Send us a textLearn specific techniques to recharge your energy and beat that overwhelming feeling of burnout. This isn't a luxury - it's vital to your normal functioning.We'll also explore the vicious cycle of anxiety, and some cool breathing exercises to calm your nerves. Plus, real-world tips on managing your time better and reducing stress, encouraging you to make tiny changes for a big impact. If you're feeling overworked, anxious, or just plain fried, this episode is full of friend...

Send us a textDr. Jonathan Fisher, a cardiologist from Charlotte and author of "Just One Heart", co-host of the Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, focuses on healing the heart in the broadest sense, encompassing both the physical and emotional aspects of cardiac care.Here Dr Jonathan shares many useful insights and tips for taking care of your one precious heart, shielding it from the adverse effects of stress and burnout and re-opening it to joy and connection.Show Notes:https://www.drj...

Send us a textIt may surprise you to learn that peace is our fundamental natural state. Chronic stress is not!In burnout, peace is more likely to be painfully elusive. So listen here to discover how to return your shattered mind to a restful and peaceful state.It IS possible to achieve this via meditation, yoga, or escapes into nature - provided you're able to practice those whilst burnt out. Not everyone can!But there is a more powerful, longer term solution that will make peace availa...

Send us a textIn these challenging and toxic times, our bodies have much innate wisdom to help us heal and thrive. If you haven't been listening and attending to your body's messages, here's how.It's the perfect accompaniment to burnout recovery coaching, reducing stress in the body as you reduce stress in your mind, to stimulate better physical health.​​​​​​​Listen today for the why and the how. Show Notes:https://www.meandqi.com/tcm-education-center/diseases/migrainehttps://scienceofpr...

Send us a textIn the depths of our exhaustion in burnout, we often turn our frustration on ourselves, and on others. Unfortunately, this escalates OUR suffering.Learn a better way: giving yourself the gift of releasing judgment. This will free up a lot of good energy in you, that you really need to thrive.It's not our job to police every other human.We're much better if we can return to our good hearts, love ourselves, and make a little room for other people too, with all their different ways...

Send us a textTimes are tough in this world of ours. The environment has challenges our ancestors did not have to face. There are many apparent global threats to our wellbeing.Yet recently, voices of research on the human health crisis have become more prominent, finally reaching the US senate in September. I think this is good news!But let's take this personal, and look for a moment at potential impacts on your own health associated with burnout, and what corrective action you can take.Show ...

Send us a textHumans have many inner mechanisms that try to save our butts when we're going off track. They can attract our attention in painful ways, though, and that's inconvenient, to say the least.But if you know how to decode their messages - impulses that spring up in your mind, body pain, self-criticism and off-key behaviors - you can heal the cause of the problems. Then your burnout will magically melt away.So this episode is about dealing skillfully with those irritating inner voices...

Send us a textCompassion is a gift of gentle care that we can offer to ourselves in burnout. When we learn to do this - offer ourselves support in our suffering - it revives our spirits. Listen for the path to compassion, even when you feel down on yourself and are not seeing yourself as worthy. Show Notes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2hLhWSlOl0 Lissa Rankin MD, TED talk #1 public health issue doctors arent talking abouthttps://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/spea...

Send us a textOne of burnout's devastating effects is to diminish our confidence in ourselves, through constant self-criticism and self-diminishment.When we experience this low self-esteem, we sense a loss of control and our need to be right increases proportionately. Sadly, the way this plays out is often to make us look even less competent in front of our colleagues.Listen in for an easier, better way to re-assert yourself.Show Notes:https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/13521795-ep-9...

Send us a textThere's something about burnout that grinds us down to a stump, until we have lost energy and hope, and almost stop trying to fix anything. Motivation hits an all-time low. We're missing deadlines right and left.Unfortunately, burnout thrives in this paralysis. To free up energy to make change, we might need a bit of help - from someone who believes in us. I can be that person for you, and I can show you how to return to full capacity and performance at work.Show Notes:https://w...

Send us a textTeam leaders: you CAN help prevent your team burning out.Despite years of pioneering work into psychological safety at work, up to 67% of Australian workers felt burnt out in a three month period in 2024. How can this be?If you lead a team and they (or you!) are experiencing burnout, here are my top 10 suggestions to restore balance, wellbeing, resilience and performance. Show Notes:Good to Great, Jim CollinsCreativity Inc, Ed Catmull10x is easier than 2X, Dan SullivanEssen...

Send us a text If you're flat out disappointed most of the time in burnout, the good news is that this is avoidable. ​​​​​​​It's within your control to change your experience, because it's your expectations that sow the seeds of disappointment. And many of your expectations are actually redundant - they don't make your life better.Reducing your need for the world to make your life good is a powerful stand to take, and when you offer yourself optimal love, safety, approval and care, ...

Send us a textBecoming your strongest ally is a choice.Many people have not been taught the kind of self-belief that will protect them from burnout for life. Perhaps that's why you're here?I can teach you. Self-belief is a CHOICE, and we can LEARN how to do it. This, more than any other choice we might make, is the gift that keeps on giving and it's never too late.I can't recommend it highly enough to change the flavour of your daily existence, for the better.---------------------------------...

Send us a textBurnout tells us it cannot be redeemed, that our golden days (if we had them!) are over!So here's how to rekindle the flame of your essential goodness post-burnout: What are the conditions to come back full force, better and stronger, after burnout?What has been lost, what must be regained?The answers may surprise you, because you stand to surpass your previous best and enjoy yourself more than you ever have. Welcome to a new era of wisdom!Show Notes:Joy on Demand Chade Men...

Send us a textThe alchemy of transforming burnout into joy takes a little getting used to. But I cannot otherwise explain the transformation that clients go through, when they come in riddled with negativity, feeling dragged down and lifeless and coming out smiling, cheerful and full of optimism and enthusiasm.So listen in, here is the alchemy, broken down into principles of recovery that just work. Show Notes:https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/9458714-ep-2-what-type-of-pe...

Send us a textIt can be oh-so-tempting to blame others for our burnout blues. Usually, we won't win that fight, and the cost will be more than we can bear, and our despair will increase.Whether others blame us, or we blame others, we might instead extract ourselves from the battle and soothe our bruised souls. Here's how.Show Notes:https://www.burnouttoleadership.com/1849743/15306184-ep-132-extreme-ownership----------------------------------- Burnout Resources:Get 1-on-1 burnout recovery coac...

Send us a textWhat you need to know about codependence and its detrimental effects on relationships. Codependent behaviors stem from fear of rejection and a commensurate need for approval and control, leading to dysfunctional relationship dynamics that impact self-esteem, emotional maturity and connection.It's possible to overcome such behaviors through creating internal safety, learning skills such as effective communication, and setting boundaries. Listen for practical advice and exerc...

Send us a Text Message.Somewhere in the depths of burnout, life may become so dark that we hide our bleak reality from ourselves. As if we're personally bankrupt - our previous capable self no longer available - and we retreat in distress.Happily, burnout is reversible, and the restoration includes your mood, performance, sociability, self-esteem, enthusiasm and all the other good qualities you've hidden in the cellar lately.Your mojo will return with coaching. I've got your back on that.No m...

Send us a Text Message.Hannah Holden, a Burnout Prevention expert from UK, speaks about her own burnout experience and how she now works with others. She shares mindfulness and breathing practices for calming the nervous system, being more present with one's children and living a healthier, happier, more purposeful life. Show Notes:Essential Toolkit for instant calm: https://hannahholden.co.uk/essentialhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-holden-1a7b3b2/https://hannahholden.co.uk/Ep#127 Bu...

Send us a Text Message.Let's explore how extreme ownership can help you bounce back from burnout and boost your leadership skills. It's so powerful to own your actions, performance and mistakes, instead of overcommitting or trying to please everyone, or passing the buck. Understanding the pressures others face can really help with better communication and teamwork, creating a more supportive work environment. Hear insights from "Extreme Ownership" by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, and "Es...

Send us a Text Message.Childhood gave us rules for survival that worked well then, but can be counter-productive in adulthood. At work, our unresolved childhood fears pop up at random and trigger the amygdala, freezing our adult brain. We cannot (in the moment) solve a fear that happened decades ago. However, coaching is particularly successful in unburdening us of the childhood fears of rejection, abandonment and disapproval. Then we can solve work problems using our adult brain.When we...

Send us a Text Message.If you don't know what burnout truly is, how can you tell if you're in it? Or what to do about it?Let's explode a few myths you may have heard about burnout, so you can get a clear understanding and find a solution if you need one.Seeking help early, and practising compassion for your battered self, will save you repeating painful patterns and help you take proactive steps to passion and fulfilment at work.Show NotesEp#1 Burnout 101: What exactly is burnout?------...

Send us a Text Message.Have you ever considered how safe you feel at work to speak up, take risks, or be yourself? And if you are a leader, how that affects your leadership and team? Here we tackle the much-discussed (but often not implemented) basics of psychological safety. It's more than a buzzword; it's the bedrock of team stability, where belonging, confidence and innovation can flourish. 🌱 I share insights on how emotional unsafety can silently erode job satisfaction and results, a...

Send us a Text Message.Burnout recovery starts with safety. Until you feel safe at work, it will be a challenge to overcome your fear-driven reactivity and perform well.. Happily, you can create all the safety you need inside of you - by learning to give yourself the unconditional love, approval and acceptance you've always wanted. It works! Learn what lack of safety looks like in burnout, how to smooth out your battered emotions, and what shifts at work when you do.Show Notes:Atomic Ha...