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#527 Yana Carstens: Is Overwork Really Causing Burnout?

July 13, 2026

Yana Carstens is the founder and executive coach of Realign and Thrive, and we spoke about why she believes burnout is not caused simply by working too much. After experiencing severe stress herself—including a visit to the emergency room—she began examining the deeper patterns that keep founders and leaders operating under constant internal pressure. She defines burnout as a “lack of vibrancy”: losing the ability to feel present, grounded, and engaged in work that once mattered.Yana’s framew...

#526 Dr Peter Kevorkian: Can spine care raise vitality?

July 09, 2026

Dr Peter Kevorkian is a chiropractor, educator, international speaker, and President of Life Chiropractic College West. We spoke about why he believes chiropractic care belongs in proactive health, not only crisis care. He argues that more people are moving away from waiting for pain, illness, or breakdown before caring for the body, and toward asking how they can become healthier, stronger, and more adaptive.He explains chiropractic through the spine and nervous system, but not as an isolate...

#525 Peter Murphy: How did two 299s become 40 employees?

July 06, 2026

Peter Murphy is the CEO and co-founder of Pocket Prep, and we spoke about how failing the same certification exam twice by one point became the starting point for a 15-year software business. A former aerospace employee, Peter was trying to advance his career through a difficult supply-chain credential when he scored 299 twice on a test that required 300 to pass. That moment changed his view of preparation: “I was never taught how to study.”The method that finally worked was not reading more ...