# Who is Jim Young?

- **Episode:** [22](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/22.md) (2023-01-17)
- **Type:** interview
- **Tags:** coaching, men, organizations
- **Time:** 5:55–6:35 (start 355s)
- **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/22?t=355](https://truthliesandwork.com/22?t=355)

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[5:55] Jim Young: My name is Jim Young. I go by the Centered Coach, and I focus on helping men and organizations defeat burnout, With a bit of an interesting twist on how I do that. And I also wrote a book last year, this might tease into the twist. It's called Expansive Intimacy: How Tough Guys Defeat Burnout
[6:12] Al Elliott: Yeah, I'm so fascinated by, by you, because I've been reading all your bits and pieces, some of your posts, and they're so honest. And I just, I love that, because I'm going to come on to the likes of Joe Rogan and Dr. Jordan Peterson a bit later on and get your opinions on that. But before we crack into that, Just so we've all— we're all on the same page, can you define burnout for us?