Founder & Executive
Stress, performance, and recovery through the lens of people who can't afford to have off days — founders, executives, and high-stakes operators.
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Aug 28, 20267 min readFounder & Executive
Executive Stress: What to Do in the Room
Most executive stress advice assumes you can step away. The board meeting doesn't. What holds when you have to stay in the room, composed.

May 15, 20267 min readFounder & Executive
I Hired Them. Then I Had to Let Them Go.
The decision was rational. My nervous system didn't agree. What I learned about my own stress on the days I gave the news.

Feb 9, 20266 min readFounder & Executive
Founder Burnout Is Not a Mindset Problem
Burnout isn't about discipline. It's your nervous system failing under load — and no morning routine will fix it.