I Studied Burnout For 20 Years… 80%+ of Disease Comes From Stress

Dr. Neha Sangwan is an internal medicine physician turned communication and burnout expert, and the founder and CEO of Intuitive Intelligence. After burning out herself early in her medical career, she spent the next 20 years studying the physiology of stress and now coaches leaders at companies like Google, Apple, and American Express on how to have honest conversations and read their body's signals before they hit a breaking point. She's the author of Talk Rx and Powered by Me, and has spoken on three TEDx stages.In this episode, we discuss:(1:14) The Body Doesn't Care Where the Stress Comes From(1:52) Why Chronic Stress Causes or Worsens 80% of Illness(5:57) Her Own Burnout Story as a Physician(11:07) Being Sent Away as a Toddler: The Root of Her People-Pleasing(13:06) The Six-Year-Old Moment That Shaped Her Whole Career(15:21) Two Mountain Dews and a Snickers: Her "Genius" Survival Strategy(22:05) The Body Map: How to Read Your Own Physical Signals(30:10) The Three Phases of Burnout (It's a Slope, Not a Trap Door)(34:02) Talking to Her Body Instead of Shaming It(46:35) The Burnout Self-Assessment: Where Are You Gaining or Losing Energy?(55:38) Why We Choose Pain Over Difficult Conversations(1:07:21) The Five-Floor Framework for Having Hard Conversations(1:13:09) Why Sitting With Someone's Pain Is a Doctor's Real Job(1:15:54) The Five Levels of Human Connection (Sacred Exchange)(1:18:01) Her Message to Her Six-Year-Old SelfWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/imRj-Y68ERMLearn more about Dr. Neha Sangwan here:Website: https://nehasangwan.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctornehaIntuitive Intelligence: https://intuitiveintelligenceinc.comBooks: Talk Rx / Powered by Me📸 Connect with us on IG: https://instagram.com/growthminds.podcastMade possible by: Jumpspeak: ⁠https://www.jumpspeak.com⁠Follow Sean KimInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyseankim/?hl=enX: https://x.com/heyseankim?lang=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heyseankim