The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

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Health & Fitness, Fitness, Shoshana Ungerleider, Medicine, How To Be Healthier, Ted Shoshana, Ted Talks Health

4.2 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

You may be experiencing burnout and not even know it, say authors (and sisters) Emily and Amelia Nagoski. In an introspective and deeply relatable conversation, they detail three telltale signs that stress is getting the best of you -- and share actionable ways to feel safe in your own body when you're burning out. This conversation, hosted by TED curator Cloe Shasha Brooks, is part of TED's "How to Deal with Difficult Feelings" series. Join our host, Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, at the end of the episode for a deeper dive into how burnout affects health care workers – and some tips to prevent it.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:08.0	Hi, Ted listeners. This is your hope, Dr. Shoshana Ungerlater.
0:12.0	Today, we're listening to a conversation between Emily and Amelia Nagoski,
0:17.0	co-authors of a deeply insightful book on burnout and Ted Curator Chloe Shoshabroaks.
0:23.0	The Nagoski sisters will share their advice for how to understand and combat burnout.
0:28.0	Then stay after the talk to hear how burnout affects healthcare workers,
0:32.0	why this is a problem that should concern everyone and what we can do to fix it.
0:40.0	Hey, it's Adam Graham.
0:42.0	The new season of my Ted Podcast's Work Life is out now.
0:45.0	The past few years have been full of changes to how we work.
0:48.0	There's so much more we can rethink about our jobs.
0:51.0	Join me as I dive into the science of making work not suck.
0:56.0	This season, we'll explore how to fix your meetings, bust bureaucracy,
1:00.0	and make the most out of your breaks and vacations.
1:03.0	Listen to Work Life with Adam Grant, wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:09.0	Let's dive right in.
1:10.0	You co-authored a book called Burnout,
1:12.0	the secret to unlocking the stress cycle.
1:15.0	And the inspiration for this book was actually based on a personal experience
1:18.0	that you had with burnout in Amelia.
1:20.0	Can you tell us more about that experience?
1:23.0	Well, it began with me going to school,
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