On this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Sayan sits down with executive coach, speaker, cancer survivor and author Pamela Cass to unpack what really happens when burnout stops being a buzzword and starts threatening your life. Pam shares how a routine dental visit, a terrifying blood pressure reading and her history with cancer forced her to choose between a secure executive role and being alive for her kids and grandkids.

They dig into why high achievers ignore the early signs of burnout, how tying your worth to your title and salary quietly erodes your health, and what it actually looks like to walk away from a six-figure position and rebuild work, money and identity from scratch. This is a direct, no fluff conversation about values, boundaries, time, and why your body will always tell the truth even when your LinkedIn looks flawless.

About the guest  :

Pamela Cass is an executive coach, speaker, Realtor, podcast co host of Reignite Resilience, and co author of The Quiet Gift: A Journey of Self Worth and Resilience, a book about self worth, healing and finding your voice after feeling unseen.

A cancer survivor, single mom and dyslexia advocate, Pam brings lived experience to her work with leaders and high performers who are done sacrificing their health and relationships for a job title. Today she helps people recognize burnout before it becomes a medical crisis and supports them in building careers that finally align with their real values.

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  Burnout is not just feeling tired. For Pam it showed up as stage 2 hypertension, dread on Sunday nights and a body that was done pretending everything was fine.

  
  


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  Many high achievers anchor their worth to job titles, salary and status. That identity trap keeps them stuck in roles that quietly damage health, relationships and mental wellbeing.

  
  


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  A cancer diagnosis and later a life threatening blood pressure reading made Pam face a hard binary choice. Stay comfortable in a salaried executive role or risk not being there for her kids and future grandkids.

  
  


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  Rebuilding meant using her existing skills in coaching, teaching and speaking, leaning on her network, and owning the fear of starting over instead of letting it drive her choices.

  
  


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  Pam treats herself as the CEO of her life. Every Sunday she runs a meeting with herself to plan the week, putting non negotiables like morning quiet time, exercise and family first, then letting work fill in around those big rocks.

  
  


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  Common burnout signals include constant busyness, inability to rest, sleep issues, loss of interest in things you used to enjoy, withdrawing from friends and ignoring what your body keeps trying to say.

  
  


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  You can always find another job. You cannot replace your health, time with your kids, or years lost to misaligned living. That reality check is often the real turning point.

  
  

How listeners can connect with Pamela Cass:  

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  Website and main hub: https://reigniteresiliencepodcast.beehiiv.com/

  
  


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  Instagram

  
  


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  Coaching, speaking, book and contact form are all available on her site, including

  
  

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    Free coaching call booking

    
    
  
  
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    Weekly blog and resources on resilience and burnout recovery

    
    
  
  
  
  

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  Book

  
  

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    The Quiet Gift: A Journey of Self Worth and Resilience on Amazon (Amazon)

    
    
  
  
  
  

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    Reignite Resilience with co host Natalie Davis, focused on honest conversations about adversity, burnout and rebuilding from the inside out (Buzzsprout)

    
    
  
  
  
  

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