What happens when you’re holding it all together… but quietly falling apart?

In this episode, I sit down with Suri Robinson, founder of After The Burn Co, to talk about burnout in a way most people don’t.

Not just exhaustion, but disconnection.
Not just doing too much, but being too far removed from your own truth.

We get into what high-functioning unraveling actually feels like, how emotional neglect shows up in adulthood, and what it really takes to rebuild without performing your way through life.

If you’ve ever looked fine on the outside… and felt anything but on the inside… this conversation is for you.

Suri Robinson brings a rare and powerful perspective to the conversation around burnout and healing.

With a background as a Master of Social Work and trained therapist, Suri understands mental health from a clinical lens. But her story did not stay in theory. It became deeply personal.

After reaching a breaking point in her own life, Suri stepped out of the role of provider and into the role of patient, seeking care within a treatment facility and beginning the difficult work of confronting what was no longer sustainable.

What followed was not a quick reset, but a full year of intentional healing. A process that required time, distance, and the willingness to step away from the very patterns, environments, and expectations that made it impossible to truly recover.

Today, through After The Burn Co, Suri uses both her professional training and lived experience to help others recognize burnout, understand their nervous systems, and reconnect with themselves in a more honest and sustainable way.

Her work is not about quick fixes. It is about awareness, accountability, and the long-term process of healing in real life. Follow @aftertheburnco on Instagram.

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From public service to personal responsibility... From holding the line to making the call...

This episode explores what leadership really looks like when the stakes are high and the outcomes shape a city’s future. Not just policy. Not just process. But the weight of decisions that impact real people, real neighborhoods, and the long-term direction of Jacksonville.

This is a conversation about what happens behind the scenes. The conversations the public does not hear. The pressure of balancing competing priorities while staying grounded in values. The reality that leadership is not about being liked. It is about being willing to stand in the decision, even when it comes with criticism.

We talk about a tenure that spans pivotal moments, including a year as Council President, complex negotiations around the stadium renovation, and ongoing efforts to address mental health through programs that aim to create better outcomes for individuals and the community as a whole.

At its core, this episode is about responsibility. The kind that comes with a title, and the kind that exists long after the title is gone. Because leadership is not about performing for the moment. It is about making decisions you can stand by when the moment has passed.

And sometimes, it is about accepting that doing what you believe is right may still place you in someone else’s story as the villain.

In this episode we sit down with Jacksonville City Councilman Ron Salem, who represents At-Large Group 2 and has been serving since 2019. Most recently, Salem served as President of the Jacksonville City Council (2023–2024). This conversation goes beyond titles and politics… exploring Ron Salem’s journey from lifelong Jacksonville resident to City Hall, what shaped his commitment to public service, and what it truly feels like to lead under pressure when every vote carries lasting consequences.

We unpack the complexity behind high-stakes decision-making, alongside his work in mental health and public safety, including coordinated community response efforts. It is also a candid look at leadership and perception- what happens when doing what you believe is right still casts you as the villain in someone else’s story, and where he sees Jacksonville headed next- from infrastructure to economic opportunity, with a sense of grounded optimism.

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Season 6. Year 3. We’re back.

And of course we’re kicking off in my favorite month… March. Women’s History Month. The month of queens, courage, and just enough chaos to keep us humble. And yes… Purim. Because nothing says “spiritual growth” like costumes, hidden miracles, and a plot twist.

This episode threads together something I can’t stop thinking about… the Japanese art of kintsugi… repairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold. The philosophy is simple and radical: don’t hide the cracks. Honor them. Let the seams shine!

Which, frankly, feels very on brand for this moment in history… and for me. We talk about identity and integrity… about how antisemitism is part of a larger braided story that also includes Mizrahi and Sephardi displacement. Different shards. Same vessel. History isn’t neat. It’s fractured. But fractures don’t disqualify us from wholeness… they define how we rebuild.

Then we turn to Queen Esther. And here’s what I love most… she didn’t wake up brave. She built bravery. Slowly. Deliberately. A three-day fast. A gathered community. A sober reading of power. No theatrics… just disciplined courage. And the harder truth? Some decrees can’t be erased. They can only be countered. That reframes courage from a cinematic rush into something steadier… responsibility.

From there we get practical… because growth without application is just a cute quote on Instagram.

Alignment beats autopilot. Your time, your talent, your treasure… they should track with your values and the outcomes you actually want for your family, your city, your world. When old patterns crack… don’t panic. Break with intention. Rebuild with intention. Replace missing shards with gold, silver, platinum… better boundaries, clearer metrics, braver conversations, partnerships that widen the circle instead of shrinking it.

And we spotlight one of my favorite local examples of cultural kintsugi… the creatives, neighborhoods, and opportunity highlighted together into something stronger than what existed before. That’s what community repair looks like in real time.

If you are craving a compass for complex times… part personal growth, part history, part practical ethics… this conversation will meet you exactly where you are. And then gently… lovingly… nudge you forward.

Subscribe. Share it with the friend who needs a little gold in their cracks. And leave a review telling me the one “golden repair” you’re making next.

Season 6 is here...Miracles are hidden in plain sight, and perhaps we were born for a time such as this.

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