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Leaving What No Longer Serves You: Tools for Personal and Professional Growth with Dr. Rosenna Bakari

December 31, 2025 • Dr Tomi Mitchell • Season 17 • Episode 5

Burnout isn’t a sign of weakness—it’s a signal that something in your life is out of alignment. In this episode of The Mental Health & Wellness Show, I, Dr. Tomi Mitchell, sit down with empowerment psychologist, wellness consultant, and seven-time author Dr. Rosenna Bakari to explore how high-functioning individuals can reclaim their energy, clarity, and purpose by focusing on alignment and self-centeredness rather than external validation.

Dr. Bakari shares insights from her latest book, Seven Exits: Leave Behind What No Longer Serves You, a transformative framework designed especially for high-functioning individuals who appear strong, capable, and successful on the outside, yet feel disconnected, depleted, or unfulfilled on the inside. Together, we unpack why traditional help-seeking models often fail high achievers and how lived experience, self-awareness, and alignment are essential to sustainable well-being and leadership.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why burnout is often a sign of misalignment rather than personal failure, especially for high-functioning individuals
What self-centering truly means—and how it builds resilience, agency, and emotional wellness without selfishness
The Seven Exits framework and how releasing patterns like hyper-ego, silence, and stagnant relationships restores clarity and peace
How alignment and wholeness—not chasing passion or purpose—create sustainable fulfillment and effective leadership
How to recognize when it’s time to exit a situation with wisdom, self-trust, and emotional empowerment

Dr. Rosenna Bakari helps high-functioning individuals cultivate alignment, self-trust, and personal freedom. Her work blends lived experience, mental wellness, and holistic strategies to guide people toward authentic leadership, self-centered practices, and sustainable well-being.

Join me, Dr. Tomi Mitchell, for a transformative conversation with Dr. Bakari on alignment, self-trust, and reclaiming your power so you can lead, live, and thrive from the inside out.

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