If you’re the person everyone depends on—the one absorbing stress, solving problems, and smoothing the rough edges—eventually the weight begins to show.

The Exit Interview for Stress is a practical, steadying field guide for leaders and HR professionals who need boundaries, clarity, and space to breathe.

With insights from over a decade of HR leadership, Jason Michaels offers tools and strategies to help you step out of survival mode, release the stress you’ve been holding, and return to work (and life) with a clearer, calmer sense of direction.

I’m Jason Michaels — a consultant, speaker, and author who helps organizations fit the pieces together. For more than a decade, I’ve led HR and culture initiatives that help people thrive at work. My approach blends practical strategy with genuine human connection — because when the pieces fit, everyone wins.