
What If Being Strong Is Breaking You? Masculinity, Burnout & Leadership with Dave Rossi
What happens when everything you’ve worked so hard to achieve starts costing you your health, happiness, and sense of self? Dave Rossi built a multimillion-dollar business, had the homes, the money, and every outward sign of success. Behind it all, he was burned out, physically unwell, and deeply unhappy. What happens when everything you’ve worked for becomes the very thing destroying you? Lisa Lacy and Dave Rossi explore the hidden costs of traditional masculinity, the pressure to perform, and why strength doesn’t have to mean sacrificing your health or happiness. From the alpha male mindset to Dave’s Omega Man philosophy, this conversation challenges what we’ve been taught about success, vulnerability, identity, and conscious leadership. In This Episode: 02:18 – When having everything still feels like failure: Dave’s personal breaking point 06:29 – How ambition, discipline, and constant achievement become a recipe for burnout 19:54 – Alpha vs.