Advantage- From stress to strategy
This podcast helps professionals in high-stress roles take back control by shifting perspective, building effective strategies, and finding their way through stress and burnout.
Advantage- From stress to strategy
Addiction & Burnout: What's Beneath the Symptoms
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In this episode, we’re digging into the messy, misunderstood overlap between addiction and burnout — and why both are so often rooted in shame, disconnection, and survival mode.
I’m joined by Danny Taylor, a seasoned registered clinical counsellor who has spent years working on the front lines supporting individuals and families through substance use, relapse, and the long road back to themselves. Danny brings a grounded, compassionate perspective to what addiction really is, why the common narratives miss the mark, and how the same patterns that drive addictive coping can quietly fuel burnout.
We get into:
- what addiction really is
- how shame fuels both addiction and burnout
- the survival patterns that start as coping but spiral out
- why reconnection and nervous system repair matter
If burnout feels like “losing yourself” or your coping habits are getting harder to untangle, this one’s for you.
Tune in and let’s unravel what’s actually going on beneath the symptoms.