Overwhelmed and burned out? More than 75% of workers worldwide are reporting burnout in 2026 (DHR Global’s 2026 Workforce Trends Report).
And the number one driver isn’t working too hard. It’s working hard without feeling seen, recognized, or rewarded.
The percentage of people citing lack of recognition as a burnout driver nearly doubled in a single year, from 17% to 32%. We’re not just tired. We’re running on empty and still not feeling like enough.
This is the final episode in the Going Silent series. Sandy Gerber is 11 days out from a 10-day Vipassana silent meditation course. She has an active book campaign live, a Speak Brave group coaching cohort mid-flight, and a business that doesn’t know it’s about to lose its CEO. And she’s going anyway.
You’ll hear the conversation Sandy had with Kris — the one where she finally said out loud that she doesn’t know why, after everything she’s built and every stage she’s stood on and the reason she’s going.
You’ll walk away with two tools:
- Silence Inventory.
Two columns, five minutes, and two questions that show you what’s been running underneath your day.
2. Instant EQ Guided Reset.
Eight minutes of guided audio rooted in emotional intelligence and hypnotherapy. Not a fix or a cure, the kind of reset your nervous system needs when you’ve been running hot for too long.
Use it when you’re overwhelmed, before a hard conversation, or when you just need to stop and breathe.
You’ll also hear what Sandy is witnessing in her Speak Brave June cohort and the question it’s quietly asking Sandy about her own inner voice before she walks into ten days of sitting with it.
Pre-order Sandy’s new book, Connected Conversations at publishizer.com/connected-conversations before August 15th and receive the bonuses.
In the first hour of launch a publisher expressed interest. By end of week one, two publishers had reached out and pre-orders were coming in.
Sandy needs 500 for a traditional publishing contract and she’ll be in silence when most of them come in.
Free guided silence sessions and the Instant EQ Guided Reset inside the Best Chapter community on Skool.
This is the inner work that changes every conversation after it with the people you lead, the people you love, and yourself.
