Episode 69: The Stress Paradox: Building Resilience in a Burnout-Driven World

We live in a world that tells us stress is the enemy. It shows up on wellness apps, in productivity podcasts, in the advice of every well-meaning doctor who hands you a pamphlet about work-life balance. And look — there is real truth in that. Chronic, unrelenting, purpose-free stress absolutely destroys the body. It hollows you out. But here's the paradox nobody in the burnout conversation wants to sit with: the absence of stress does not make you resilient. It makes you fragile. And fragility, in the long run, is its own kind of suffering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices