Executive Burnout: The Hidden Cost of Senior Leadership
Executive burnout can build quietly behind a successful career, through sleepless nights, guilt over layoffs and the loneliness of senior leadership. Gabrielle Pimstone spent 27 years in corporate psychology and says she lived it herself. In this conversation with Jeremy Van Wert, she describes what pushed her to change and how she found a purpose she could live.
Starting Over After a Layoff: One Woman Builds an Agency
Starting over after a layoff can begin with grief and a pile of rejections. Lynn Hakes spent about 20 years in marketing and was let go from her dream job without warning. In this conversation with her longtime friend Jeremy Van Wert, she explains how she and three other women founded Firefly Creative Agency, and how she is facing a health crisis with humor and honest fear.
Stress Relief Techniques: Where Anxiety Lives in the Body
Stress relief techniques can start with noticing where your body holds tension. Chiropractor Dr. Lynn Carey, after 18 years in practice, says she most often sees anxiety stored in the neck, shoulders and pelvis. In this conversation with Jeremy Van Wert, she shares simple habits such as journaling and gratitude, and explains why she links health, mindset and money.
Job Security Myth: Why Building Your Own Path Is Safer
The job security myth is the belief that a good employer will look after your future, and author Scott Allen argues it leaves people waiting on someone else's decisions. In this conversation with Jeremy Van Wert, he explains why he left a corporate career, why he treats failure as data, and how to build your own path before layoffs or change arrive.
How to Break Into Entertainment: Consistency and the Back Door
How do you break into entertainment when nobody hands you a roadmap? Brian Sebastian, host of Movie Reviews and More, tells Jeremy Van Wert how a drum and bugle corps mindset, a volunteer stint in radio and a one-way flight to Los Angeles led to interviewing film and music stars. His one-word answer is consistency.
Career Change After Burnout: A Musician's Path to Work He Loves
A career change often starts with a job that does not fit. In this episode, musician and marketing consultant Derek Frank tells Jeremy Van Wert how a propane job, touring burnout and a toxic workplace pushed him toward work that matches his values, including inventing a harmonica and helping launch a free teen tech center.
Spiritual Awakening Story: From Sales Success to Sound Healing
A spiritual awakening story can begin at an ordinary desk. Bjorn Lestrud, a sound healer and founder of Blue Dragon Healing, tells Jeremy Van Wert how a successful sales career with a downtown condo still felt empty, what happened when he finally cried at work, and how that led to shamanic practice, sound healing and a four-stage framework he calls the Primal Path.
What Does a Drum Tech Do? Life on Tour and Taking a Career Risk
What does a drum tech do? A drum tech tunes, sets up and looks after an artist's drums, then fixes problems during the show so the drummer can stay focused. On Mindful Mutiny, Mark Bennett, who has worked with Pink, Korn and Shinedown, explains the job, the risk that started his career and how he handles nerves and imposter syndrome.
Spiritual Scams: How to Spot Them Without Closing Your Mind
Spiritual scams often follow a recognizable pattern: an unsolicited message, a fear-based warning and a demand for money up front. That is the view of Will Rodriguez and Karen Endsley, hosts of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, after a couple hundred interviews. In this conversation, they and Jeremy Van Wert explain how discernment can help someone stay curious without getting taken.