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Stop burnout before it begins with job sharing.

Friend, are you craving this July 4th weekend like water after a drought? That sense of spaciousness you feel when you finally unplug—imagine having that every single week. Not once a year when you finally use vacation days, but built right into your work rhythm.

Here’s the hard truth: 59% of employees report feeling burned out very often or always (Gallup, 2024). The World Health Organization found that working 55+ hours per week increases stroke risk by 35% and heart disease by 17%. Our always-on culture is literally killing us—and traditional “solutions” aren’t working.

But what if instead of managing burnout after it happens, we could prevent it from ever taking root?

As someone who job shared for nearly a decade in the insane corporate media world starting when my daughter was 6 months old, I can tell you: job sharing doesn’t just reduce burnout—it eliminates it completely. And I mean really eliminates it, not just manages it.

In this episode, I’m sharing exactly how job sharing flips the script on overwork culture and gives you the breathing room to actually live your life while excelling at work.

in episode 45, you’ll discover:

• ✔️ Why the WHO’s latest research proves overwork is a public health crisis (and how job sharing is the antidote)
• ✔️ 5 ways job sharing prevents burnout before it starts—including the game-changing boundary accountability that keeps you actually off when you’re off
• ✔️ How I got 13 consecutive days off using only 3 vacation days (and why our employer only lost coverage for 2 days total)
• ✔️ Why job sharers perform 30% better than full-time employees, and how being rested makes you unstoppable at work
• ✔️ The structural genius of job sharing that means you’re never carrying the full weight alone

Here’s what blew my mind: In my job shares, when life threw curveballs—like my father-in-law’s medical emergency—my partner was there, enthusiastic to step in. No guilt, no scrambling, no dropped balls. That’s not just flexibility, friend—that’s revolution.

The research backs this up: Job share teams consistently outperform individual contributors in similar roles. When you have 4 days to fully recharge every week, you show up to your 3 workdays with energy, creativity, and focus you simply cannot maintain running on empty.

If you’re tired of glorifying overwork, if you want to eliminate burnout instead of just managing it, job sharing might be your answer.

Resources & Links Mentioned:

• WHO research
• American Psychological Association’s 2023 Work in America™ Survey
• Gallup’s 2024 State of the Global Workplace report
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