FRIED: The Burnout Podcast

FRIED: The Burnout Podcast

Cait Donovan, Top Burnout Expert for Corporate and Nonprofit Organizations


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Latest Episode

The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You (That Predicts Everything)

Your body has been warning you about burnout, bad hires, and misalignment long before your brain caught up. This episode looks at leadership burnout through the lens of interoception, or your ability to notice and respond to signals from your own body. Cait Donovan explains why leadership burnout often feels sudden even though stress has been building for a long time, and why many leaders miss the early signs until they hit a wall. The conversation connects workplace burnout, self-trust, and emotional regulation in a way that feels both practical and deeply human. Cait explores how early life experiences can shape the way leaders relate to stress, interpret other people, and move through pressure without realizing how disconnected they have become from themselves. That insight opens up a more honest conversation about burnout, decision-making, and the hidden patterns that shape culture and performance. What makes this episode especially useful is how actionable it is. Cait shows how small daily choices can help rebuild trust with your body, strengthen self-awareness, and improve the way you lead. In a future of work that asks more people to lead with clarity, steadiness, and empathy, this episode makes the case that leadership burnout is not only about workload. It is also about whether you can hear your own signals early enough to respond. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Why Interoception Matters for Leadership and Decision-Making 06:05 Childhood Trauma, Burnout, and Leadership Behavior 11:59 Practical Ways to Build Interoception and Emotional Regulation 14:51 Human-Centered Leadership in the Age of AI Links Cait Donovan is a keynote speaker, author, and host of FRIED: The Burnout Podcast, specializing in burnout, mismatch, and sustainable performance at work. She partners with corporate leaders, teams, and professional associations through keynotes, workshops, and leadership sessions that treat burnout as data, not failure, to help organizations reduce burnout without blame or shame and build healthier, high performing cultures.   To bring Cait to your organization or event, book an inquiry call here: https://bit.ly/bookcait Learn more about Cait’s speaking work: https://www.caitdonovan.com/speaking Short on time? Watch this 3-min video: https://bit.ly/caitdreel2025 Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm

About FRIED: The Burnout Podcast

The place to listen to real, raw stories of burnout and burnout recovery so that you can learn: Burnout is Real. You're not alone. This is doable. There are resources for you. Someone like you has been through this and has answers for you. Interviews go deep and discuss trauma, race, deep depression, thoughts of suicide and of course, the light that enters once the realization happens and the decision to make a change has been made. We're here with you. For all of it. Access more episodes, subscribe, and learn more.