Megan Rees, LPC on Burnout Hits Differently When Your Brain Is Running a Different OS
Episode notes
In this episode, Naina sits down with Megan Rees — drama therapist, ADHD assessor, organizational consultant, and founder of her own therapy and coaching practice — to make the clinical case for why burnout in a neurodivergent brain is a different experience requiring a different response. They cover psychological safety beyond the poster on the wall, what undiagnosed ADHD actually looks like in a high-performing tech professional, and why doing a burnout workshop for a company that won't change anything is something Megan refuses to do. This one is for anyone who has spent years interpreting their own brain as a character flaw.
- Megan Rees — meganelrees.com
- LinkedIn — Megan Rees
- Instagram — @workshrink (consulting, coaching, and organizational content)
- Amy Edmondson — researcher who coined psychological safety; original research conducted in hospital systems
- Google's Project Aristotle — referenced in discussion of psychological safety as the common denominator in high-performing teams
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) / Parts Work — referenced in relation to drama therapy techniques
- Drama therapy — explained in episode; Megan's clinical training and modality
Guest Resources Megan Rees, MA, Drama Therapist | ADHD Assessor | Consultant meganelrees.com LinkedIn: Megan Rees Instagram: @workshrink Services: Therapy (California), Coaching (worldwide), Executive Functioning Coaching, Organizational Consulting
Work With Me — Naina Rana, LCSW Peakworks Counseling Center — Private therapy for individuals and couples in Connecticut peakworkscounseling.com
Keynote Speaking — Burnout, disability & work and sustainable team culture
Organizational Consulting — S.Y.S.T.E.M.S. Framework™ for leadership teams.