Fried. The Burnout Podcast
330 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 146 ratingsFRIED. The Burnout Podcast is on a mission to #endburnoutculture. You'll hear interviews with guests who have been through it all and lived to tell the tale and solo episodes from FRIED's host - Cait Donovan and FRIED Burnout Coach Sarah Vosen. Our promise is that you'll have at least one major take away from every single episode that will help guide your recovery. FRIED releases on Sundays at 12:00am EST which has earned it the unofficial title of 'Burnout Church'. We're here with your sermons, it's time to change your life. FRIED was created and is hosted by Cait Donovan, Keynote speaker and coach on burnout, boundaries, and her favorite emotion - Resentment.
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Rebecca Kase: EMDR for Healing Trauma, Self-Care Cakes, and Hope for the Future
August 07, 2022 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBRebecca Kase is a licensed clinical social worker and expert in EMDR. She experienced her worst burnout when working with a nonprofit organization in community mental health. A combination of toxic authoritarian leadership, unsafe work environment, and clinically challenging patients was the perfect recipe for burnout. Rebecca started to fall into maladaptive coping behaviors and received signals from her body that it was time to change paths. She realized she could not fix the problems with...
#straightfromsarah: What “Healing Isn't Linear” Means for Your Burnout Recovery
July 31, 2022 04:00 - 26 minutes - 48.7 MBAre you having a hard time recognizing whether you’re recovering from burnout due to the ebbs and flows of the healing process? Healing is not linear and at times you may feel worse before you feel better. In this week’s #straightfromsarah episode, FRIED Burnout Coach Sarah Vosen talks about how to recognize the signs that you are in fact recovering and explains that healing is not linear, because nothing in life is linear. When Sarah began to heal from her burnout and her adrenaline stopp...
#straightfromsarah: What “Healing Isn't Linear” Means for Your Burnout Recovery
July 31, 2022 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBAre you having a hard time recognizing whether you’re recovering from burnout due to the ebbs and flows of the healing process? Healing is not linear and at times you may feel worse before you feel better. In this week’s #straightfromsarah episode, FRIED Burnout Coach Sarah Vosen talks about how to recognize the signs that you are in fact recovering and explains that healing is not linear, because nothing in life is linear. When Sarah began to heal from her burnout and her adrenaline stopp...
Danielle Cobo: Transforming Self Doubt and Using Resilience as a Resource
July 24, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBDanielle Cobo is a fascinating and inspiring force of a woman. She works as a career leadership and sales performance coach, hosts The Dream Job with Danielle Cobo podcast, and is a devoted military wife and mother. Her challenging life experiences helped her to become resilient and lead her down the path to entrepreneurship after a career in sales. Kidnapped by her mother at the age of 2, forced to grow up faster due to being left to fend for herself often from an early age, and kicked out ...
#straightfromcait: How Do I Know if I’m Recovering From Burnout or Stuck on the Burnout Cycle
July 17, 2022 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBDuring your burnout recovery, it may feel difficult to tell whether you are truly on the right path to recovery or still trapped in the burnout cycle. You will have ups and downs that may cause you to feel that your recovery is slipping back toward burnout again. In today’s #straightfromcait episode, Cait explains five signs to watch for that will let you know that you are on the right path. Burnout recovery can feel a bit like a seesaw with all its ups and downs, but that is perfectly nat...
Merel Kriegsman: Success on Your Own Terms, Suicidal Ideations, Erotica, and All
July 10, 2022 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBMerel Kriegsman is the CEO and founder of her own company which helps women achieve their full wealth potential by marketing their most valuable gifts. She has helped countless women become successful entrepreneurs by assisting them with selling premium offers and programs. Merel began her career as an opera singer and then started her own business as a conversion copywriter which quickly grew into a business mentorship program. As she fought to maintain her expanding career, raise her child...
#straightfromsarah: Honoring Cycles to Boost Burnout Recovery
July 03, 2022 04:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBHave you been trying to live a linear lifestyle in a cyclical world? The truth is, Western society tends to look at life through a linear lens with a big focus on getting from point A to point B. In reality, life is cyclical and when we live out of sync with those cycles, we can be more susceptible to burnout. In this week’s #straightfromsarah episode, FRIED Burnout Coach Sarah Vosen talks about how we can honor the natural cycles in our world by acknowledging them and aligning our lifestyle...
Vanessa Zamy - Toxic Work Environments, Building a Side Hustle, and Being the Core of Your Life
June 26, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBVanessa Zamy, The Business Defibrillator, is a keynote speaker, business expert, and bestselling author with her own consulting company. Her burnout occurred when she was working in a corporate job for a toxic, narcissistic boss while also trying to support and grow her new business on the side. She tried for months to make things work with her boss all while the universe kept sending her signs that it was time to leave that environment. Vanessa shares her experience with toxic work environm...
#straightfromcait: How To Tell People About Your Burnout
June 19, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThere comes a time when you may need to tell the people in your life about your burnout. Certain people like your HR department or your spouse will need to know in explicit detail in order to support your recovery to the best of their abilities. Others like co-workers or clients may not need to know as many details, but still need to know how it will impact them. In today’s #straightfromcait episode, Cait explains how to approach these conversations differently depending on whether you are s...
Dr. Kristen Donnelly: The Truth Behind Empathy As A Tool For Healing From Burnout
June 12, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBDr. Kristen Donnelly, one of The Good Doctors of Abbey Research, is an international empathy educator. She has two decades of experience and an educational background in social work. Dr. Donnelly uses her PhD in social sciences to help people all over the world learn about empathy through her Ted Talks and hybrid, in-person, and virtual coaching. She shares her tips for how to use empathy to counter burnout after it helped her get through her own burnout in 2020. Tune into this episode to le...
The Truth Behind Empathy As A Tool For Healing From Burnout
June 12, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutesDr. Kristen Donnelly, one of The Good Doctors of Abbey Research, is an international empathy educator. She has two decades of experience and an educational background in social work. Dr. Donnelly uses her PhD in social sciences to help people all over the world learn about empathy through her Ted Talks and hybrid, in-person, and virtual coaching. She shares her tips for how to use empathy to counter burnout after it helped her get through her own burnout in 2020. Tune into this episode to lea...
#straightfromsarah: Knowing and Accepting Yourself Makes Burnout Recovery Faster
June 05, 2022 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBDo you feel like you’re not actually suited for the role you are trying to fill in your life? That role might not be the ideal one for you! In this week’s #straightfromsarah episode, FRIED Burnout Coach Sarah Vosen talks about ways to get to know yourself better and how to apply what you learn to help lead a more fulfilling and more burnout-proof life. When Sarah realized she wasn’t thriving in her chosen profession, she could not understand why at first. However, once she started taking s...
Helena Lucia: Money, Burnout, and Interrupting Old Patterns After Leaving a Cult
May 29, 2022 04:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBHelena Lucia, founder and CEO of SISU Journey, is a speaker, podcast host and trauma-informed money coach. Her experiences growing up in an extreme fundamentalist religious cult led her down a path where she became passionate about helping others heal from childhood trauma through gaining a better relationship with money. She shares her tips for interrupting old patterns of behavior, healing from burnout, and rethinking how we view money. Tune into this episode to learn more. “Instead of ha...
#straightfromcait: The Articles Against Self-Care for Burnout Recovery Are Missing This Major Point
May 22, 2022 04:00 - 21 minutes - 39.8 MBMany articles that talk about burnout make the mistake of devaluing self-care as a burnout prevention or recovery tool. But self care isn’t all just pedicures and massages, and it can be a huge factor in burnout recovery. When you take away self-care, it puts the entire focus on the systems in place that cause burnout, which may lead people to believe there is nothing they can do to influence their burnout recovery. In today’s #straightfromcait episode, Cait explains 8 factors affecting burn...
#straightfromcait: The Articles Against Self-Care for Burnout Recovery Are Missing This Major Point
May 22, 2022 04:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBMany articles that talk about burnout make the mistake of devaluing self-care as a burnout prevention or recovery tool. But self care isn’t all just pedicures and massages, and it can be a huge factor in burnout recovery. When you take away self-care, it puts the entire focus on the systems in place that cause burnout, which may lead people to believe there is nothing they can do to influence their burnout recovery. In today’s #straightfromcait episode, Cait explains 8 factors affecting burn...
Nneka Roberts: Using Systems to Create More Time, Mental Space, Creativity, and Money
May 15, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutes - 97 MBNneka Roberts, operations consultant at Sage Simple Solutions, has worked designing systems for 20 years. She now works with consulting clients teaching them how to implement systems to improve their businesses and lives. She shares her tips for using systems to help avoid burnout. Tune into this episode to learn more. “I think what ends up happening is that we get on the marketing, sales delivery rollercoaster, and we forget to build in support, which is a key component of your business,” ...
Nneka Roberts: Using Systems to Create More Time, Mental Space, Creativity, and Money
May 15, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBNneka Roberts, operations consultant at Sage Simple Solutions, has worked designing systems for 20 years. She now works with consulting clients teaching them how to implement systems to improve their businesses and lives. She shares her tips for using systems to help avoid burnout. Tune into this episode to learn more. “I think what ends up happening is that we get on the marketing, sales delivery rollercoaster, and we forget to build in support, which is a key component of your business,” ...
#straightfromsarah: Rebuilding Trust With Yourself During Burnout Recovery
May 08, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBDo you struggle with trusting yourself? If you’re experiencing burnout it can be extremely difficult to trust yourself. You’ve been ignoring your body’s signals for a long time, not taking care of yourself properly, and you likely feel like a shell of yourself. To recover from burnout, you must rebuild that trust. In the first ever #straightfromsarah episode, FRIED burnout coach Sarah Vosen talks about how to begin the trust building process. Learning to listen to your body is essential to...
Dan Sykes: The Somatic Fanatic Talks the Power of Curiosity For Nervous System Training
May 01, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB“If you are no longer curious, the best of your life is behind you because the best of your life is being curious,” shares Dan Sykes, Founder of the Somatic Training Network and author of Somatic Fanatic. Dan’s burnout came as a result of a midlife crisis. He found relief in the somatic arts, the art of training the nervous system, and aims to share the importance of nervous system training with the world. Dan found himself experiencing a midlife crisis after his divorce, in part because h...
#straightfromcaitandsarah: Healing the Healers, Hyper-Independence, and Rules for Helping
April 24, 2022 04:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBAre you a healer that struggles with asking for help? When you’re used to wearing all the hats and doing everything yourself, it can be really difficult to realize when you need to reach out. In this week’s #straightfromcaitandsarah episode, Cait and FRIED Burnout coach Sarah Vosen talk about how to recognize hyper-independence and how to ask for what you need. Highly sensitive people have a strong pull toward helping others, but often neglect themselves. If you try to do everything yoursel...
Frenchie Ferenczi: Your Success as an Entrepreneur Depends on Clear Expectations and Great Boundaries
April 17, 2022 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB“I think that it all comes down to understanding your priorities and letting those shift and evolve,” explains Frenchie Ferenczi, Business Growth Strategist who works with entrepreneurs to maximize their income. When Frenchie first experienced burnout, she did not immediately recognize it for what it was. As she learned more and recovered, Frenchie changed her career path and began to teach her clients how to protect themselves from burnout. Frenchie worked in hospitality for her entire ca...
#straightfromcait: Job Characteristics that Cause Burnout (Through the Entrepreneurial Eye)
April 10, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBAre you struggling with your workload as an entrepreneur? You could be headed toward burnout without even realizing it. Studies done on burnout often overlook entrepreneurs, but there are many ways the studies can still apply whether you work for a company or for yourself. The top job characteristics that can lead to burnout include workload, time pressure, role conflict, and role ambiguity. Without HR to go to for help, entrepreneurs must have these difficult conversations with themselves...
Dr. Kristin Neff: Self Compassion, Being Human, and Living with an Open Heart
April 03, 2022 04:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB“An open heart can hold everything,” shares Dr. Kristin Neff, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, self-compassion research pioneer, and author of bestselling novel Self-Compassion. Dr. Neff developed the Mindful Self-Compassion program along with her colleague, Chris Germer, which is now taught internationally. She turned to self-compassion to help her overcome burnout. Dr. Neff’s burnout came when she was being a caregiver for her autistic son when he was young. She explains tha...
#straightfromcait: You're Burnt Out. Here's What That Means About You
March 20, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MBAre you constantly changing yourself to try and adjust to other people’s values? When you sacrifice your core values for other people, this will often lead to burnout. Recovering from burnout requires you to set limits for your life that will keep you safe and healthy. By pushing perfectionism just to make other people happy, you risk burning out. Focus on your own core beliefs and do what you need to do to support yourself instead of constantly focusing on others. You have intrinsic value...
Lopa van der Mersch: Trauma Recovery, the Vagus Nerve, and Adaptogens
March 13, 2022 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB“My experience with burnout personally is that it can be much more of a spectrum. It’s not an on/off switch. It’s an unfolding relationship to our energy,” explains Lopa van der Mersch, Founder and CEO of Rasa, the adaptogenic coffee alternatives revolutionizing people’s relationship to their energy. Lopa’s burnout came during a tumultuous stretch of time where she experienced a series of traumatic events that caused intense dysregulation of her central nervous system. In 2015, Lopa left a...
Sally Clarke: Burnout Prevention, Self Compassion, and the Beauty of Post-Burnout Growth
March 06, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MB“I had attached my entire self-worth basically to being successful in this job that I hated,” shares Sally Clarke, Burnout Coach and Author of Protect Your Spark: How to Prevent Burnout and Live Authentically. Sally worked for many years as a finance lawyer until burnout changed the trajectory of her career. She now works as a coach helping clients through their own burnouts. Sally’s burnout came when she was working 60 to 70 hour weeks as a finance lawyer for a prestigious global law fir...
Riley Jarvis: The Big Secrets of Exceptional Sleep with the Sleep Consultant
February 27, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB“Prioritize your sleep and life will be a lot, lot better,” emphasizes Riley Jarvis, Founder, and Owner of The Sleep Consultant. Riley created The Sleep Consultant after realizing how much of an impact sleep had on his burnout recovery process. Through his company, he helps CEOs, entrepreneurs, and other high achievers optimize their performance with individualized scientific lab testing. Riley’s burnout came when he was in the early stages of his career and began experiencing severe fati...
Shelley Paxton: Shifting From Success-EMPTY to Success-FULL and How All of Us SUCK at Burnout Recovery Sometimes
February 20, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB“You can get to the top of a particular mountain and feel success-empty,” explains Shelley Paxton, speaker and author of Soulbattical: A Corporate Rebel’s Guide to Finding Your Best Life. Shelley worked for many years as a marketing executive including a glamorous career as the Chief Marketing Officer of Harley-Davidson. However, while she may have looked extremely successful from the outside, inside she was experiencing full-fledged burnout. Five and a half years into her sexy motorcycle...
#straightfromcait: The Negative Side of Positive Thinking (Part 2)
February 13, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.91 MBAre you spiritually bypassing your own emotions? It’s one thing when other people force toxic positivity on us, but another thing entirely when we do it to ourselves. Trying to only focus on your own mindset and ignoring the external negative factors impacting you is a form of false positivity. Burnout requires more than just a change in mindset. Instead, you also need to be honest with yourself about what external factors need to change in order to reduce your stress. You can’t “gratitud...
Michelle Melendez: Caregivers – Burnout, Guilt, and Mental Health
February 06, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB“Part of love and care is knowing when you need to bring in help. Even if you’re not providing the direct care, by getting appropriate care, adequate care, supervised care, you are providing care,” emphasizes Michelle Melendez, a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience. Michelle’s caregiving journey began 13 years ago when her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. At her private practice, she now specializes in supporting clients as they work through burnout and car...
#straightfromcait: The Negative Side of Positive Thinking (Part 1)
January 30, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBAre you fed up with all of the positivity memes on your Instagram feed? Do your friends tell you that you would feel better if you just changed your outlook on life? If so, you are likely a victim of toxic positivity. While positivity may sound good in theory and in many cases can be helpful, to the burnt-out brain positivity is not likely to fix anything. Tune into this week’s #straightfromcait episode for a conversation about the damage positivity can have on an already burnt-out bra...
Dr. Brooke Kalanick: Hormone Balance, Normalizing Stress, and Being Human
January 23, 2022 05:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MB“That was a really, really low point for someone who should’ve known better. I was a hormone expert, and I completely destroyed my hormones,” shares Dr. Brooke Kalanick, licensed naturopathic doctor, author, and host of popular podcast, The Dr. Brooke Show. As someone who suffers from PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) herself, Brooke specializes in helping women identify the root cause of their hormone imbalances and get back to feeling better with targeted diet and lifestyle changes. On toda...
Sarah Vosen: Intro to FRIED's Newest Coach, Specialist in HSP, Empaths and Healers
January 16, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB“The most compassionate people are the most boundaried,” says Sarah Vosen, FRIED’s newest burnout coach. As an HSP and an empath, Sarah is deeply tuned into the emotional experiences of the people around her. We are thrilled to welcome her to the FRIED team, where she will be offering coaching sessions alongside Cait. On today’s episode, Sarah and Cait discuss Sarah’s personal burnout story as well as the new perspectives and approach she will bring to our burnout community. Cait has k...
Dr. Jacqueline Kerr: Work Burnout, Mom Burnout, and the Systems That Keep You Stuck
January 09, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB“That fear of burning out again – of course it’s driving me because I don’t want other moms to feel this way,” says Dr. Jacqueline Kerr, Behavioral Scientist. “But the reality is, we are going to experience this, and it’s about how we grow.” Jacqueline realized she was burning out when she started routinely crying on both her way to work and on her way home. At her lowest point, she experienced suicidal ideation, panic attacks, high cortisol levels, and loss of purpose. However, while Jacque...
#straightfromcait: What to Do When You Suck at Relaxing
December 19, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBDo you ever feel like there are so many things to get done that relaxing is downright impossible? Are your body and brain so busy that sitting still just doesn’t feel like rest? If you are feeling this way, you are far from alone. The art of resting and sitting with your emotions takes patience and practice; it is something I have been working on for years and have yet to perfect. The most important thing to realize is that rest looks different for everyone. Whether it is watching a li...
Sandra Lewis: Burnout, Your Fragmented Self, and Gluing Your Body Back Together with Qigong
December 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour“What does this have to do with what I came to the world to be?” This is the one-question reset that Dr. Sandra Lewis poses to herself each time she encounters an obstacle in her life. No matter what problem she might be facing, this question helps Sandra ground herself, return to her inner purpose, and make a conscious decision about whether the issue at hand aligns with her personal goals. A Clinical Psychologist and Personal Energy Strategist, Dr. Sandra has a unique ability to blend ev...
Dr. Sandra Lewis: Burnout, Your Fragmented Self, and Gluing Your Body Back Together with Qigong
December 12, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB“What does this have to do with what I came to the world to be?” This is the one-question reset that Dr. Sandra Lewis poses to herself each time she encounters an obstacle in her life. No matter what problem she might be facing, this question helps Sandra ground herself, return to her inner purpose, and make a conscious decision about whether the issue at hand aligns with her personal goals. A Clinical Psychologist and Personal Energy Strategist, Dr. Sandra has a unique ability to ble...
#straightfromcait: 7 Tips for Your Return to Work During/After Burnout Recovery
December 05, 2021 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBWhat strategies can I use to make my transition back to work during/after burnout recovery as smooth as possible? This question was recently posed in our FRIED Facebook Group, and the conversation that ensued was incredibly powerful. I decided to follow up on our discussion with a #straightfromcait episode that addresses some of the most helpful suggestions. While this list is certainly not exhaustive, here are seven tips for returning to work during/after your burnout recovery: • Wa...
Maggie Supernova: Entertainment Industry Burnout and Yin Yoga as a Savior for Your Body
November 28, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB“My life looked great, my Instagram looked great, my CV looked great, but behind the scenes of that, I was burning out in a big way,” says Maggie Supernova, Burnout Prevention and Recovery Coach. In a former life, Maggie worked for 12 years as a marketing executive in the live entertainment industry, a career that took her from the West End of London to Broadway and beyond. While teenage Maggie would have been thrilled by this career path, which had been a lifelong dream, grownup Maggie did ...
#straightfromcait: Is It Possible to Rest Without Feeling Like a Terribly Guilty Lump?
November 21, 2021 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBIf your car were a person (and let’s be honest, don’t most of us name our cars?), would it feel guilty for using up a tank of gas and needing more? The logical answer is no: our cars are designed to use fuel! And while we humans are much more complex than machines, our energetic systems function in much the same way. Just as we are designed to be on the move, we are also designed to rest. In today’s #straightfromcait episode, I dive deep into the logic behind rest: why we need it and ...
Erika Ferszt: Eyesight Issues, Mood Regulation, and Burning Out When You're 'Happy'
November 14, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB“I lost my vision working for a company that provides vision,” says Erika Ferszt, Founder of Moodally and former Media & Digital Director at Ray-Ban. During her ten years at Ray Ban, Erica loved her job, loved the people she was working with and for, and loved her life...or so she thought. Then, one morning Erika woke up with no vision in her right eye, and the immense stress of her work life began to catch up with her. While Erika thought she was “happy,” her body was telling her otherwise....
#straightfromcait: Death By Burnout. The Head to Toe List of Severe Health Issues
November 07, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBMany people do not fully understand the gravity of burnout and the devastating effects that it can have in both the long and short term. In an effort to illuminate the head to toe list of severe health issues that burnout can cause, I recently asked members of my Facebook and Instagram communities to share their biggest and most shocking burnout symptoms. On today’s #straightfromcait episode, I read a list of these responses, which powerfully speak to the severity of burnout rock bott...
Elizabeth Collins: The Burnout Witch Talks Leaky Gut, Tarot, and Optimal Blood Work
October 31, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB“Just keep going, it will change.” This is Elizabeth Collins’s burnout story, simplified into six words. The Cait-proclaimed Burnout Witch, Elizabeth now specializes in helping others recover from burnout. However, she was only able to truly thrive in this role after confronting her own feelings of not-enough-ness and developing the boundaries and coping skills she needed to regain a sense of balance in both body and brain. Elizabeth is the owner and director of The East West Company,...
#straightfromcait: How to Start Your Burnout Recovery
October 24, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.66 MBOne of the most frequently asked questions I get from clients and in the FRIED. Facebook Group is: “But, how do I start my burnout recovery?” When you are absolutely mentally and physically depleted, figuring out where or how to start feeling better is daunting to say the least. You know you want to get better, but you might not feel like you have it in you to try. First off, I want to say congratulations! Recognizing that you are burnt out and ready to start feeling better is a massi...
Casey Davidson: Alcohol Use, Overwork, and the Societally Accepted Addiction That Feeds Them Both
October 17, 2021 04:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MB“Quitting drinking was literally my worst case scenario in life,” says Casey Davidson. “I desperately loved red wine, and I didn’t want to give it up, but I knew it was an issue.” Casey explains that before she quit drinking, she was consuming more than a bottle of wine a night, seven days a week. She told herself that the wine was a necessity, that it was the only thing helping her cope with her stressful corporate job and being a mother to her two young children. But at a certain point, Ca...
#straightfromcait: Do I Need to Quit My Job to Recover from Burnout?
October 10, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBDo I need to quit my job to heal from burnout? This is one of the most common questions I hear asked in the burnout community. The answer? It depends. Like most things when it comes to burnout, your journey is unique and you may or may not need to leave your current job in order to make a full recovery. One of the things I recommend to my one-on-one clients is to stay in their existing job (as long as it’s not extremely toxic) to see how much recovery they can accomplish in their curre...
Jim Young: CEO/Dad Burnout, Emotional Gold Digging, and Why Relationships Matter
October 03, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBJim Young’s burnout story began when he was prematurely anointed “man of the house” at nine years old. Because Jim’s single mother was stretched so thin, Jim ended up taking on a great deal of responsibility around the household. He was taught at a young age that just doing without asking questions was the ideal template for masculinity. This mindset eventually led Jim to severe burnout in all areas of his life from his work to his marriage to his personal wellbeing. After hitting pea...
#straightfromcait: This One Behavior Makes You Hardy in the Face of Stress
September 26, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.34 MBOur bodies and brains are naturally resilient – they are constantly working to achieve a state of equilibrium. However, this inherent resilience can get depleted when we are burnt out, meaning that our bandwidth is diminished and our bounce back ability is lowered. So, what can we do to strengthen our resilience when we are feeling burnt out? In her contribution to Harvard Business Review’s Emotional Intelligence Series on resilience, journalist Diane Coutu explains that only one behavior...
#straightfromcait: Resilience 101 – The Characteristics and Behaviors That Make You Hardy in the Face of Stress
September 26, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 18.7 MBOur bodies and brains are naturally resilient – they are constantly working to achieve a state of equilibrium. However, this inherent resilience can get depleted when we are burnt out, meaning that our bandwidth is diminished and our bounce back ability is lowered. So, what can we do to strengthen our resilience when we are feeling burnt out? In her contribution to Harvard Business Review’s Emotional Intelligence Series on resilience, journalist Diane Coutu explains that only one behavior...
Andrew Lee: Jaw Clenching, Teeth Grinding, and the Tech That Will Help You Relax
September 19, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB**TW: This episode contains a description of a violent hate crime.** “It’s a Fitbit for your mouth,” says Andrew Lee, Registered Dental Hygienist and Founder of Otis Dental. Drew is describing his Brux-Sensor Night Guard, a micro-dental-sensor technology that helps monitor and regulate your stress levels by recording your teeth grinding during sleep! Drew was recently awarded a patent for this technology, which he hopes will help users proactively identify heightened stress levels, eve...