What happens when every pillar of your life is shaken—your marriage, your health, your calling—and you find yourself on the brink of collapse? In this deeply honest episode of The Climb, host Teko Bailey sits down with Alex Juvet—a Swiss consultant, mental-health nurse, and missionary husband—who shares how he navigated his wife’s sudden cancer diagnosis, the collapse of their financial and vocational plans, and a brutal burnout that nearly broke him.
Through faith, fierce commitment, and hard-won coping strategies, Alex found a way not only to survive but to rebuild a life of purpose and resilience. This conversation is for anyone feeling overwhelmed by circumstances beyond their control: you don’t have to climb alone.
Major Themes & Concepts
✅ The emotional shock of a life-changing medical diagnosis
✅ Juggling relocation, finances, and vocational pivot under crisis
✅ Recognizing and confronting burnout before it destroys you
✅ Survival mode vs. healthy grieving: when to pause and process
✅ Faith under fire: trusting God without blaming Him
✅ The power of community, mentorship, and practical support
✅ Long-term recovery: why burnout can take nearly a year to heal
✅ Lasting side effects of trauma: attention, sleep, and sensitivity
✅ Biofeedback, “cardiac coherence,” and rebuilding healthy rhythms
✅ Bivocational living: diversifying roles to sustain calling and income
✅ Identifying stress triggers and setting boundaries
🕰️ Chapter Breakdown
00:00 – Welcome to The Climb & introduction to Alex Juvet
00:22 – Alex’s background: Swiss‑French missionary life with Estelle
04:08 – The lightning bolt: Estelle’s breast‑cancer diagnosis
06:23 – Cancelled Middle‑East plans, financial crash, relocation scramble
07:01 – Burnout onset: overwhelming demands at the rehab center
11:18 – Spiritual warfare: faith under fire and wrestling with doubt
14:30 – Hitting rock bottom & the ten‑month journey toward recovery
16:00 – Lasting side effects: sensitivity to noise, fractured sleep, focus
23:40 – Rebuilding rhythms: cardiac coherence breathing & healthy sleep
29:31 – Burnout awareness, setting boundaries, closing encouragement
About Alexandre Juvet
Alexandre Juvet, born in 1978 in Switzerland, married in 2010, initially trained as an office clerk. After starting out in psychology, he became a psychiatric nurse and addiction counsellor, before setting up his own business. During this time, his faith journey led him into youth work, short-term mission, training and overseas mission.
Alex has been in ministry for the past two decade, holding various positions in local church and global missions before joining Europe Shall Be Saved to serve the foundation’s business network. A former youth director and leader of the Swiss Evangelical Network’s Finance and Stewardship working group, he now serves on the board of Compass Europe – biblical finance. Recently trained as a consultant by the Keys Consulting Group. He’s now launching an in-house consulting group, empowered by KEYS in YWAM globally.
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Teko Bailey is a husband, father, coach, and guide for men walking the path of faith and purpose. Through The Climb, he’s building a brotherhood of men committed to living fully, leading boldly, and climbing with intention.
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