All Signs Pointed to Success. Why I Blew It All Up.

The long road back from burnout, Part 1.

“I can’t tell you exactly how I landed on the bathroom floor.

All I can tell you is, in that moment, the cold tile was soothing against my cheek. I felt the purest sense of exhaustion I’d ever felt. I was done. There was nothing left to do but lie there, astonished that my breath was still moving in and out of my body.”

This is the first in a series of episodes on the long road back from burnout. In this episode, I share my personal experience with burnout, the costs, and how it led me to the work I do today.

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Cathy Jacob

I'm Cathy Jacob. I am a writer, coach and co-founder of Fire Inside Leadership. After two decades of coaching leaders on how to inspire while navigating the challenges of demanding careers and lives, I’ve created this site to share the best of what I’ve learned from my courageous clients and leaders in the fields of psychology, leadership, philosophy and neuroscience on what it takes to live an inspired life.

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