Burnout Series: Paige Wheeler

Burnout Series: Paige Wheeler

From A Bit Of A Boost by George Anderson

January 9, 2026 · 22 min

About this episode

In this episode, George Anderson interviews Paige Wheeler about her personal experiences with burnout and the lessons learned from it.

Welcome to the A Bit Of A Boost Burnout Series! This is a topic I've explored on the podcast before, and one that comes up regularly in coaching sessions, workshops and conversations with high performing professionals. What's become clear is that it doesn't just suddenly hit you. It creeps up, gets normalised and isn't always easy to spot until it's too late. In this series I'm sharing real conversations with people who've experienced burnout firsthand. Not the theories or frameworks, but the personal stories of what happened. How it felt, what was going on at the time, the contributing factors, and the signs that were missed, that in hindsight seem so obvious. We also explore what people learned from the experience, and the changes they made to avoid ending up in the same place again. You may recognise yourself in parts of these stories. Either because they echo your own experience, or reflect something you're going through right now. My third guest in this series is Paige Wheeler, senior account executive at SugarCRM. In this conversation, Paige shares her personal experience of burnout - how it has recurred several times, the patterns she's figured out and how to hopefully…

People in this episode

Host: George Anderson

Guest: Paige Wheeler

Topics covered

  • burnout
  • mental health
  • personal stories
  • high performance
  • coaching

Keywords

  • burnout
  • mental health
  • high performance
  • coaching
  • personal stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SugarCRM

Places: LinkedIn

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