Ep. 36 - Battling Burnout
Barb Knows Best
Michelle Maros & Barb Schmidt
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2022
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
This week’s episode of the podcast tackles the much requested topic of battling burnout! We’ve all been through so much over these past few years and it can feel like we are constantly living life on empty. Barb and Michelle discuss practical ways to fill up your cup, add more balance to life, and recharge your batteries.
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Episode Notes:
Show self-compassion as you become aware of burnout and work towards overcoming it.
Become aware of the symptoms of burnout:
- Really tired and not motivated
- Not finding the joys in the simple things
- Overall feeling of being dissatisfied
- Not being able to perform your responsibilities
5 Helpful Tips to Overcome Burnout
- Carve out moments daily for yourself.
- 1% Rule
- Make a list of goals, desires, wishes, and dreams.
- Allow yourself to say no or find compromises where needed.
- Unplug for peace of mind.
- Make rest a priority.
References Mentioned in Today’s Podcast:
Staff Burnout by Herbert Fruedenberger
What are the Five Stages of Burnout by Integris Health
Beating Burnout by Michelle Maros
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone. Hello dear friends. Welcome back to Barb and it's about the |
| 0:19.5 | podcast. I'm Michelle. I'm sitting across the table from Barb |
| 0:25.0 | and hopefully today she will know best |
| 0:28.0 | because I have a feeling |
| 0:30.0 | that the two of us need what we're going to be talking about today and we've had quite a few |
| 0:39.9 | write-ins on this topic. So I have a feeling that many of you might also need this |
| 0:47.6 | gentle chat. Hello mom. Hello Michelle. Would you concur? |
| 0:53.0 | I would concur and I also want to say that |
| 0:57.0 | what we're about to talk about is pretty common |
| 1:00.0 | toward the end of a year as well. It's not, I'm not surprised that this is up for so many people and then we're talking |
| 1:08.0 | about this today and I also want to say we're recording a little bit later |
| 1:11.0 | than usual and I just woke up for my 20-minute |
| 1:13.6 | nap so I am really ready to go which is unusual. |
| 1:17.0 | Hopefully we're getting a plus bar. It's unusual it's not unusual that I'm |
| 1:20.2 | ready to go but having it be recorded later in the afternoon like this is |
| 1:24.9 | really great since I had a nap. Well since I'm running this ship today I'm |
| 1:29.5 | going to out you you needed that nap because what time did you wake up this morning Barbara? I think |
| 1:35.6 | it's the full moon I don't know what it is but I was up at 2.30 a.m. |
| 1:40.0 | Welcome to our lives. Yes. |
| 1:43.0 | So, and I'm ready to go. |
| 1:45.0 | Well, that's a good segue because today we want to talk about burnout |
| 1:50.0 | and we've had, like I said, many messages from you all asking us to speak on the topic of burnout. |
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