Welcome back to the community space, everyone. In this exclusive session of Taproot Sessions, we are diving deep into a topic that hits incredibly close to home for anyone pouring themselves out for others week after week: the hidden reality of burnout.
We are joined by our lifelong friend, author, and leadership coach Mitch Harrison (Running on Full). Mitch brings over 30 years of high-level executive church leadership to the table to unpack what happens when your inner life runs entirely dry.
This isn’t your standard “take a vacation” self-care talk. Mitch, Dave, and Corrina open up a highly vulnerable and raw dialogue about the internal mindsets that push leaders past their boundaries. Mitch shares the painful personal catalyst behind his own hyper-responsibility—including a terrifying moment involving his young son—and exposes how our greatest leadership strengths can easily become our double weaknesses when driven by fear or perfectionism.
What we cover in this exclusive session:
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The Slippery Slope Equation: Why your old youthful strategies fail when responsibilities rise and natural energy dips.
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The Platform Paradox: Why deep emotional lows so often follow your biggest spiritual or professional victories.
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Technical vs. Adaptive Challenges: Why quick fixes, apps, or logistics can never heal a soul that requires slow, organic cultivation.
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The 6 Traps of Over-Serving: Identifying toxic responsibility, chronic improvement, compulsive achievement, hyper-urgency, selective discipline, and under-deserving in your own life.
Resources Mentioned:
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Mitch’s Book: Running on Full (https://a.co/d/0jcUfx5m)
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Connect with the community and discover more resources at root-worship.com
Thank you for partnering with us and supporting the heartbeat of honest, transformative leadership conversations!
Patreon Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: The Empty Space of Leadership
02:10 – Junior High Memories & Unmuting the Past
05:08 – Running into the Wall: Mitch’s Personal Entry into Burnout
06:51 – When Rest Stops Working: The Definition of Full Burnout
08:41 – The Six-Month Cycle of Hitting the Wall
12:28 – The Grasping Phase: Escapism and Bad Habits
14:14 – The Dual Reversal: Balancing Responsibility and Energy
16:02 – The Cost of a High Point: Post-Victory Exhaustion
20:25 – The Busyness Lie: Is Burnout a Badge of Honor?
23:24 – Living as the “Panama Canal” for Everyone Else’s Problems
27:59 – Why Healing Cannot Be Rushed or Manufactured
38:39 – Unpacking the Adaptive Challenges: Over-Serving & Perfectionism
44:19 – Poured in Fear: How Strengths Turn Toxic
48:21 – Preparing the Soil for Real Internal Rhythms
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