When "Pushing Through" Destroys You: A Silicon Valley CEO’s Story - Nancy Deyo
Whathappens when the exact traits that made you successful—relentless discipline,high performance, and pushing past limits—end up destroying your physicalhealth and leaving you bedridden for a decade?
NancyDeyo is a former Silicon Valley CEO,Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow, and author of the forthcomingmemoir Perilous Ascent. When her high-profile tech startupfailed, she sought redemption by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, resulting in acatastrophic spine injury. For 15 years, Nancy navigated medical gaslighting,chronic pain, misdiagnosis, and opioid dependence. Refusing to…
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