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In 2019, I boarded a plane 45 times and there are only 52 weeks in a year. That’s crazy, right? But at the time, I was very proud of myself and truly believed this was how you build and scale companies. And even though I had always loved exercising and eating healthy (since I was born, thanks to my mom and dad), I was getting fat, constantly irritated, and always exhausted. At that time, I wasn’t feeling pleasure in anything anymore. But the peak of my life (the moment I felt

In 2023, according to the World Health Organization, men accounted for roughly three quarters of global suicide deaths. At the same time, women consistently report higher rates of anxiety and depression. Men are often raised to suppress vulnerability. Women are often raised to internalize pressure and over-function. One group is more likely to explode. The other is more likely to implode. And then we bring those same expectations into the workplace. We praise men for enduranc

My first experience telling my story to a full audience happened during an event on the new burnout legislation organized by the Brazilian Association of Human Resources in Rio de Janeiro ( ABRH-RJ / Claudio Guimarães ). I was invited by a very good friend right after I shared my story with him (thanks Antonio Linhares ). During the keynote, I felt an incredible energy from the audience, especially from the people who came to speak with me afterwards. Some were in tears, t

Since I decided to finally give myself time to recover, I started sharing more openly about my experience with burnout. Then, something interesting started happening: people began reaching out and opening up, friends, other founders, customers, partners, people I hadn’t spoken to in years. Almost every conversation had the same pattern: “Since you shared this… I should probably tell you something too.” It made me realize that most people are not unwilling to talk about what