Episode 168: Tina Englisch and her book, Escaping the Sustainable Pain Zone: The Hidden Key To Designing the Life You’re Meant to Live – in Health, Love and Success
ABOUT TINA
Tina Englisch is an international speaker, performance coach, and author of Escaping the Sustainable Pain Zone. As a former pro athlete and Austria’s first relationship coach, she has spent over a decade helping people break through internal limits and step into their next level of life. Tina is best known for her concept of the Sustainable Pain Zone — the invisible place where people stay functional, successful, and quietly unfulfilled. She has spoken on international stages, including Success Resources events, and has been featured on TV, podcasts, and in print media. With a background in elite performance, psychology, and stage presence, her work bridges mindset, action, and personal truth. Tina challenges the idea that comfort is safe — and shows why real change starts when you stop negotiating with what no longer fits. Her work speaks to those who sense there is more available to them — and are ready to act on it. She lives between Europe’s major cities and works with clients worldwide.
Conversation Highlights
The concept of the sustainable pain zone—what it is and how it keeps us stuck
Why high achievers often diminish their accomplishments and struggle with fulfillment
Tina’s journey from Olympic success to inward self-discovery and the importance of adapting through life’s challenges
Practical steps to identify when you’re in the sustainable pain zone and how to step out
The role of beliefs and mindset in transforming pain into Growth
How simplifying routines and managing energy prevent Burnout and foster creativity
The significance of boredom and downtime for enhanced Innovation
The difference between the traditional “comfort zone” and Tina’s redefined “sustainable pain zone”
The MAIN QUESTION underlying my conversation with Tina is, How is what you have referred to as your comfort zone really been your Sustainable Pain Zone, where you’re settling for unhappiness, frustration, or pain out of fear and familiarity?
FIND TINA
Website: www.tinaenglisch.com
Tina’s Book: https://mybook.to/spz
Instagram: @tinaenglisch
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tinaenglisch
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – The Book Leads – Tina Englisch
00:58 – Introduction & Bio
02:31 – Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?
04:44 – How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now?
11:30 – How Tina built up her perspective.
33:39 – How does the work you’re doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?
35:36 – How Tina maintains balance, guarding her own Mental Health.
41:53 – What do you consider your superpower?
46:30 – What does leadership mean to you?
46:57 – Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing?
49:23 – Can you provide a general overview of the book?
53:02 – What’s changed in you in the process of writing this book?
56:04 – What book has inspired you?
59:55 – What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.)
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