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446: When Burnout Hits Blindside. Levi Lusko on Trauma, His Midlife Crisis, and the Myth of Authenticity Culture

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You’ve been sold a lie: that authenticity means spilling everything and bleeding on everyone. That your pain validates your platform and makes you more mature. This week, Levi Lusko joins us to dismantle that fallacy. He’s faced the brutal shock of grief and the hidden ruins of unsurfaced trauma. He’s walked through the disillusionment of midlife irrelevance. And he’s learned the hard truth: healing doesn’t include weaponizing your pain, and authenticity doesn’t mean emotional anarchy.

In this episode, Levi pulls back the curtain on what happens when grief blindsides you, why trauma must be surfaced before it surfaces on others, and how midlife loss of relevance can become the birthplace of greater purpose. We talk about the toxicity of “authenticity culture”—why sharing pain doesn’t always lead to healing, and why containment, resilience, and sacred boundaries are essential. If you’ve ever bared your struggle and felt worse… if you’re deep in grief or navigating a midlife low… this conversation will give you clarity, grace, and a restoration plan.

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You’ve been sold a lie: that authenticity means spilling everything and bleeding on everyone. That your pain validates your platform and makes you more mature. This week, Levi Lusko joins us to dismantle that fallacy. He’s faced the brutal shock of grief and the hidden ruins of unsurfaced trauma. He’s walked through the disillusionment of midlife irrelevance. And he’s learned the hard truth: healing doesn’t include weaponizing your pain, and authenticity doesn’t mean emotional anarchy.

In this episode, Levi pulls back the curtain on what happens when grief blindsides you, why trauma must be surfaced before it surfaces on others, and how midlife loss of relevance can become the birthplace of greater purpose. We talk about the toxicity of “authenticity culture”—why sharing pain doesn’t always lead to healing, and why containment, resilience, and sacred boundaries are essential. If you’ve ever bared your struggle and felt worse… if you’re deep in grief or navigating a midlife low… this conversation will give you clarity, grace, and a restoration plan.

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