# 81. Why Your Wellness Program Isn't Working: The Data-Driven Fix for Employee Burnout w/ Dr. Romie Mushtaq

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Podcast: [The Business of Benefits Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-benefits-podcast-6744252)
Published: 2026-07-02T11:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of The Business of Benefits, host Chelsea Ryckis sits down with Dr. Romie Mushtaq, triple board-certified physician, national bestselling author, Chief Wellness Officer at Great Wolf Resorts, and founder of the brainSHIFT Institute, to have the workforce wellness conversation that the benefits industry has been missing. Dr. Romie pulls back the curtain on why burnout has become one of the most overused and misunderstood terms in corporate America, and what's actually driving the crisis. From her personal story of near-fatal burnout in 2010 to building science-backed, data-driven wellness programs for 14,000+ employees, she brings the clinical receipts to a conversation that most "wellness influencers" simply can't.Chelsea and Dr. Romie also dig into what burnout really looks like in claims data and it's probably not what you think plus how organizations of any size can build a culture shift that drives measurable ROI without jump ropes, Pelotons, or wellness apps nobody uses. The 45th Annual Employee Benefits Symposium (Aug. 23–26, Phoenix) is where benefits professionals go to connect, learn, and level up. Register by July 21 for early bird pricing: www.iscebs.org/symposium What you'll learn Why burnout is being misdiagnosed and what employees are actually asking for How the Busy Brain Test gives organizations a data-driven snapshot of workforce mental health What burnout really looks like in claims data (hint: it's musculoskeletal injuries and metabolic syndrome, not just mental health claims) Why trust is the pathway to actual utilization of every benefits program you've invested in How Dr. Romie's three-pillar framework Protect Your Brain, Protect Your People, Protect Your Business, applies to companies of 25 or 25,000 What happened when one plan sp…

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