Episode 1169: From Burnout to Breakthrough

Episode overview: executive burnout, recovery strategies, and clinician-led cohorts

In this Sharkpreneur episode, host Seth Green speaks with Erica Glynn, a former healthcare executive who transformed a severe burnout crisis into a clinician-driven recovery program. Erica shares her personal story — multiple hospitalizations, extreme exhaustion, and a TEDx turning point — and explains how an integrative approach to health, nervous system reset, somatic therapy, nutritional coaching, and elite physical training rebuilt her life.

How to recognize executive burnout: symptoms and warning signs

Erica describes classic occupational burnout symptoms: sleeping only four hours a night, chronic fatigue, cognitive paralysis on weekends, frequent travel stress, and repeated health issues. She highlights how many high performers hide symptoms due to career fears, citing a LinkedIn stat that 82% of executives don’t disclose burnout symptoms.

Clinician-led recovery: integrative wellness for executives

Key components of Erica’s recovery plan:

• Integrative wellness physicians focused on root-cause diagnosis instead of symptom-only treatment
• Somatic therapy to process trauma stored in the body and reset autonomic responses
• Nutrition and personalized training from a coach experienced with elite operators
• Community cohorts to reduce isolation and create accountability among peers

Enough By Me: a cohort model for executive women (and beyond)

Erica and her co-founder launched a cohort program called Enough By Me, targeting executive women initially but planning expansion for men and entrepreneurs. The program bundles clinician sessions, nervous system reset protocols, somatic therapy, nutrition, and physical training into tiered packages. Cohorts meet biweekly for learning and mutual support to maintain high-energy group dynamics.

Practical takeaways and next steps

Listeners learn how to evaluate personal burnout risk, why a multidisciplinary team often outperforms single-provider care, and the value of structured peer cohorts. Erica recommends starting with a comprehensive health assessment and joining a supportive community if symptoms feel career-threatening or persistent.

To learn more or join the waiting list, visit erica-glynn.com. This episode is useful for executives, founders, HR leaders, and caregivers seeking concrete burnout recovery options and clinician-backed cohort programs.