The Burnout‑Proof Podcast

Ellyn Schinke — Sustainable Performance Coach & Systems Architect
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Sustainable performance, systems, and CEO playbooks — for the love of the game. The Burnout‑Proof Podcast is where high-capacity humans stop white‑knuckling success and start building sustainable performance. I’m Ellyn Schinke—sustainable performance coach + systems architect (former scientist). We talk systems, mindset, boundaries, and “game film” decisions so your business runs on infrastructure—not heroics. If you want to win the season and love the game, you’re in the right place. https://www.coachellyn.com/podcast

  1. 5일 전

    What Actually Replaces Overworking: Burnout Recovery for High-Achievers

    "Just rest more" has never actually worked for you, and it has nothing to do with being bad at resting. Overworking is doing a real job for you (certainty, control, proof of your worth), and rest fails the second it removes the activity without replacing that job. In this episode, I walk through the mechanism that actually works: naming what overworking is really giving you, then building one small, non-negotiable practice that delivers the same feeling for a fraction of the cost. That's the difference between rest that sticks and rest that turns into more guilt. Follow the show, and if you want the business-side version of this fix, the Burnout-Proof Business Bootcamp is live now through September 23rd. Catch the replay link in the show notes.

  2. 9월 8일

    The System That Finally Works for a Scattered Brain: ADHD-Friendly Systems for Entrepreneurs

    If your brain can turn a five-minute task into a three-hour spiral, you do not have a discipline problem. You have a system that is missing edges. In this episode, I break down the four leak points that make ADHD founders feel behind even when they are working their asses off: time blindness, task amnesia, working-memory drop-off, and the transition tax. Then I give you simple, ADHD-friendly ways to design around each one so your days stop disappearing. The older ADHD episode here. Follow the show, and if this is the kind of fix you need at the business level too, registration is open now for the Burnout-Proof Business Bootcamp, live September 14th.

  3. 9월 1일

    What Happens When You Trust the System (and It Still Breaks): Sustainable Systems for Founders

    You did the responsible thing — you built the system, you trusted the process — and it still broke. If your first instinct is to scrap everything and start from scratch, this episode is here to stop you. I'm walking through the three-question diagnostic I use with clients before we ever talk about rebuilding: did the system fail, or did an input into it fail? Is this a pattern or a one-off? And what's the smallest fix that actually solves it? Because most "broken systems" aren't broken — they're just telling you exactly where the crack is. Follow the show so you don't miss what's coming — including a first look at the Burnout-Proof Business Bootcamp, live September 14th.

  4. 8월 25일

    Trust your SYSTEM to Trust Yourself...

    If you’ve been telling yourself “I don’t trust myself,” this might be the plot twist: it’s not always a mindset issue—it’s evidence. Specifically, the evidence your systems keep handing your brain when you can’t find things, your dashboard is out of date, or your setup only works for the version of you who’s rested, hydrated, and emotionally regulated. In this episode, we’re reframing self trust systems as an infrastructure problem: how your backend can either reinforce burnout and executive function overload—or rebuild confidence by making your life findable and your decisions easier. We’ll cover: findability trust (can you find the thing?)truth trust (is your system accurate?)fit trust (was it built for real-you?)judgment trust (does it help you decide?). I’ll also share a practical re-entry ramp so a “bad week” doesn’t reset you to zero.Follow The Burnout-Proof Podcast—and if your business is still stored in your brain, come to The Burnout-Proof Business Bootcamp at coachellyn.com/bootcamp. And don't forget to join my email list here.

  5. 8월 18일

    Organization for Founders: Why You Keep "Getting Organized" But Never FEEL Organized

    You know the high of a reset: the new planner, the fresh Notion dashboard, the tiny belief that this time you’ll become “the organized one.” And then the reset energy wears off… and you’re right back where you started. If getting organized keeps failing you, the problem probably isn’t your willpower—or the tool. It’s the target. Join the Bootcamp here: https://www.coachellyn.com/bootcamp Get the NEW Private Podcast here In this episode, we’re replacing “getting organized” with a better goal: building a system that still works when you’re tired, busy, behind, and your brain is holding seven open loops. We’ll talk about why organizing can become productive-adjacent (it feels good, but doesn’t fix the behavior), why “Sunday systems” collapse on a Tuesday, and the questions that actually diagnose what’s breaking: what falls apart first, what you’re asking yourself to remember, and what needs a default instead of another decision. Reply, DM, or comment with the thing you keep trying to organize that still doesn’t actually feel handled.

  6. 8월 11일

    Why Rest Feels Like Work When You’re Burned Out

    You have the time to rest… but the minute you do, your brain starts building a case against you. One low-output week and suddenly it’s not “I’m tired,” it’s “I’m lazy,” “I’m behind,” “I can’t be trusted with freedom.” And check out the essay I DID write about Crimes against Ambition here. In this episode, we talk about the sneaky reason rest isn’t actually restoring you: a lot of what you call rest still has a job. Walks turn into strategy sessions. Journaling turns into a forensic investigation. Reading turns into content mining. Even your “quiet mornings” become mental labor. You’ll learn how to spot the difference between recovery and productive distraction, why high-capacity people put rest on trial, and the one question that cuts through the shame spiral: What do I call rest that still makes my brain perform? Join the email list here. Join the community here. Join the September Burnout-Proof Business Bootcamp here. If this hit, follow the show and tell me—what kind of rest still feels like work to you?

  7. 8월 4일

    When You Feel Too Scattered to Explain What You Do

    If you’ve ever looked at the full list of who you are, what you do, what you care about, and what you’re good at — then immediately thought, “Oh god, this is too much” — this episode is for you. A lot of high-capacity founders are told to pick a lane, niche down, simplify, focus, and make themselves easier to explain. And sometimes, yes, doing too much is the problem. But sometimes the real issue is not that you have too many pieces. It’s that you haven’t mapped how those pieces connect.In this episode, Ellyn breaks down why complexity is not the same thing as confusion, why “pick a lane” can become lazy advice, and how to use the roots, branches, fruit, soil, and seasons framework to understand what actually feeds your work. You’ll learn how to spot the difference between being scattered and being unmapped, why cutting before mapping can remove the parts that make your work alive, and how to find the throughline before you flatten yourself into something more palatable. Follow the show for more sustainable performance, business clarity, and systems that can hold your ambition without making you the whole damn machine.Join the email list here. Join the FREE community! Take the Scouting Report here.

  8. 7월 27일

    When Someone Else’s Strategy Makes You Doubt Your Own...

    Sometimes the problem is not that you need a better strategy. Sometimes the problem is that you’re using someone else’s proof to avoid diagnosing your own friction. In this episode, Ellyn unpacks the difference between real inspiration and borrowed certainty — the pattern where you see someone else’s content, offer, dashboard, routine, launch, body, business, or confidence and immediately start questioning your own.This is not a “never learn from people” episode. This is about learning without abandoning your own data. Resources and links: The email list here.The NEW Community here.The FREE Friction Audit here. Key takeaways Borrowed certainty happens when someone else’s proof replaces your own data.Inspiration gives language to something your own game film already supports.High-capacity founders are especially vulnerable because they can execute quickly — even around the wrong problem.A prettier Notion dashboard, new offer name, stricter routine, or rebuilt content plan will not fix a misdiagnosis.Before you change the whole thing, run one clean test.You’ll hear about: Why “it worked for them” can become one of the most expensive sentences in your businessThe difference between studying what works and copying from panicHow borrowed certainty shows up in content, systems, routines, and success metricsWhy a system cannot organize decisions you have not madeHow to stop treating every wobble like proof your whole business is wrong The five Game Film questions from the episode. Before you change anything, ask: What happened right before I started looking outward?What did I try to change immediately after?Did this solve the problem, or did it just give me motion?What is my own proof saying?What would I test if I were not allowed to rebuild the whole thing?If you can feel the pattern but don’t trust yourself to see it clearly, start with the async friction audit.It’s a straight, no-fluff diagnostic that helps you name what’s actually broken, what’s just loud, what needs to be cut, and what next move makes sense before you build another thing that only looks right on paper.

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Sustainable performance, systems, and CEO playbooks — for the love of the game. The Burnout‑Proof Podcast is where high-capacity humans stop white‑knuckling success and start building sustainable performance. I’m Ellyn Schinke—sustainable performance coach + systems architect (former scientist). We talk systems, mindset, boundaries, and “game film” decisions so your business runs on infrastructure—not heroics. If you want to win the season and love the game, you’re in the right place. https://www.coachellyn.com/podcast

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    Ellyn Schinke — Sustainable Performance Coach & Systems Architect
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    2021년 - 2026년
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