Guy Winch — internationally renowned psychologist and author of Mind Over Grind — shares why emotional health requires us to disengage autopilot and do the opposite of what feels natural. This deeply practical conversation explores mental detachment from work, recovery strategies, the calendar technique for rest, and why healing from heartbreak or burnout is uncomfortable work worth fighting for.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Why emotional health requires doing the opposite of what feels natural
How mental detachment from work is the critical first step to recovery
The calendar technique that helps you actually rest and recharge
Why healing from heartbreak or burnout is a fight, not a journey
The language shift from "I don't have time" to "I don't make time"
How Guy's identical twin brother inspired his commitment to impact
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February 12, 2026
Guy Winch
Mind Over Grind: How to Beat Burnout, Rumination, and Workplace Stress
"Getting over heartbreak is not a journey. It's not this pretty thing. It's a fight. And you have to fight it all the time, every day at the beginning, every minute."
TIMESTAMPS
00:02:00 – Identical twins both becoming psychologists
00:04:00 – Guy's brother and hiring people with severe disabilities
00:06:00 – The passion behind the work
00:07:00 – Why emotional health means disengaging autopilot
00:08:00 – Heartbreak as withdrawal
00:20:00 – Taking responsibility for what you can change
00:57:00 – The critical first step: mental detachment
00:58:00 – Calendar technique for rest
00:59:00 – Language reframe: "I don't make time"
SHOW NOTES
In this eye-opening interview, Dr. Dan Peters talks with internationally renowned psychologist Guy Winch to explore how emotional health, rumination, and chronic stress quietly hijack our lives highlighting that burnout doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn’t stay at work when the workday ends. Dr. Dan and Guy also discuss his new book Mind Over Grind: How To Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life.
Guy shares why burnout clouds our judgment, why rumination is one of the most damaging (and overlooked) habits in modern work culture, and how emotional health skills can prevent anxiety and depression before they become clinical. Dr. Dan and Guy unpack the science behind mental detachment, responsibility-taking, and why recovery not productivity must come first.
LINKS & RESOURCES
Guy Winch
TED Talks — Available on guywinch.com and TED.com
Books
Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life by Guy Winch
Winning with Underdogs by Gil Winch (Guy's twin brother who founded CY)
GUEST BIO
Guy Winch, PhD, is an internationally renowned psychologist, author, and advocate for integrating emotional health into daily life. His science-based self-help books have been translated into 30 languages. His three viral TED Talks have garnered over 35 million views. He advises startups in the mental health space, has worked with the US and UK governments, and created emotional health programs for Fortune 500 companies. He is co-host of the AMBE-nominated podcast Dear Therapists and maintains a private practice in Manhattan. His new book is Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life.
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