (spoiler: it doesn't), this conversation weaves together neuroscience, circular economy principles, and radical self-care into a blueprint for sustainable leadership.

If you've ever felt like you're the only one who can do the work, if you've mined your own wellness for a cause bigger than yourself, or if you lead a team of brilliant, passionate people who are burning out faster than fossil fuels – this episode might just save your career, your health, and your mission.