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Are you draining your actual soul to hit a corporate metric? Welcome to The Burnout Podcasts, the internet’s premier destination for high-achievers, workaholics, and exhausted professionals who are ready to stop killing themselves slowly. This season, we are executing a high-octane, laugh-out-loud funny biological and psychological audit built entirely around the dark relationship dynamics and brutal survival lore of Rebecca Yarros’s romantasy blockbuster, Onyx Storm. Hosted by Edith (the blunt, zero-BS expert strategist who treats emotional boundaries like tactical warfare) and Alan (the chronically anxious, overthinking desk-dweller who runs on corporate adrenaline and caffeine), we use fantasy tropes to expose your real-world dysfunctions. We prove that Xaden’s soul-draining "venin" corruption is the exact same thing as your unchecked hustle culture addiction. We show how Violet’s military-grade performance anxiety and chronic somatic warnings match the debilitating back pain you experience at your desk. We don't do dry, academic book summaries. We give you raw psychological tools to heal your nervous system, escape toxic relationships, overcome cognitive fatigue, and step into absolute self-leadership. Stop treating your health like a passive after-thought. Explore our 3-season archive, take what serves you, leave what doesn't, and reclaim the captain's seat of your life.

Season 1

  1. S1E1 | Why Basgiath Is Your 9-to-5 Nightmare | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros

    Episode 1

    S1E1 | Why Basgiath Is Your 9-to-5 Nightmare | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros

    Welcome to the Podcast! Have you ever walked through your office door and felt your stomach drop the way it would if someone were marching you onto a ledge a thousand feet up? You tell yourself it's a job. A normal job. People do it every day. But your body clearly thinks you are about to be pushed off a parapet — and this season, we are going to talk about why your body might be right. Edith opens the season by laying Onyx Storm's brutal dragon-rider attrition rate next to something far more familiar: the quiet, relentless body count of hustle culture. Nobody falls off a cliff at your workplace. They just disappear — burned out, signed off, "moved on to new opportunities" — and everyone agrees not to mention it. Edith argues this is the same machine, dressed in business casual. Alan, meanwhile, is having a small crisis. He came into this expecting a fun fantasy book club and is instead realizing his open-plan office is basically the war college at Basgiath, minus the cool leather flight gear and the dragon that would actually have his back. By the end of the trailer he's not sure whether to laugh or to update his résumé. READ ALONG WITH US: Grab your copy of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros and fly into the season with us: https://a.co/d/0h9XpRAO READY TO FIX YOUR LIFE? Listening to the podcast is step one. But if you are ready to stop making excuses, stop self-sabotaging, and actually do the work, it is time to step into our world. Visit: https://theburnoutpodcasts.com/ to access our exclusive resources and work directly with us. Here is how we can help you completely overhaul your life: 1. High-Ticket 1:1 "Life Alignment" Coaching — This is our premium, highly exclusive private mentorship for individuals who are ready to stop playing small. Over 6 to 12 weeks, we will seamlessly weave together Vedic astrology to decode your relationship patterns, and Ayurvedic principles to build custom physical and mental recovery protocols. This is deep, personalized guidance to fix your life. Note: This is by application only. We strictly filter for clients who are 100% ready to invest in their transformation. 2. The "Inner Circle" Mastermind — Want to grow alongside an elite community? The Inner Circle is our curated, 3-to-6-month group program capped at just 10 to 15 people. We tackle specific themes like navigating toxic relationships and bouncing back from profound burnout via monthly group Zoom calls and a private community channel. Join the waitlist on our site — doors open only a few times a year! 3. The "Deep Dive" Strategy Intensive — You don't want a 12-week program; you want immediate clarity right now. This is a one-time, 2-hour "Life and Relationship Audit." Bring us your most chaotic dilemma — a failing relationship, a major life transition, or an acute mental block — and we will spend two hours completely tearing it down and giving you a step-by-step roadmap to fix it. Book directly on our site to secure your intensive session. 4. Premium "Unfiltered" Audio Subscriptions — Love the podcast but want the messy, raw, behind-the-scenes advice? Upgrade to our Premium Unfiltered Feed! Submit your messy relationship dramas or life dilemmas anonymously through our website, and we will give you the unfiltered, no-holds-barred advice that is way too edgy for the main public podcast. Upgrade your listening experience for the price of a latte directly on our site. FOLLOW US & SUBSCRIBE: Don't forget to hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. Website: https://theburnoutpodcasts.com/ Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please reach out to a qualified mental health professional or a crisis support line in your country. You do not have to face this alone.

    10 min
  2. S1E2 | Listening to Your Breaking Back | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros

    Episode 2 • Subscribers Only

    S1E2 | Listening to Your Breaking Back | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros

    Welcome to the Podcast! You've started saying it out loud now — "I'm just getting old," "I slept funny," "it's the chair." You have a story for every ache, and every story conveniently has nothing to do with the place you spend forty hours a week dreading. This episode is about what happens when you finally stop blaming the chair. Edith uses Violet's spine-shattering dragon landings — the way her body absorbs impact after impact it was never built to take — to explain how chronic stress quietly logs itself in your tissue. Your nervous system doesn't care that the threat is an email and not a venin. It files the danger the same way, and the bill comes due in your back, your jaw, your gut. Alan goes quiet for a second when Edith puts it plainly: his "bad posture" is not a posture problem. It's a protest. His body has been filing complaints with management for two years, and management is him, ignoring every single one. He leaves promising to actually read the warning signs — right after he finishes "one more thing." READ ALONG WITH US: Grab your copy of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros and follow the descent with us: https://a.co/d/0h9XpRAO READY TO FIX YOUR LIFE? Listening to the podcast is step one. But if you are ready to stop making excuses, stop self-sabotaging, and actually do the work, it is time to step into our world. Visit: https://theburnoutpodcasts.com/ to access our exclusive resources and work directly with us. Here is how we can help you completely overhaul your life: 1. High-Ticket 1:1 "Life Alignment" Coaching — This is our premium, highly exclusive private mentorship for individuals who are ready to stop playing small. Over 6 to 12 weeks, we will seamlessly weave together Vedic astrology to decode your relationship patterns, and Ayurvedic principles to build custom physical and mental recovery protocols. This is deep, personalized guidance to fix your life. Note: This is by application only. We strictly filter for clients who are 100% ready to invest in their transformation. 2. The "Inner Circle" Mastermind — Want to grow alongside an elite community? The Inner Circle is our curated, 3-to-6-month group program capped at just 10 to 15 people. We tackle specific themes like navigating toxic relationships and bouncing back from profound burnout via monthly group Zoom calls and a private community channel. Join the waitlist on our site — doors open only a few times a year! 3. The "Deep Dive" Strategy Intensive — You don't want a 12-week program; you want immediate clarity right now. This is a one-time, 2-hour "Life and Relationship Audit." Bring us your most chaotic dilemma — a failing relationship, a major life transition, or an acute mental block — and we will spend two hours completely tearing it down and giving you a step-by-step roadmap to fix it. Book directly on our site to secure your intensive session. 4. Premium "Unfiltered" Audio Subscriptions — Love the podcast but want the messy, raw, behind-the-scenes advice? Upgrade to our Premium Unfiltered Feed! Submit your messy relationship dramas or life dilemmas anonymously through our website, and we will give you the unfiltered, no-holds-barred advice that is way too edgy for the main public podcast. Upgrade your listening experience for the price of a latte directly on our site. FOLLOW US & SUBSCRIBE: Don't forget to hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. Website: https://theburnoutpodcasts.com/ Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please reach out to a qualified mental health professional or a crisis support line in your country. You do not have to face this alone.

    12 min
  3. S1E3 | Flying With a Broken Wing (The Performance Anxiety Trap) | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros

    Episode 3 • Subscribers Only

    S1E3 | Flying With a Broken Wing (The Performance Anxiety Trap) | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros

    Welcome to the Podcast! You showed up. You smiled. You said the smart thing in the meeting. And nobody — nobody — knows that you spent the whole time certain you were one wrong sentence away from being found out as a complete fraud. If "faking it" has become your full-time second job, pull up a chair. Edith breaks down Andarna straining to extend a wing that simply will not cooperate — the agony of being asked to perform a feat your body isn't ready for, in front of everyone, with no margin for failure. That, she says, is cognitive fatigue: still flying, but flying injured, and terrified to land. Alan confesses the thing he's never said out loud — that he treats every meeting like a test he's about to fail, convinced one visible moment of weakness means he "falls off the dragon" for good. Edith's reframe lands hard: the broken wing isn't the shameful part. Refusing to admit it's broken is what's actually grounding him. READ ALONG WITH US: Grab your copy of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros and follow along: https://a.co/d/0h9XpRAO READY TO FIX YOUR LIFE? Listening to the podcast is step one. But if you are ready to stop making excuses, stop self-sabotaging, and actually do the work, it is time to step into our world. Visit: https://theburnoutpodcasts.com/ to access our exclusive resources and work directly with us. Here is how we can help you completely overhaul your life: 1. High-Ticket 1:1 "Life Alignment" Coaching — This is our premium, highly exclusive private mentorship for individuals who are ready to stop playing small. Over 6 to 12 weeks, we will seamlessly weave together Vedic astrology to decode your relationship patterns, and Ayurvedic principles to build custom physical and mental recovery protocols. This is deep, personalized guidance to fix your life. Note: This is by application only. We strictly filter for clients who are 100% ready to invest in their transformation. 2. The "Inner Circle" Mastermind — Want to grow alongside an elite community? The Inner Circle is our curated, 3-to-6-month group program capped at just 10 to 15 people. We tackle specific themes like navigating toxic relationships and bouncing back from profound burnout via monthly group Zoom calls and a private community channel. Join the waitlist on our site — doors open only a few times a year! 3. The "Deep Dive" Strategy Intensive — You don't want a 12-week program; you want immediate clarity right now. This is a one-time, 2-hour "Life and Relationship Audit." Bring us your most chaotic dilemma — a failing relationship, a major life transition, or an acute mental block — and we will spend two hours completely tearing it down and giving you a step-by-step roadmap to fix it. Book directly on our site to secure your intensive session. 4. Premium "Unfiltered" Audio Subscriptions — Love the podcast but want the messy, raw, behind-the-scenes advice? Upgrade to our Premium Unfiltered Feed! Submit your messy relationship dramas or life dilemmas anonymously through our website, and we will give you the unfiltered, no-holds-barred advice that is way too edgy for the main public podcast. Upgrade your listening experience for the price of a latte directly on our site. FOLLOW US & SUBSCRIBE: Don't forget to hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. Website: https://theburnoutpodcasts.com/ Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please reach out to a qualified mental health professional or a crisis support line in your country. You do not have to face this alone.

    14 min
  4. S1E4 |The "Consort" Power Trap (When Your Worth Becomes Their Title) | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros

    Episode 4 • Subscribers Only

    S1E4 |The "Consort" Power Trap (When Your Worth Becomes Their Title) | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros

    Welcome to the Podcast! Be honest: how much of how you introduce yourself is actually you, and how much is borrowed — a company name, a partner's status, a title that opens doors that have nothing to do with who you are? This episode is about what happens the day the door closes. Edith digs into the moment Xaden frames Violet as his "consort" to move through elite circles — and how seductive it is to be granted access on someone else's authority. The danger, she warns, isn't the access. It's how quietly you start to disappear into the label, until your value feels conditional on staying attached to the person who issued it. Alan realizes he's done a version of this for years — he's "so-and-so's right hand," the reliable plus-one to other people's importance. Strip the borrowed title away and he honestly isn't sure what's left. Edith's challenge for the week: figure out what your worth is before anyone hands you a name for it. READ ALONG WITH US: Grab your copy of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros and follow along: https://a.co/d/0h9XpRAO READY TO FIX YOUR LIFE? Listening to the podcast is step one. But if you are ready to stop making excuses, stop self-sabotaging, and actually do the work, it is time to step into our world. Visit: https://theburnoutpodcasts.com/ to access our exclusive resources and work directly with us. Here is how we can help you completely overhaul your life: 1. High-Ticket 1:1 "Life Alignment" Coaching — This is our premium, highly exclusive private mentorship for individuals who are ready to stop playing small. Over 6 to 12 weeks, we will seamlessly weave together Vedic astrology to decode your relationship patterns, and Ayurvedic principles to build custom physical and mental recovery protocols. This is deep, personalized guidance to fix your life. Note: This is by application only. We strictly filter for clients who are 100% ready to invest in their transformation. 2. The "Inner Circle" Mastermind — Want to grow alongside an elite community? The Inner Circle is our curated, 3-to-6-month group program capped at just 10 to 15 people. We tackle specific themes like navigating toxic relationships and bouncing back from profound burnout via monthly group Zoom calls and a private community channel. Join the waitlist on our site — doors open only a few times a year! 3. The "Deep Dive" Strategy Intensive — You don't want a 12-week program; you want immediate clarity right now. This is a one-time, 2-hour "Life and Relationship Audit." Bring us your most chaotic dilemma — a failing relationship, a major life transition, or an acute mental block — and we will spend two hours completely tearing it down and giving you a step-by-step roadmap to fix it. Book directly on our site to secure your intensive session. 4. Premium "Unfiltered" Audio Subscriptions — Love the podcast but want the messy, raw, behind-the-scenes advice? Upgrade to our Premium Unfiltered Feed! Submit your messy relationship dramas or life dilemmas anonymously through our website, and we will give you the unfiltered, no-holds-barred advice that is way too edgy for the main public podcast. Upgrade your listening experience for the price of a latte directly on our site. FOLLOW US & SUBSCRIBE: Don't forget to hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. Website: https://theburnoutpodcasts.com/ Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please reach out to a qualified mental health professional or a crisis support line in your country. You do not have to face this alone.

    13 min
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Are you draining your actual soul to hit a corporate metric? Welcome to The Burnout Podcasts, the internet’s premier destination for high-achievers, workaholics, and exhausted professionals who are ready to stop killing themselves slowly. This season, we are executing a high-octane, laugh-out-loud funny biological and psychological audit built entirely around the dark relationship dynamics and brutal survival lore of Rebecca Yarros’s romantasy blockbuster, Onyx Storm. Hosted by Edith (the blunt, zero-BS expert strategist who treats emotional boundaries like tactical warfare) and Alan (the chronically anxious, overthinking desk-dweller who runs on corporate adrenaline and caffeine), we use fantasy tropes to expose your real-world dysfunctions. We prove that Xaden’s soul-draining "venin" corruption is the exact same thing as your unchecked hustle culture addiction. We show how Violet’s military-grade performance anxiety and chronic somatic warnings match the debilitating back pain you experience at your desk. We don't do dry, academic book summaries. We give you raw psychological tools to heal your nervous system, escape toxic relationships, overcome cognitive fatigue, and step into absolute self-leadership. Stop treating your health like a passive after-thought. Explore our 3-season archive, take what serves you, leave what doesn't, and reclaim the captain's seat of your life.

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  • Channel
    Books to Podcasts
  • Creator
    Rebecca Yarros
  • Episodes
    4
  • Seasons
    1
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Burnout Podcasts
  • Show Website
    Onyx Storm
  • Provider
    Vellix Ventures LLC

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