#122 Burnout or Under-Recovered? How Leaders Can Reclaim Their Energy with Dr. Ken Ro
After more than 35 years in emergency medicine, Dr. Ken Ro began asking a different question: What could have happened years earlier to prevent the crisis happening in the ER today?
In this episode, Dr. Ro joins Bethany to explore why high-performing leaders—especially in midlife—can slowly normalize exhaustion, brain fog, poor sleep, stress, and declining energy while continuing to perform.
They discuss:
- Why leaders may not be overstressed, but under-recovered
- How physical health directly impacts leadership capacity and decision-making
- Why work gets our best energy while home often gets what’s left
- Protecting the first and last hour of your day
- The danger of 24/7 accessibility and “micromanagement technology”
- Dr. Ro’s RECLAIM Method for addressing root causes instead of symptoms
- Why midlife shouldn’t automatically mean accepting a lower “new normal”
- The powerful question to ask your doctor: “If I stay on this trajectory, what will I look like in five years?”
- Why you cannot lead effectively with an empty tank
🔗 Connect with Our Guest:
🌐 Website: https://www.kennethromd.com/
📘 Book (PRIME: How To Win The Second Half Of Life): https://a.co/d/0hwSax2N
💼 Program: Back in the Game Men
Instagram: @DrKennethRo
LinkedIn: @DrKenRo
CONTACT US:
Visit our website at https://www.leadershipontherocks.com/
Order my book Leadership on the Rocks: How to Survive, Adapt, and Succeed in the Wilderness of Leadership on Amazon.
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Instagram: @leadershipontherocks
LinkedIn: Bethany Rees
Email us at [email protected]
