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The Truth About Burnout

The Truth About Burnout

De: Avery Thatcher
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Welcome to The Truth About Burnout, where high achievers find the key to unlocking peak performance without burning out. If you're a go-getter feeling the weight of stress and burnout, join us as we explore the strategies and mindset shifts that will revolutionize your approach to productivity, focus, energy, and motivation.

This is not your typical stress management podcast where we talk about meditation, mindfulness and self-care. We go much deeper than that to discover all the different factors that contribute to high acheivers burning out at alarming rates with the insights you need to reclaim your work-life balance and achieve your goals without sacrificing your well-being.

Tune in to discover actionable steps, expert interviews, and real-life success stories that will empower you to make a lasting impact without compromising your health. It's time to elevate your performance, enhance your focus, and supercharge your motivation, so you can not only meet but exceed your aspirations.

Don't let burnout hold you back – let's embark on a journey together to achieve greatness while maintaining your mental and physical well-being. Subscribe now and unlock the secrets to sustained high performance. Your goals are within reach, and we're here to guide you every step of the way.
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  • Shelly Starks on Reigniting Passion and Prioritizing Wellbeing

    Shelly Starks on Reigniting Passion and Prioritizing Wellbeing
    Sep 23 2024

    On this episode of The Truth About Burnout podcast, we are honored to feature Shelly Starks, the CEO of Inline Consulting Services, LLC. With over 20 years of experience in both Extended DISC® coaching and business advising, Shelly has been a transformative force in communications coaching within the business community. Her expertise lies in helping businesses and individuals understand behavioral styles and team dynamics to unlock scalable growth. Shelly is deeply passionate about helping businesses realize the ROI of investing in their people, making her insights invaluable for anyone looking to foster a healthy, productive work environment.

    Shelly's personal journey with burnout adds a compelling layer to her professional achievements. As a high achiever from a young age, she found herself exhausted in her career by 2022, not living authentically, and facing significant health challenges, including a radical hysterectomy that led to early menopause. As a breast cancer survivor, she navigated the complex road to hormone replacement therapy, all while grappling with the mental, emotional, and physical tolls of burnout. On this episode, Shelly shares how she rediscovered her spark for life through career coaching, grounding techniques, and prioritizing self-care, offering listeners powerful strategies for overcoming burnout.

    [00:00 - 05:30] Introduction to Shelly Starks

    • Introduction to Shelly Starks, CEO of Inline Consulting Services, LLC.
    • Overview of Shelly's 20+ years of experience in Extended DISC® coaching and business advising.
    • Discussion on the importance of understanding behavioral styles for scalable growth.

    [05:31 - 12:15] Shelly's High Achiever Mindset

    • Shelly shares her journey as a high achiever since childhood.
    • How the high achiever mindset has both served and sabotaged her over the years.
    • Insights into the pressure and expectations that come with being a high achiever.

    [12:16 - 20:00] The Burnout Experience (2022)

    • Shelly describes her exhaustion and lack of authenticity in her career leading up to 2022.
    • The impact of her radical hysterectomy and the onset of full-blown menopause at 45.
    • Challenges faced as a breast cancer survivor, especially in managing hormone replacement therapy.

    [20:01 - 28:45] Recovery Strategies

    • Shelly's path to recovery, including working with a career coach to reignite her passion.
    • The role of calming techniques such as grounding, meditation, and breathwork in her healing process.
    • Importance of prioritizing "me" time and self-care at home.

    [28:46 - 35:00] The ROI of Investing in People

    • How Shelly helps businesses find ROI in investing in their people through communications coaching.
    • The tangible progress her clients achieve by focusing on team dynamics and behavioral styles.
    • Closing thoughts on the importance of addressing burnout in the workplace.


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  • Energy vs Stress Management: Balancing Non-Profit Workloads

    Energy vs Stress Management: Balancing Non-Profit Workloads
    Sep 23 2024
    In the non-profit sector, where your passion and purpose drive your daily grind, the threat of burnout is a shadow that often lingers just a little bit too close. You pour your heart into your work, striving to make a meaningful impact on your corner of the world, but this relentless dedication can take a toll. As a leader, you bear the responsibility of supporting your team while grappling with your own burnout. Understanding and addressing the difference between energy management and stress management is crucial for sustainable productivity and well-being. Let’s take a moment to talk about these concepts and how they can help you find balance in your workloads and those of your team. The Heart of Burnout in Non-Profits Burnout in non-profits is often a result of your deep emotional investment in your work. You care deeply about your mission, which can make the stakes feel incredibly high. This emotional intensity, combined with limited resources and high demands, creates a perfect storm for burnout. It's not just about managing the stress of the workload; it’s about managing your energy in a way that allows you to sustain your passion without depleting your reserves. Understanding Stress Management Stress management is often the first thing that comes to mind when you think about coping with burnout. It involves techniques and strategies to reduce the physical and emotional strain that stress causes. This can include mindfulness practices, exercise, adequate sleep, and time management strategies. While these are essential, they often address the symptoms rather than the root cause of burnout. The Role of Energy Management Energy management, on the other hand, focuses on maintaining and optimizing your physical, emotional, mental, and fulfillment energy. It’s about understanding how different tasks and interactions either drain or replenish your energy. By recognizing this, you can structure your days to balance energy expenditure with activities that rejuvenate you. This proactive approach can help prevent burnout before it starts, rather than just mitigating its effects. Key Differences Between Energy and Stress Management To truly support your team and yourself, you need to understand the key differences between energy management and stress management: Focus: Stress management often focuses on minimizing negative outcomes, whereas energy management is about maximizing positive energy.Approach: Stress management is reactive, dealing with stress after it has occurred. Energy management is proactive, aiming to maintain a consistent flow of energy.Impact: While stress management can reduce the immediate effects of burnout, energy management helps build long-term resilience and sustainability. Implementing Energy Management in Non-Profits So, how can you incorporate energy management into your non-profit work? Here are some strategies: Identify Energy Drainers and Boosters: Encourage your team to identify tasks and activities that drain their energy and those that boost it. Create a balance between these activities throughout the day.Flexible Planning Based on Current Energy Levels: Look ahead and adjust your tasks based on the kind of energy you have that day. If you’re low on mental or emotional energy, choose simpler tasks or look for ways to make your day easier. If you’re low on physical energy, choose tasks that require more brain-power and make sure to take short rest breaks to continue to boost your energy. It’s important that you not only do this for yourself, but also demonstrate and support your team to do it as well.Promote Breaks and Downtime: Encourage regular breaks and ensure your team takes adequate time off. Downtime is crucial for recharging energy levels.Cultivate a Positive Work Environment: Foster a supportive and positive work culture. Recognition, appreciation, and a sense of belonging can significantly boost emotional energy.Professional Development: Invest in training and development that focuses on personal growth and well-being, not just job skills. This can empower your team and help them manage their energy more effectively. Practical Steps for Leaders As a leader, you have to walk the talk. Your team looks to you for cues on how to handle workload and stress. By prioritizing your own energy management, you set a powerful example. This means being open about your own struggles with burnout, practicing self-care, and showing that it’s okay to prioritize well-being. Self-Awareness: Reflect on your own energy levels and identify what drains and replenishes you. Share these insights with your team to foster a culture of openness.Set Boundaries: Clearly define work and personal boundaries. Respect these boundaries yourself and encourage your team to do the same.Delegate and Empower: Trust your team with responsibilities and delegate tasks. This not only reduces your workload but also empowers your team members and builds their confidence.Regular Check-Ins: Have ...
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  • Functional Medicine and Burnout: Discovering the Roots of Wellness with Dr. Laura Miles

    Functional Medicine and Burnout: Discovering the Roots of Wellness with Dr. Laura Miles
    Sep 9 2024
    Speaker_00 - 00:00 I completely agree. I think a lot of what's talked about is for burnout recovery is just all the stress management things which is like the band-aid but we're not actually fixing the rushing wound that's underneath that if we're not addressing the contributing factors. So I have heard a little bit about adrenal fatigue and I was working with a functional medicine physician and that was helping me with that but why don't you explain a little bit more about what that is for the people that wouldn't know. Hi, I'm Avery Thatcher, a former ICU nurse, and this is not your standard stress management podcast where we just focus on those band-aid solutions like the benefits of meditation, mindfulness, and self-care. You already know that you need some kind of recovery strategy to deal with your stressful life. But what you may not know are all of the sneaky ways that society, our upbringing, and our high achieving nature, and so many other factors contribute to our risk of burnout. That, my friend, is what we talk about here on this podcast because you can't do something about a situation that you're not aware of, right? Avery- 01:03 So if you're ready to get out of the pattern of burning out, feeling better, only to burn out again, it's time for us to shut the light on the truth about burnout. I am very excited to bring on my guest today because Laura has a really interesting story to share and I know it'll be one that a lot of us can relate to in different stages. So welcome, Laura. Happy to have you here. Laura - 01:29 So glad to be here. Thank you for having me here. Avery- 01:32 Yes, course. I just think it's so wonderful when people are willing to share their story because, you know, our story can become somebody else's survival guide and I think that's just such an important piece of our human experience, so thank you. Laura - 01:46 Absolutely. Avery- 01:48 So why don't you tell us a little bit about you and when you first identified as a high achiever? Laura - 01:54 I think I've been a high achiever my whole life and it just snowballs so I was I'm a physician and I was in my own practice and I had two younger kids and it was just blowing and going everyone was busy my kids were in their own activities they were doing you know soccer and Piano, ice skating and then I had my life of working full-time I'd literally drop them off at school and I'd run to work and then run back and pick them up and then all the festivities began. I think I was living out of the back of my car is what I always said because I had soccer chairs and I had you know coolers and dinner was kind of whatever we drove by that was close and so you hate to even admit that now but it's like yeah you know how it goes. And over time that just kept, you know, I just kept thinking, well, I can do it all. You know, I'm, I'm not that busy. And they'd ask you to do something at school. Sure. Laura - 02:54 I can do that. So, you know, here's another added, added stressor and another added thing that you had to accomplish. And so over time it really started wearing, you know, wearing me out and I was really getting tired and, and I'd come home. I was just exhausted all the time. It was irritable. My cycles got really all messed up. I started kind of losing words and my kids would be saying mom we told you that and I couldn't even remember the conversation. Laura - 03:22 I named it word inversions I would be thinking something and something else would come out and I go oh wait that's not what I meant to say and it really just It just kept getting worse. So that's kind of when I first started realizing that hey there's really something wrong but I didn't recognize it as burnout. I thought there was something physically wrong with me and so you just kept plugging away. Avery- 03:52 Yeah. And that's really common. When I talk with people and they're just like, oh, I don't think I'm burned out. And then we start to go through some of the signs and symptoms and then they're like, oh, okay, so maybe. And it sounds like that's kind of where you were at is you were seeing all of some of these cardinal burnout red flags, but we didn't admit that it was burnout, didn't know it was burnout and you were still looking for something else so that you could keep going at the pace that you were. Is that fair? Laura - 04:22 Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. I even went to my doctor and I said, you know, I'm starting to wonder if this is stress. Oh, what do you have to be stressed about? You're fine. Oh, okay. Well, maybe I am fine. Laura - 04:35 So you just plug away and keep going another year and then suddenly you're really starting to crash and really feeling terrible. And that's when there was one particular event that happened that really shook me up so much that I had taken my kids to school, run to work. And it was a little different day, the schedule had changed a little bit. Got off work, you know, jumped in my car and I had put a ...
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