695: (Solo) I Was Winning. So Why Was I Falling Apart?
About this episode
Nathan Chan discusses his personal experience with burnout during a successful period in his career and shares insights on managing mental health.
A few years ago I started waking up in the middle of the night, heart pounding, cold sweats, this overwhelming feeling of dread I could not explain. And the strangest part was there was no crisis. The business was good. Revenue was up. Everything on paper was working. But something was deeply wrong, and it took me weeks to even name it. Here is what nobody tells you about burnout: it does not always show up when things are falling apart. Mine showed up during the best run of my professional life. And when you are winning, you keep going, because why would you stop? In this episode, I get honest about hitting a wall I never saw coming, what crippling anxiety actually felt like for someone who genuinely loves his work, and the rituals and mindset shifts that pulled me out and keep me balanced now. Here's what you'll take away: Why burnout often arrives at your peak, not your low point, and why there is no alarm that tells you when you have crossed the line The scale framework I use now: family, relationships, friends, and work, and why the problem is never that it tips but that you fail to rebalance Why obsession without boundaries will eat you alive, even when the drive itself is…
People in this episode
Host: Nathan Chan
Topics covered
- burnout
- mental health
- work-life balance
- anxiety
- personal development
Keywords
- burnout
- anxiety
- work
- mindset
- self-care
- meditation
- therapy
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