Episode #7
Burnout Wasn't the Problem—My Body Forced Me to Find Out
What if the real problem was never your body, but the burnout, pressure, and mismatch hiding underneath it? Alenka Kyslik shares how a career built under immigration stress, a punishing work culture, and years of pushing through pain led her to create a smarter way to find care. Born in Canada and first drawn into a product career that put Wi-Fi on airplanes, Alenka’s story takes a sharp turn after health issues in Los Angeles leave her worse, not better. What starts as ankle injuries and confusion becomes a deeper reckoning with cumulative burnout, stress-related symptoms, and a system that often sends people to the wrong kind of support at the wrong time. We break down the product thinking behind the platform she’s building, including a matchmaking algorithm that evaluates the whole person instead of just a symptom list. Alenka shares how it weighs nine different inputs—from healing stage and care preferences to price, location, and lived experience—to recommend providers people are actually ready for. She also explains why leading questions can break the match, how provider validation works, and why human connection still matters even with smart software. You’ll also hear how she’s turning the idea into a real business with profile pages, booking, payments, HSA and FSA eligibility, HR partnerships, and embedded referral revenue. And because access is part of the mission, 2% of every transaction goes into a fund to help people afford care that insurance won’t cover. Perfect for anyone who has felt dismissed by traditional care, is navigating burnout, or wants to understand how product, psychology, and healthcare can come together to solve a very human problem. #burnoutrecovery #healthtech #wellnessjourney #founderstory #patientcare
