Busy Pro, Fast Wellness

Guest: Milena Regos, Founder of Unhustle In this episode of Busy Pro Fast Wellness, Alan is joined by Milena Regos, founder of Unhustle, for a timely and deeply grounded conversation about burnout, hustle culture, and redefining success without burning yourself out. After 23 years in high-level marketing, including award-winning campaigns and global brands, Milena reached a breaking point. At 36,000 feet on a flight, she had a realisation that changed everything: success, as she had been measuring it, was costing her too much. Since then, she’s been helping ambitious professionals and organisations escape hustle culture through what she calls Life-Work Liberation — an evidence-backed approach to sustainable performance that protects health, relationships, and humanity in a world increasingly driven by speed and AI. In this episode, we explore: Why hustle culture is a rigged game for many high performers Early warning signs of burnout - including numbness and loss of joy, not just exhaustion The idea of “life wealth”: measuring success beyond money to include health, time, relationships, and inner peace Milena’s simple cocktail-napkin exercise that revealed how imbalanced her life had become Why productivity peaks around 50 hours a week - and declines beyond that The danger of tying identity too tightly to work - and why multiple identities matter How small boundaries, curiosity, and questioning internalised rules lead to lasting change Practical Tool: A 90-Second Breath Reset Milena shares a simple, accessible breathing practice to calm the nervous system and restore focus: Deep inhale through the nose of mouth and top it up. Slow, full exhale through the mouth Repeat for around 30 - 90 seconds It can be done anywhere — even in meetings — and is designed to bring clarity, calm, and cognitive coherence quickly. Key takeaway for busy professionals: You don’t need to quit your job or escape your life. You need to question the rules you’ve inherited about success, effort, and worth. Sustainable performance comes not from constant pressure, but from alignment. About the guest: Milena Regos is the founder of Unhustle and a leading voice in Life-Work Liberation. After a 23-year marketing career, she now works with values-aligned companies and leaders to create high performance through wellbeing and emotional intelligence. She has spoken at the World Economic Forum, won the People’s Choice Award at Wisdom 2.0, and has been featured in CNN Business and Entrepreneur. Milena hosts the Unhustle Podcast (top 30% globally) and leads Harmonia, a live cohort and community for leaders redesigning their relationship with work. She lives in Baja with her husband, dog, and wing foil — and truly walks the talk. Connect with Milena: Website: https://unhustle.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unhustle/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milenaregos/

Episode 70 – Don’t Reset. Refine. January often arrives with noise: new goals, new pressure, new expectations. But for busy professionals, a full reset isn’t what’s needed. In this episode of Busy Pro Fast Wellness, Alan invites you to take a quieter, smarter approach to the new year — refinement instead of reinvention. Rather than wiping the slate clean, this episode explores why small, consistent improvements to what already works are far more effective than dramatic fresh starts. In this episode: Why “New Year, New You” thinking often backfires for busy professionals The difference between being broken and simply overloaded Why small, repeatable actions beat extreme resets every time Reflections from a recent conversation on Boundless Body Radio and the power of repeating the basics How principles from music, performance, movement, and wellness overlap more than we realise Practical Exercise: The 10% Refinement Check A simple, no-pressure exercise you can do today: Identify one habit you already do that helps you feel better Ask how you could make it 10% more intentional slower simpler more focused easier to repeat No equipment. No timers. No overhaul. Key takeaway: You don’t need to start again. You need to keep what works — and refine the rest. Quote featured: “You don’t need a new beginning. You need a clearer direction.” — often attributed to Mel Robbins Alan guesting on Boundless Body Radio: Alan Boundless Body Radio    

In this episode of Busy Pro Fast Wellness, Alan is joined by Aimee Lamb to explore what happens when high performance, healthcare, and real life collide. They move beyond systems and policies to focus on the human cost of constant pressure — especially for busy professionals who appear successful on the outside but feel depleted on the inside. In this conversation, you’ll discover: Why burnout and stress are signals to listen to, not weaknesses to fix How different healthcare approaches shape prevention, recovery, and personal responsibility Why Type A, high-achieving professionals are often the worst at slowing down The power of reflection, rest, and “doing nothing” as performance tools How digital overload quietly erodes focus, health, and fulfilment Why facing uncomfortable but universal topics — including mortality and end-of-life planning — can radically clarify how you live and work today Key message for busy pros: Peak performance isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about creating space — to recover, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters. If you’re productive, capable, and outwardly successful - but quietly exhausted - this episode may change how you think about health, success, and the way you want to live your life.

How a Broken Phone Became My Best Festive Reset As the festive season approaches, this solo episode takes an unexpected turn sparked by a complete tech malfunction and an accidental digital detox. When Alan’s phone suddenly became unusable late on a Friday evening and couldn’t be repaired until Monday, he found himself forced into an entire weekend without it. What followed was a surprising sense of lightness, clarity, and presence, and a powerful reminder of how much mental space our devices quietly occupy. In this reflective and practical episode, Alan explores: Why stepping away from your phone isn’t about discipline - it’s about attention How creating space can reignite creativity, calm, and connection The difference between intentional presence and constant availability Why the festive season may be an invitation to remove rather than add How less screen time can lead to deeper community and warmer interactions You’ll also be invited to try a simple, pressure-free experiment — The Festive Phone Box — a short, intentional break from your device designed to help you reconnect with what really matters. No rules. No guilt. No optimisation. Just space. This episode is a gentle reminder that sometimes the most powerful resets arrive by accident — and the greatest gift we can offer ourselves and others is our full attention. 🎧 Set to a subtly festive, laid-back jazz backdrop, this episode is designed to be listened to slowly.  

Why Stress Isn't About Doing Too Much - It's About Misalignment with Stephanie Dunne.  In this episode of Busy Pro Fast Wellness, Alan is joined by Stephanie Dunne, an Aligned Success Advocate who helps people move away from burnout and into lives and careers built around authenticity, contribution, and self-knowledge. Stephanie shares her personal journey from living in a constant state of sacrifice to building a life rooted in alignment — where daily actions reflect who you really are, not just what’s expected of you. Together, Alan and Stephanie explore why so many capable, driven professionals feel stressed or unfulfilled, even when things look “fine” on the surface. This is a thoughtful, grounded conversation about identity, purpose, and the subtle but powerful shifts that can help busy professionals reconnect with meaningful work and a more balanced way of living. In this episode, we explore: What “aligned success” really means — and why traditional success often leads to burnout The difference between serving from sacrifice versus serving from contribution Why stress is often caused by doing too little of what we’re truly meant to do What overwhelmed professionals can learn from how today’s students think about work and life A simple daily reflection to help you reconnect with what energises and fulfils you How small acts of alignment can create big changes in wellbeing and purpose Key takeaway Burnout isn’t always a sign that you’re doing too much — sometimes it’s a signal that you’re living out of alignment with who you really are.