Defeat Burnout, Stress and Anxiety
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Are you setting yourself and your team up to fail? Do you equate success with the number of things you are ticking off your to-do list every day? You’re not alone. I’ve seen a worrying trend in the individuals and businesses that reach out to me for coaching and consultancy. They have normalised a working …
Before recovering from burnout, I was the typical high-achiever who put the job’s needs first and forgot all of mine in the process. I’d always been able to work incredibly hard in challenging conditions and keep going. The ability to keep pushing no matter what enabled me to transform from fat and unfit in my …
I’ve always been someone who super ambitious. I’m not sure where that came from. It wasn’t a pressure that my parents put on me. I was always competitive with myself. I wanted to do the absolute best that I could do. That meant going to the best university, getting great results in my degree and …
One of the things that I completely missed when dealing with burnout is that it doesn’t happen overnight; the stages of burnout are distinct, each with individual warning signs. If only I had known this earlier on, perhaps I would have spotted the signs and avoided a severe burnout, but better late than never. In …
One of the hardest things when you’re experiencing burnout is knowing how to talk to your line manager about it. It can feel as if there’s a stigma attached to putting up our hands and letting people know that we’re struggling. We’re conditioned to believe that we need to show how good we are at …
When I experienced burnout, I had no idea what was wrong with me. On my path to educate myself about the condition, I have uncovered so many myths about burnout. These misunderstandings and assumptions can hold back your recovery process, so it’s time to dispel all the myths about burnout! I am not medically trained, …
Burnout is a serious health condition that describes physical and emotional exhaustion, with a host of other symptoms. The earlier in the burnout cycle that you identify you are on the path to burnout, the sooner you can stop it in its tracks. In this article, we’ll explore how to recover from a burnout from …
When you’re feeling overwhelmed at work, even a small thing can push you over the edge to an emotional reaction such as anger or crying. For many people, working in a constant state of overwhelm has become normal and even celebrated. They consider it a badge of honour to show how busy and important they …
Burnout can be triggered by excessive stress in the workplace or our home life. It typically shows up in our lives through symptoms of physical and mental exhaustion and distress. In this article, we’ll look at what triggers burnout and how to avoid these causes. This article does not constitute medical advice. If you are …
The length of time it takes to recover from burnout varies between days, months, and years. It depends on how long your burnout has been building, how intensely you have fallen into a burnout, and how quickly you can remove or better cope with your burnout triggers. In this article, we’ll go deep on the …