Dr. Lynise Green

What Dr. talked about

Dr. Lynise Green discussed why entrepreneurs and executives tend to defer self-care until after they've achieved success, arguing this approach is unsustainable and that wellness actually drives better performance and decision-making rather than competing with it. She identified poor nutrition, insufficient sleep, misalignment with personal values, and decision fatigue as the most common pain points she sees, and made the case that corporate wellness programs typically fail because they're added on top of existing operations instead of being built into how organizations actually function.

She talked through small, low-cost daily habits, including sleep boundaries, pausing, hydration, sunlight exposure, and grounding, that accumulate over time to prevent burnout. She also addressed how women face additional invisible labor and physiological rhythms that most workplaces aren't designed to accommodate, and argued against treating work and personal life as separate categories, instead favoring an integrated approach where the two flow together.

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The Total Entrepreneur is a weekly conversation with founders, researchers, and health experts about what actually moves entrepreneurial performance across mind, body, spirit, and business.