Reality Check My Life | Table Talk | E6: Vocation Without Self-Sacrifice

“This work is bigger than me.”

Sometimes that’s true.
But too often, it becomes a justification for exhaustion.

In this episode of Table Talk, Gin explores how to have a real vocation — work that matters, serves others, and touches the world — without turning yourself into the fuel.

This conversation dismantles the inherited belief that purpose requires suffering, and offers a different frame: stewardship instead of martyrdom.

Inside this episode:

• How self-sacrifice became confused with devotion

• The difference between a calling and a compulsion

• Why lineage-carriers are especially vulnerable to burnout

• How to tell when work is “bigger than you” — and when it’s just poorly designed

• What vocation looks like when it respects the body, limits, and seasons

This episode is for anyone who cares deeply about their work — and wants to keep caring without disappearing inside it.

This is Table Talk: conversations about living coherently after recognition, where meaningful work fits into your life instead of consuming it.