Episode Details

What if burnout isn’t just too much work—but too much performing? On The Mindful Living podcast, hosted by Sana, we explore what really collapses when burnout hits: your calendar… or your sense of self.

This episode is for founders, leaders, and high-achievers who feel stuck in urgency mode. Dylan shares practical mindfulness as a real-life stabilizer—building space between stimulus and response, regulating the nervous system, and creating healthier systems at work and at home.

About the Guest:

Dylan Clayton-Bost is the founder of SunnyHQ, a human-first WordPress hosting and support company. He previously ran a creative agency for over a decade and is writing a book called The Seven Mirrors.

Episode Chapters:

1. 00:06:04 — Burnout as “living far from yourself”
2. 00:09:19 — Mindfulness: the gap between stimulus and response
3. 00:10:16 — The “three M’s”: meditation, movement, mantra
4. 00:12:01 — Breath as leadership before hard moments
5. 00:14:49 — Metabolizing stress in real time
6. 00:20:13 — Rebuilding culture: retrospectives, systems, ownership
7. 00:26:19 — The Seven Mirrors: responding from your center

Key Takeaways:

1. Practice the “gap”: pause before responding—especially to stressful messages.
2. Try the “three M’s” morning reset: meditation, movement, mantra.
3. Breathe low (solar plexus/stomach) to reduce reactive “head energy.”
4. Replace urgency with method: “slow is smooth, smooth is fast.”
5. Review repeating triggers weekly—patterns point to the real work.

How to Connect With the Guest:

1. Book + first chapter signup: https://dylanclaytonbost.com/
2. SunnyHQ: sunnyhq.io
3. Free resource: sunnyhq.io/podcast

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