The Career Burnout Cure: Realigning Your Work & Life with Shannon D. Smith

Feeling drained, uninspired, or trapped in your career? In this powerful episode of The Mindful Living with Sana, we sit down with Shannon D. Smith, creator of the Align & Thrive Method, to discuss the true cost of career misalignment and how to reclaim your energy, purpose, and fulfillment. Shannon shares her personal journey from corporate burnout to career clarity, how a hospitalization in 2022 forced her to redefine success, and why traditional career advice falls short.

We explore:
✔️ The difference between burnout and career burnout
✔️ How to identify when success no longer feels fulfilling
✔️ Why self-awareness is the first step toward career realignment
✔️ The Align & Thrive Method—a holistic approach to transforming your work-life balance
✔️ Small sustainable changes to prevent burnout and rediscover joy in work

If you’ve ever felt stuck, exhausted, or uninspired, this conversation will help you navigate your next steps toward a more aligned, thriving career and life.

About the Guest:

Shannon D. Smith is a Career & Talent Development Strategist dedicated to helping mid-level professionals break free from career stagnation, overcome burnout, and realign their work with their strengths, values, and goals. After experiencing her own burnout crisis, she developed the Align & Thrive Method, a structured approach that integrates career strategy with mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Shannon is also the author of the upcoming book Align & Thrive, set to release in May.

Key Takeaways:

💡 Burnout vs. Career Burnout – Feeling overworked is different from feeling disconnected from your work. Career burnout stems from misalignment with your values and strengths.

💡 Self-Awareness is Step #1 – Identify your top 3 core values, strengths, and future goals before making any career changes.

💡 Reframe Success – Climbing the corporate ladder isn’t the only path. Define your own version of success based on what fulfills you, not just job titles or promotions.

💡 Small Steps Create Big Changes – Instead of quitting abruptly, start with incremental changes, like adjusting responsibilities, setting boundaries, or exploring new opportunities.

💡 Holistic Career Approach – A fulfilling career should support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being, not just your paycheck.

Connect with Shannon D. Smith:

🌐 Website: shannondsmith.com
📖 Book (Coming Soon - May 2025): Align & Thrive
📩 Newsletter: Cure Your Career Burnout on Substack

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