# Sustainability on the Front Lines - How to Live in a State of Overflow in High Stress Environments w/ Dr. Gwendolyn Oglesby-Odom

An episode of [Listen Then Speak](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1550684472), 12 Mar 2026, 37 min.

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