I Need a Career Change

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Cynthia's job is taking a toll on her health, but the thought of change is overwhelming. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast.
0:02.9	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11th.
0:11.5	Cynthia, welcome to the program.
0:13.8	Hello, Dr. Laura.
0:15.6	Hi.
0:16.8	How can I help?
0:17.6	I've been studying burnout.
0:18.8	Yeah, at work. I work in mental health for about 30 years.
0:24.6	And approaching the age of retirement, trying to look to see what else I can do.
0:32.6	That has not worked.
0:33.6	I've gotten back into, for example, working at an urgent care versus inpatient, and that
0:40.5	hasn't, I've had the same symptoms, just not being myself, just sort of overreacting to people
0:48.4	at work.
0:49.6	I think you ought not be working in mental health anymore, because your mental health is suffering.
0:56.2	You're done.
0:57.2	It's many decades.
0:58.5	You're done.
0:59.8	You're done.
1:00.5	Yeah.
1:01.1	Stop fighting the truth.
1:02.4	You're done.
1:03.9	Okay.
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