Burnout, Long COVID & Why Pushing Through Stops Working with Angela Johnston

Are you exhausted, running on empty and still telling yourself to just keep going?

After 27 years in global executive leadership, Angela Johnston was used to pushing through. Then Long COVID forced her to stop - and completely rethink the way she approached work, energy, wellbeing and her own body.

In this episode of Soul to Soul with Gillian McMichael, Angela shares what recovery taught her about burnout prevention, nervous-system support, energy management and sustainable leadership - and why working harder isn’t always resilience.

They explore:

• Why pushing through can eventually work against you  
• Long COVID, recovery and learning to listen to your body  
• Breathwork, Reiki, meditation and Yoga Nidra  
• Protecting your energy and learning to ask for help  
• Simple ways to support your nervous system during a busy day  
• Why corporate wellbeing needs to go beyond ticking a box  
• How leaders can perform without sacrificing their wellbeing  

If you’re high-performing, overwhelmed, constantly “holding everything together” or simply wondering how to create a more sustainable way of living and working, this conversation is for you.

🎙️ Soul to Soul with Gillian McMichael

Angela Johnston: empowergenix.com  
Gillian McMichael: gillianmcmichael.com

What is Soul to Soul with Gillian McMichael?

Conversations from the heart of the healer’s path.

Hosted by Soul Healer, ICF Master Coach and best-selling author Gillian McMichael, Soul to Soul is a space for the soul-led and the called. For those who feel drawn to heal, to guide others, and to live a life shaped from the inside out.

In each new episode, Gillian sits down, soul to soul, with healers, practitioners and seekers to explore the real journey of stepping into this work. The doubt and the calling. The grief and the awakening. The healing that changes us, and what it truly means to come home to yourself before helping others do the same.

Alongside these conversations, you’ll find Gillian’s earlier episodes exploring healing, self-trust, forgiveness, alignment and the journey back to self - the inner work that forms such an important part of the healer’s path.

Whether you’re already walking this path or simply feeling the first pull towards it, pull up a chair.

These are conversations about healing, becoming, and answering the call.

*Previously Full Circle: Finding Your Way Home.