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The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo: Workplace Exhaustion, Recovery, and Sustainable Careers

The Burnout Podcast with Fexingo: Workplace Exhaustion, Recovery, and Sustainable Careers

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Lucas and Luna explore the science, psychology, and economics of workplace exhaustion. Each episode picks a single dimension of burnout — the role of cortisol spikes in decision-making, how open-office layouts drain cognitive reserves, the hidden costs of presenteeism on long-term productivity, or why the gig economy's flexibility often masks chronic overwork. They cite real studies — like the 2023 Gallup State of the Global Workforce report showing 44% of employees experienced a lot of stress — and name companies that have redesigned roles to reduce attrition, from Buffer's four-day workweek to Microsoft Japan's 40% productivity gain. Lucas brings the macroeconomic lens: how burnout costs the U.S. economy an estimated $300 billion annually in lost productivity and healthcare. Luna grounds the conversation in individual recovery tactics, from boundary-setting frameworks to the evidence behind 'recovery experiences' (psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control). They don't offer quick fixes; they ask hard questions. Is a 'self-care day' enough when the system is broken? Can a career be sustainable without sacrificing ambition? This is for anyone who has felt the fog of exhaustion settle over their work life and wants to understand what's really happening — in their brain, their organization, and the economy at large. #Burnout #WorkplaceExhaustion #Recovery #SustainableCareers #OccupationalHealth #Cortisol #FourDayWorkweek #Presenteeism #GigEconomy #EmployeeWellbeing #MentalHealthAtWork #Productivity #WorkLifeBalance #StressManagement #Gallup #Buffer #Careers #FexingoBusiness Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How Career Burnout Reshapes Your Relationship with Money

    How Career Burnout Reshapes Your Relationship with Money
    Jul 4 2026
    Lucas and Luna explore a specific, under-discussed consequence of career burnout: how it quietly rewires your financial behaviors through something called 'financial disengagement.' Drawing on a 2023 study from the Journal of Applied Psychology which found that chronically burned-out employees were 3.2 times more likely to ignore their bank statements and 2.8 times more likely to make late payments, they break down why exhaustion leads to financial avoidance and the dangerous loop it creates. Lucas shares a concrete story from a burnt-out marketing manager who stopped checking her retirement account for 18 months, missing a 23% market recovery. They discuss small, practical interventions — like automating bill pay and scheduling a monthly 'money date' — that can break the cycle. The tone is grounded and empathetic, not scolding. No generic 'budget better' advice; this is about the psychology of financial paralysis under chronic stress. #CareerBurnout #BurnoutRecovery #FinancialWellness #WorkplaceExhaustion #MoneyAnxiety #FinancialDisengagement #StressAndSpending #JournalOfAppliedPsychology #MentalHealthAtWork #MoneyAndEmotion #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #BurnoutPodcast #WorkplaceWellbeing #FinancialParalysis #BehavioralFinance #EmployeeWellness Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 mins
  • How Career Burnout Makes You Lose Your Sense of Agency

    How Career Burnout Makes You Lose Your Sense of Agency
    Jul 3 2026
    In episode 91 of The Burnout Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how career burnout strips away your sense of agency — the feeling that you can influence your own life. They anchor the discussion in the concept of 'learned helplessness,' originally studied by psychologist Martin Seligman in 1967. Lucas explains how a 2022 meta-analysis in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology found that burnout and low perceived control correlate at r = 0.52, a strong effect. The hosts dissect a real scenario: a marketing manager who stopped pitching ideas after her boss rejected six in a row. They discuss how small wins, micro-choices, and redefining what 'control' means can rebuild agency. Luna shares a personal anecdote about reclaiming her lunch break as a deliberate act. The episode closes with a forward-looking question about whether agency is a skill we can practice. #CareerBurnout #SenseOfAgency #LearnedHelplessness #MartinSeligman #Psychology #WorkplaceExhaustion #PerceivedControl #2022MetaAnalysis #JournalOfOccupationalHealthPsychology #SmallWins #MicroChoices #ReclaimingControl #MarketingManager #BurnoutRecovery #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TheBurnoutPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    10 mins
  • How Career Burnout Makes You Forget Your Own Strengths

    How Career Burnout Makes You Forget Your Own Strengths
    Jul 3 2026
    When burnout sets in, one of the first things to go is your ability to remember what you're actually good at. Lucas and Luna explore the 'strength amnesia' phenomenon — where exhaustion literally blocks access to your own competence memories. They break down the neuroscience, share a striking example from a senior product manager who forgot she was a top negotiator, and offer a practical retrieval exercise called the 'competence log' that takes three minutes a day. This episode helps listeners reconnect with their skills without adding more pressure. #CareerBurnout #Strengths #WorkplaceExhaustion #CompetenceLog #StrengthAmnesia #Neuroscience #Productivity #SelfAwareness #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #BurnoutRecovery #MemoryAndBurnout #WorkplaceWellness #SkillRetrieval #MentalHealthAtWork #LucasAndLuna #TheBurnoutPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 mins
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