Why High Performers Burn Out & How to Come Back Stronger | Stacey Kulongowski, Former Google Director

TRUE Wellness with Dr. Z · Apr 23, 2026 · 52m

Burnout, executive coaching, and high-performance leadership — this conversation with former Google Director Stacey Kulongowski is for every woman who has built something impressive and still felt completely disconnected from herself.

Stacey Kulongowski spent 13 years at Google, built a team of nearly 200 people, oversaw a $2 billion revenue imprint — and ended up under her desk, crying, after a revenue call went sideways. She also went through breast cancer twice, the first time without telling a single soul at work, doing radiation every morning before going in to lead her team. What she…