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You can climb the ladder, check every box, and still feel disconnected from yourself.
In this episode of Saying What Matters, Rahsaan Nurullah talks about leaving a corporate career driven by burnout and an old fear of financial insecurity. He explains how he rebuilt his life around what actually makes him feel alive: service, connection, and inner work. Oren Matteson asks the question many listeners will have. How do you live this way while still keeping a job, staying in one place, and providing for the people who depend on you?
Oren and Rahsaan explore how clarity about your values changes how you spend your time, why being “asleep at the wheel” can cost more than we realize, and how the body signals what is and isn’t working. Oren shares how connection is his strongest source of meaning, and how he uses his own irritation with others as a mirror for growth. The two also discuss the pull toward “more” and why peace, presence, and a smaller world can be the most fulfilling choice.
Key Discussion Points from Living by What You Value
- How a drive for success can grow out of an old trauma response
- Recognizing burnout as feeling empty even in good moments
- Telling apart what you were taught to want from what you actually want
- Why getting clear on your values can change the direction of your life
- Living in both worlds while keeping a traditional job and routine
- Moving out of autopilot and paying attention to what drives your choices
- Using frustration with others as a mirror for personal growth
- How honesty and authenticity create immediate connection
- Questioning the belief that more always equals more
- Choosing peace as a priority
Related Episodes:
Knowing When Something Needs to Change
Changing the Patterns That Keep You Stuck
The Body Knows Before the Mind Does
What the Body Remembers From Childhood
Saying What Matters in a Relationship
Listening to Understand, Not to Respond
Connect with us:
Millennium Counseling Center: Website
Oren Matteson: Millennium | LinkedIn
Rahsaan Nurullah: LinkedIn
More about Millennium Counseling Center and our hosts:
The Millennium Counseling Center in Chicago specializes in mental health services with a strong focus on various forms of addiction, including their premier program, 3A, which is targeted towards alcohol addiction. They offer various counseling methods, including one-on-one, couples, and group counseling, alongside an intensive treatment program emphasizing personalized attention, accountability, and acceptance.
