You’re the first one in and the last one out. Your calendar is back-to-back. You’re eating lunch while walking to your next meeting. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you keep telling yourself, “I just need to get through this week.”

But what if the way you’re working isn’t just unsustainable, what if it’s actually making you less effective and less appreciated?

Rachael Edmondson-Clarke had the glass-fronted office, the company car, the team, and the title. On paper, she was crushing it. Then one day, she collapsed on her office floor from a panic attack and couldn’t get up.

In this episode, we get into:

• The warning signs she missed for over two years while telling herself she could handle it
• Why she delayed her wedding twice because she was “too busy at work” and didn’t even register it as a problem
• The biggest lesson she learned: rest and restoration are not the reward for hard work; they are a critical input to performing at your best
• The “whisper on her heart” moment that made her decide she wanted a life’s mission, not just a career
• Her five steps for finding your purpose when you know something needs to change, but you don’t know where to start

If you’ve ever felt like no matter how hard you work, it’s never enough, if you’ve ever ignored what your body was trying to tell you, this conversation is for you.

About Rachael:Rachael Edmondson-Clarke is a sustainable high-performance expert and founder of Elevar. After 20+ years in corporate leadership at companies like Mars, she now helps leaders perform at their best without burning out, combining psychology, neuroscience, and behavioural science. She’s worked with Fortune 500 companies, top executives, and has been collaborating with Professor Chris Beady at Oxford and Kent Universities on the science of mood, energy, and performance.

Connect with Rachael:Website: https://www.ellevar.co.uk/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/RachaelEdmondsonClarke

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