156 | Why Setting a Daily Intention Is the Remedy to Midlife Burnout

156 | Why Setting a Daily Intention Is the Remedy to Midlife Burnout

May 17, 2026 · 17 min · Episode 156

About this episode

This episode discusses midlife burnout and the importance of setting daily intentions for self-care.

Every single day, you wake up with intention. The problem is — it goes to someone else. In this episode, we’re talking about midlife burnout — not as exhaustion, but as what happens when your energy is automatically assigned to everyone and everything else before you’ve claimed a single drop for yourself. And we’re exploring a deceptively simple practice, inspired by the late Dr. James Doty of Stanford University, that can change that. You’ll learn: Why burnout happens when intention goes...

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