174: Great Awakening Show with Joanne-Divine Life Yogini - Episode 174174: Great Awakening Show with Joanne-Divine Life Yogini - Episode 174
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Career coach and author Mandy Tang talks with Joanne-Divine Life Yogini about workplace trauma, burnout and the achievement trap, linking career pain to deeper emotional and spiritual patterns. The conversation centres on listening to intuition, following your calling and believing that meaningful change is possible at any age.
46:54•27 Sept 2026
Heal Your Career Wounds: Mandy Tang on Burnout, Purpose and the Achievement Trap
Episode Overview
- Workplace patterns like perfectionism, overworking and apathy can become deep emotional wounds that need conscious healing.
- Burnout often stems from chasing approval and treating work as the main source of worth, rather than one part of life.
- Childhood conditioning around achievement and conditional love can carry into careers, creating the achievement trap.
- Following a true calling rarely comes with a full roadmap; you may only see the first steps and must trust the rest will unfold.
- It is never too late to change direction, and sharing your unique story and voice can positively influence family, community and culture.
“Your job is not going to love you back.”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This conversation on the Great Awakening Show shifts the focus from substances to another kind of dependency: overworking, overachieving and staying stuck in soul-crushing jobs. Host Joanne-Divine Life Yogini chats with career coach and holistic healer Mandy Tang, author of *Heal Your Career Wounds*, about how workplace trauma can feel as intense as any personal crisis.
Mandy has coached hundreds of clients from big tech, startups and non-profits, and she’s seen the same patterns repeat: perfectionism, burnout, apathy and a deep hunger to feel seen and valued. As she puts it bluntly, "Your job is not going to love you back." You’ll hear them talk about women who run at "zero or a hundred" in every area of life, chasing praise at work the way many once chased approval from parents.
Joanne links this to a wider spiritual journey, calling it "a breakdown for a breakthrough" and reminding listeners that staying in the wrong job can be just as harmful as any other addictive pattern. Mandy explains how childhood conditioning, achievement pressure and conditional love often morph into the "achievement trap" at work. The result? People stay in careers that feel like a C+ at best, while their true passions—writing, yoga, art, starting a business—sit on the sidelines.
Her core message is simple: "Change is always possible. It’s never too late. Follow the calling… you’re going to get the first two steps. You just have to trust the rest will come." If you’ve ever used work to numb feelings, avoided your calling out of fear, or felt your soul shrink every Monday morning, this episode may hit close to home.
It invites you to ask: are you ready to treat career healing as part of your wider recovery and finally give your passion a chance?
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