You can build the strategy, hire the people, hit the numbers, and still wake at 3am sensing something is off, not in the business, but in the body. This is for leaders who train the mind and ignore the signals underneath.

Max Weigand introduces psychosomatic intelligence, or PSQ: reading what your body already knows, why high achievers disconnect from it, and how that awareness changes how you lead.

About the Guest:

Max Weigand is a positive psychologist, world-record-holding athlete, and founder of Psychosomatic Intelligence (PSQ). Based in Switzerland, he blends neuroscience, psychology, and somatic training to help high performers feel and lead at their best.

Key Takeaways:

When we overthink, we under-feel. Living only in the head costs you the experiences success was meant to give.
The body sends constant feedback through sensation; most vagus nerve traffic runs body to brain, not the reverse.
Emotions are contagious. A leader's state quietly sets the room's morale and performance.
Self-sabotage is often a subconscious pattern, not a willpower failure. Notice it before pushing through.
Start small: make what you love your meditation, and notice one sensation you have ignored all day.

Connect With the Guest:

Website: maxweigand.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/max-weigand

Instagram: instagram.com/max.weigand

Book: Psychosomatic Intelligence (Max Weigand)

Episode Chapters: (approx.)

[00:00] The 3am signal: when the numbers are right but the body says otherwise

[02:00] Max's story: a runner's dream, and the joy that lasted only three days

[06:00] What psychosomatic intelligence really means, and why overthinking makes us under-feel

[12:00] The body keeps the score: sensation, the subconscious, and the vagus nerve

[16:00] Emotions are contagious: how a leader's state shapes the whole team

[20:00] Self-sabotage as a subconscious pattern, not a willpower problem

[24:00] Where to begin: make what you love your meditation

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