High-pressure tech environments push high performers into constant urgency—and burnout. In this episode, Kishan Kunver shares how to break the burnout cycle, apply systems thinking to your personal performance, and implement practical strategies for sustainable productivity. Learn how to shift from reactive work to intentional, focused results and take control of your energy and time.

Kishan Kunver, an Endpoint Tech Analyst at Pratt & Whitney. Kishan specializes in enterprise IT, digital workplace services, and operational efficiency, with a focus on systems thinking to optimize performance without sacrificing well-being.

In this episode, Naina sits down with Sarah LaFontaine, LMHC, to explore the deeper psychological roots of high achievement—especially when success is driven by unresolved trauma rather than true alignment.

Sarah LaFontaine, LMHC, is a speaker, therapist, and CEO working at the intersection of mental health, performance, and modern relationships. She is a speaker with MindfulHQ, a therapist at Rising Hope Counseling Services, and the founder of Mindful Matches, a mental health directory designed to connect individuals with the right support.

Learn more about her work at mindfulhq.com and rising-hope.co.

In this opening episode of Systems Check, we explore why burnout isn’t a mindset problem—and what’s actually happening in your nervous system when chronic stress takes over. We’ll break down the realities high performers in tech and other demanding careers face, including emotional resilience, communication challenges, boundaries, anxiety, depression, and the pressure to keep functioning no matter the cost. Most importantly, we begin the conversation about how to move from self-blame to real repair.