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Janeen Vosper discusses burnout and its impact on women with expert Nikolai Blinow.

In this episode, Janeen speaks with licensed mental health counselor and life coach Nikolai Blinow , a specialist in burnout, high-functioning anxiety, and adult ADHD. After spending years in a “good enough” career that left her drained and unfulfilled, Nikolai began exploring the connection between stress and the body, training first as a yoga instructor before becoming a therapist. Today she blends mindfulness, behavioural science, and holistic living to help neurodiverse entrepreneurs and executives find sustainable success in a high-burnout world. Together, Janeen and Nikolai unpack what burnout really is — not a temporary dip in motivation, but a biological and psychological response to chronic stress that leads to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and a declining sense of productivity. Nikolai discusses why burnout is dramatically more common than most women realise and how our conditioning, perfectionism, and cultural pressure to “push harder” keep many women stuck in cycles of overwhelm. A significant part of the conversation explores the powerful but misunderstood link between ADHD and entrepreneurship . Nikolai explains why many high-performing women over 38 may have…

People in this episode

Host: Janeen Vosper

Guest: Nikolai Blinow

Topics covered

• burnout
• mental health
• ADHD
• entrepreneurship
• women's health
• stress management

Keywords

• burnout
• high-functioning anxiety
• ADHD
• women
• stress
• entrepreneurship
• mindfulness

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Organizations: licensed mental health counselor, life coach

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