
I burnt out completely last year. This is how I recovered.
About this episode
In our modern workplaces, is suffering from burn out now simply a matter of when, rather than if?
For a slightly different episode, I’m joined by Sabina Read to discuss my own personal experience with burn out and how you can manage it if it hits you.
Sabina is a distinguished Australian psychologist who makes regular appearances on Radio 3AW's Afternoons program, works as SEEK's Resident Psychologist and co-hosts the top-rated podcast Human Cogs.
This is a dive into the world of burnout so you can understand why it happens, what influences it and how you can survive it.
Sabina and I share:
- The signs of incoming burnout that many of us miss
- The external factors that can cause you to burn out
- Sabina’s tips on what you can do to avoid burnout
- The very specific thing that helped me recover from burnout
Key Quotes:
“This is not something you wrap in a bow and neatly take forward so you never burn out.”
“We do need to differentiate burn out from exhaustion.”
Connect with Sabina via her website, Instagram, or check out her podcast Human Cogs.
My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/
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Host: Amantha Imber
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