The Bliss Business Podcast

Burnout Warning Signs Leaders Miss, Chelsea Espinoza

Chelsea Espinoza on the burnout warning signs leaders miss, the difference between a busy season and a busy lifestyle, and the 50/10 reset that breaks the pace.


Chelsea Espinoza, founder and CEO of Road to Jubilee and a quality of life coach, on the burnout warning signs leaders miss, and why the body flags them long before a performance review does.

Speaking with Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa, Chelsea separates a busy season, which has an end date, from a busy lifestyle, where the pace never stops. Her point is that most cultures are running both at once, and the cost shows up in health and relationships before it ever shows up in a report.

In this conversation:
• The physical red flags: constant ibuprofen, frequent illness, chronic fatigue
• Busy season versus busy lifestyle, and why the difference matters
• Awareness plus growth equals change, with practice as the bridge
• Why pausing is the first countercultural act in a hustle environment
• The 50/10 reset: 50 minutes of focused work, 10 minutes away from the desk

Chelsea also makes the case that systems were built for profit rather than for the people inside them, which is why self-care alone cannot fix a structural problem.

Listen to the full episode: https://www.theblisspodcast.com/the-power-of-emotional-intelligence-in-business-with-chelsea-espinoza/

More from the series: https://www.theblisspodcast.com/categories/bliss-businesses-series/