Is Burnout a Nervous System Problem? w/ Dr. Amir Vokshoor

Despite what you may think (or what you've been told), burnout isn’t a mindset issue—it’s a nervous system response.

Stacy talks with Dr. Amir Vokshoor, a board-certified neurosurgeon about how chronic stress reshapes the brain and body, why so many people are stuck in fight-or-flight, and how burnout, chronic pain, and trauma are biologically connected. We explore what modern life does to the nervous system and why healing requires more than willpower.

If your body feels exhausted, overwhelmed, or unable to recover, this episode reframes burnout as a biological signal, not a personal failure.

• 00:00 | Is burnout a nervous system problem?
• 07:20 | Chronic stress and nervous system overload
• 14:50 | Pain, trauma, and energy depletion
• 22:30 | Recovery, regulation, and breath
• 30:40 | Prevention and brain-spine health

Find Dr. Vokshoor:

• drvokshoor.com
• neurovella.com
• iamfoundation.org
• instagram.com/drvokshoor

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