Not every burnout story ends in a breakdown.
Sometimes, it’s quieter than that.
Sometimes burnout shows up not as panic—but as numbness.
Not as chaos—but as a creeping fog.
I call it The Gray Place.
It’s that haunting in-between space where:
→ You’re not falling apart—but you’re not fully alive.
→ You’re showing up—but everything feels flat.
→ You should feel grateful—but all you want is to vanish for a while.
The Gray Place doesn’t discriminate. I’ve seen it steal fire from the most brilliant minds I’ve ever coached—C-suite executives, Special Ops leaders, high-growth startup founders.
And I’ve lived there too.
That’s why I sat down with Josh Seldin for Episode 9 of Leadership in Quarters to talk about it—honestly, vulnerably, urgently.
We unpacked:
→ What The Gray Place really is—and why it’s so often missed
→ Why burnout isn’t just about exhaustion, but about a loss of meaning
→ And how to find your way out—before the lights go out completely
If you’ve ever felt like you’re moving through life in grayscale…
If you’ve been high-functioning on the outside, but hollow on the inside…
This conversation is for you. It’s your permission to stop surviving and start healing.
