Nick Jonsson

May 8, 2026

The Jōrni Podcast

Episode 384 - Navigating Sobriety, Recovery, and Mental Health with Nick Jonsson

This episode contains adult subject matter and some listeners may be triggered by this content. Listener discretion is advised.

Success can look solid from the outside while something very different is happening beneath the surface. For many of us, the pressure to keep performing leaves little room to acknowledge isolation, burnout, or the habits that slowly take hold behind closed doors.

NICK JONSSON

Nick Jonsson is a global keynote speaker, bestselling author, and mental health advocate redefining what it means to lead in the modern world. Ranked the world’s #1 thought leader on Executive Loneliness, Nick has spent the past decade breaking the silence around isolation, burnout, and addiction at the top levels of business. Today, he takes that work further by championing Holistic Leadership™, a model that integrates physical, mental, emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing with professional responsibility.

Nick’s signature framework, The 5 Steps to Holistic Leadership™, Surrender, Connection, Purpose, Goals, and Discipline, provides a practical roadmap for leaders and organizations to achieve sustainable performance. His approach helps executives move beyond destructive patterns, discover authentic purpose, build connection, and create balance across all areas of life.

A Certified Master Coach (CMC), Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and accredited Sober Coach, Nick draws from his own recovery journey and more than seven years of sobriety to create safe, transformative spaces for leaders. He is also certified in Belbin Team Coaching and Psychological Safety, and is completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling reflecting his lifelong commitment to learning and helping others thrive.

A TEDx speaker and international bestselling author (Executive Loneliness), Nick has been recognized with the SABRE PRovoke Award for Southeast Asia and as a finalist for the Inside Out Award in London for International Mental Health Campaigner of the Year. He speaks regularly on global stages, leads transformational retreats, and partners with organizations worldwide to build cultures of resilience, connection, and balance.

RESOURCES

https://www.nickjonsson.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Loneliness

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-jonsson

https://www.youtube.com/c/NickJonsson

https://www.instagram.com/jonssonnick

https://www.facebook.com/jonsson.nick

The Limitless Podcast

https://www.nickjonsson.com/podcast

Executive Loneliness - Book

https://www.nickjonsson.com/executive-loneliness-book

THE JŌRNI RESOURCES

The Functional Freeze Formula - Book

https://functionalfreezeformula.com

https://thejorni.com

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