The Burnout Detox Kit®

Sophie Theen
  • 3.7 (3)
  • Mental Health
  • Updated weekly

Burnout isn’t just about stress. It’s about disconnection from yourself, your joy, and what matters most. I’m Sophie Theen, and after a decade in high-growth startups and leadership roles, I found myself completely burnt out and completely lost. This podcast is part recovery, part rebellion. The Burnout Detox Project is a space for honest conversations with founders, operators, creatives, and healers who’ve lived through burnout or help others rise from it. Together, we unpack what causes burnout (spoiler: it’s not just “working too hard”) and what it takes to heal.

  1. 2 days ago

    EP44 My Burnout Didn't Erase Me with Tony J Selimi

    What happens when burnout doesn’t simply exhaust you but erases the identity you spent years building? Tony J. Selimi survived war, homelessness and years of relentless work before realising that he had become highly productive for others while increasingly disconnected from himself. In this powerful conversation, they explore the survival identities we build through childhood, adversity and achievement and what it takes to outgrow them without abandoning everything we have learned. Hosted by Sophie Theen, executive coach, workplace wellbeing expert and founder of The Burnout Detox Kit®.

    EP44 My Burnout Didn't Erase Me with Tony J Selimi

  2. 3 Sept

    EP43 Burnout In Love with Lexy Davis

    Can burnout quietly destroy our relationships even when work isn't the problem anymore? In this episode, Sophie Theen sits down with relationship mentor Lexy Davis to explore how high-achieving women often carry burnout into dating and long-term relationships without even realising it. If you've ever felt exhausted by dating, emotionally disconnected in a relationship or convinced you're "better off alone", this conversation is for you.

    EP43 Burnout In Love with Lexy Davis

  3. 27 Aug

    EP42 When Toxic Culture Is Normal with Ollie Kasper-Hope

    What if the biggest cause of burnout isn't your workload but the culture you've learned to accept? In this episode, Sophie Theen sits down with workplace culture consultant Ollie Kasper-Hope to explore how our earliest professional experiences shape the way we think about work, leadership and success. Drawing from his own experience of burning out early in his career, Ollie shares how unhealthy workplace cultures become normalised, why so many people struggle to recognise burnout until it's too late, and how self-awareness can help us break the cycle.

    EP42 When Toxic Culture Is Normal with Ollie Kasper-Hope

  4. 20 Aug

    EP41 My Narcissistic Abuse with Jess Frost

    What if your burnout isn't just about work but about what you've spent a lifetime surviving? In this deeply honest conversation, Sophie Theen sits down with trauma recovery coach Jess Frost to explore how narcissistic abuse, childhood trauma and the fawn trauma response quietly shape the way we work, love and seek validation. This episode is a powerful reminder that the courage to heal starts with the courage to look inward.

    EP41 My Narcissistic Abuse with Jess Frost

  5. 13 Aug

    EP40 Addiction Or Burnout? with Dr Daniel Hochman

    What if burnout and addiction are different expressions of the same struggle? Most people think addiction only refers to alcohol or drugs. But what if overworking, perfectionism, people pleasing and relentless achievement are all coping mechanisms too? In this episode, Sophie Theen sits down with psychiatrist Dr Daniel Hochman to explore the surprising relationship between burnout, addiction and identity. Together they discuss why many high achievers unknowingly become addicted to coping strategies that slowly disconnect them from themselves, and why changing jobs isn't always enough to break the cycle. Hosted by Sophie Theen, executive coach and founder of The Burnout Detox Kit®, helping ambitious people build successful careers without burning out.

    EP40 Addiction Or Burnout? with Dr Daniel Hochman

  6. 6 Aug

    EP39 You're Not Broken with Ann Diment

    What if burnout isn't because you're broken... but because you've spent years hiding who you really are? In this episode, Sophie Theen sits down with resilience advocate Anne Diamond to explore the powerful connection between trauma, neurodivergence, burnout and belonging. After receiving late diagnoses of ADHD and complex PTSD, Anne began making sense of experiences that had shaped her work, relationships and identity for decades. If you've ever felt different, exhausted from pretending or struggled to understand yourself, this conversation is a reminder that you don't have to earn your place you already belong. Hosted by Sophie Theen, executive coach and founder of The Burnout Detox Kit®, helping ambitious people build successful careers without burnout.

    EP39 You're Not Broken with Ann Diment

  7. 3 Aug

    EP38 You're The Wrong Fit with Bron Watson

    Your body knows long before your mind does. Burnout rarely appears overnight. It builds quietly through ignored boundaries, misaligned work, constant people-pleasing and carrying responsibilities that were never yours to begin with. In this episode, Sophie Theen sits down with leadership strategist and coach Bron Watson to explore why burnout isn't simply a workplace problem it's a human one. Hosted by Sophie Theen, executive coach and founder of The Burnout Detox Kit®, helping ambitious people build successful careers without burnout.

    EP38 You're The Wrong Fit with Bron Watson

  8. 23 Jul

    EP37 Play Heals Burnout with Debi John

    What if the missing piece of burnout recovery isn't rest... but play? In this episode, Sophie Theen sits down with therapist and burnout recovery specialist Debi John to explore why healing isn't about pushing harder it's about reconnecting with yourself. Together they discuss the emotional impact of burnout, why so many of us lose touch with joy, and how play can become one of the most powerful tools for nervous system regulation and emotional healing. Hosted by Sophie Theen, executive coach and founder of The Burnout Detox Kit®, helping ambitious people create success without burnout.

    EP37 Play Heals Burnout with Debi John
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Burnout isn’t just about stress. It’s about disconnection from yourself, your joy, and what matters most. I’m Sophie Theen, and after a decade in high-growth startups and leadership roles, I found myself completely burnt out and completely lost. This podcast is part recovery, part rebellion. The Burnout Detox Project is a space for honest conversations with founders, operators, creatives, and healers who’ve lived through burnout or help others rise from it. Together, we unpack what causes burnout (spoiler: it’s not just “working too hard”) and what it takes to heal.

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  • Creator
    Sophie Theen
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Sophie Theen
  • Show Website
    The Burnout Detox Kit®