How to recover from burnout
Episode 374, Aug 23, 2022, 11:00 PM
Are you feeling burnt out at work?
Burnout is a state of physical and mental exhaustion caused by excessive, prolonged stress. It can happen to anyone who works too hard for too long without taking care of themselves.
But it doesn’t have to be that way!
Life Coach for high-achievers and host of the “Burnout To Leadership” Podcast Dex Randall joins Jesse in this episode to discuss Burnout. What is it, how do we recognise it, and how can we move through it and become stronger and more authentic within ourselves.
Dex Randall has carved a career from his own personal burnout story, and now helps professionals beat burnout - so press play and get your mojo back.
In this episode we discuss:
Burnout is a state of physical and mental exhaustion caused by excessive, prolonged stress. It can happen to anyone who works too hard for too long without taking care of themselves.
But it doesn’t have to be that way!
Life Coach for high-achievers and host of the “Burnout To Leadership” Podcast Dex Randall joins Jesse in this episode to discuss Burnout. What is it, how do we recognise it, and how can we move through it and become stronger and more authentic within ourselves.
Dex Randall has carved a career from his own personal burnout story, and now helps professionals beat burnout - so press play and get your mojo back.
In this episode we discuss:
- [3:59] - The amount of pressure that we’ve all experienced within recent COVID times has caused a cumulative stress load. So is burnout more prevalent now post COVID or is it simply something we are more aware of now?
- [6:28] - Disconnection can be a big identifier of burnout, Dex discusses the other factors that can identify burnout.
- [9:12] - Dex describes his experience of burnout where physically, it never killed him.
- [14:01] - What are we likely to be feeling, thinking, and experiencing if we are heading towards burnout?
- [17:28] - Our inner critic is yelling at us all day … Dex shares some tools to conquer the feelings and affects of burnout?
- [23:19] - The ability to be able to say ‘no’ can be so powerful for our health.
- [26:57] - When we’re on a downhill slope it can be challenging to get off that slide. Dex and Jesse discuss some pattern-interrupts that will help if you are feeling the symptoms of burnout.
- [31:19] - So what does post burnout look like? Dex has shared a free video series especially for listeners of the Savvy Dentist Podcast.
- [35:16] - Dex Randall’s top 3 tips for helping you work through burnout. Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
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