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Call for questions: BURNOUT (Patreon)

Published:
2024-09-12 22:03:08
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2026-06

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My next interview is with an emotional intelligence researcher on burnout. We'll talk work-related stress, motivation, triggers, vulnerabilities, immunities, and how to avoid falling asleep at your laptop with a half-eaten chocolate croissant in hand. For those interested in healthier relationships with work, post your questions below!

Deadline: Sunday, September 15 at 5pm

Comments

Anne

Are certains groups more predisposed to burnout? Is it genetic? (Or are the habits just passed down from generations)

Rebekah Wofford

Why does burnout feel cyclical? I enjoy my job but every few months it hits. I can’t always find an exact reason

Peyton Nill

Am I burnt out or am I lazy?

Brantlea

Can you recover from burnout without therapy? Self-directed cognitive behavioral therapy? Can you recover from job burnout if you don't leave the job? Anonymous plz.

Peyton Nill

What’s the difference between depression and burnout? Can one cause the other? How can people identify which one is happening

Jacob Shepherd

Is this a new phenomenon with “late stage capitalism”? What’s the incidence of burnout in the historical context? or in other economic or political systems?

Paige

Pretty sure I already know the answer to this, but is there a way to get a formula for burnout so I can still go hard while avoiding crashing?

Anuja Joshi

In terms of therapy options/ types (CBT…) are there some that work better to combat burnout?

Mie [me-ay]

are there different kinds of burnout? i feel like school burnout, work burnout and emotional burnout are all different but equally awful beasts

Garrett McLaughlin

Why can’t I move past my burnout? I’ve felt very burnt out since COVID started and just struggle to do things.

Aki

Is there a positive effect to Burnout? I am not advocating for burnout but are there good outcomes from feeling burnout?

Alexandria Shockney

First time question asker!: what are strategies to manage burnout in occupations where it seems unavoidable such as a 5year Ph.D.?

Ry_ofthetiger

How do I tell if I’m experiencing burnout or if I’m just feeling sad/depressed/unmotivated?

Jessi

How do you know what you’re feeling is burnout? And how do you deal with it when you gotta have a job to, ya know, live in this capitalist world?

Mariann

I was once told that in order to be motivated you need to get motivated first, will this work with burnout?

Sydney Koenig

What are actionable steps we as a society can work towards to reduce burnout within social services? I’m a social worker, 2 years into my career, and already feeling burnt out. I’ve found a lot of it has to do less with the emotional work I’m doing, and more with not having support due to toxic management, being underpaid, stigmas from the society at large, etc. m I’m excited for this episode, hoping it can help in my personal journey 🤞🏻 thanks Alie!

Peyton Nill

Is burnout a new phenomenon in our current digital age of work, or have humans had this throughout history? What was the cause of the rise of burnout during the period when it started?

Anuja Joshi

In terms of lifestyle, I’m reading about igakai, how will lifestyles that are more based on Eastern versus Western philosophies affect how a person deals with burnout?

Alex Taylor

FTQA! Can you recover from burnout while staying at the same job? Can you recover from burnout in the same living space if you work from home? Asking for a me. Left the job. Kept the apartment. Brain feels better but I feel paralyzed and betrayed by this desk and these walls. SO FUN.

Theladyisageek

Does burnout leave a scar? If you've had one burnout, are you more likely to have another, or experience it more easily? FTQA

Elta Sparks

Is there a way to combat burnout in careers, specifically teaching? Love my job but it can be so much

Patrick W

How is one supposed to muster up the energy to do something about burnout when burnout feels like it saps all the energy out of you? My work is tiring, but the thought of looking for another job is even MORE exhausting.

Bel Jensen-Hill

Is there a correlation between adhd and an increased rate of burnout?

Kelli Brown

Is burnout due to continuing to do something we don’t find enjoyable? Is there a root cause? Do introverts experience burnout to a higher degree than extroverts? Does personality impact burnout?

Peyton Nill

How are rates of burnout measured at the societal level? I imagine it relies heavily on self-reporting but there might be some groups or careers that experience burnout but underreport or don’t know what it is to self-diagnose

Evan Davis

How did I go from a nearly straight A student in high school, straight to dropping out and failing the first semester of collegeM

Aurora Cullen

What are its associations with dopamine?

Josephine Murdoch

How long does burnout last? And how can people who have experienced burnout successfully navigate anxiety and motivation afterwards? In other words, how do you stop living in fear of more burnout?

Sydney Koenig

Why is capitalism doing this to us 😭

Kara Sanghera

First time question asker ^-^ Are there specific supplements that can reduce the fatigue that comes with burnout? I work in forestry and I’m wondering if there’s something that can help me get through my 50-hour field weeks!

Nick A

Say you know you're burnt out already. How long does it take to recover from it?

Rachel von Morrigan

I know the questions are gonna cover anything I could possibly ask, but I just want y’all to know I’m reeeeally looking forward to this one!

Aurora Cullen

Did everyone else get crazy burnout during the pandemic?

Julia Hutton

Hi, teacher here. The more I do, the more I get asked to do. Is my teacher burnout spiral causing the over asks, or am I feeling burnt out because of them? Which causes which?

Emily Braibish

Can you explore the difference between autistic burnout and other types of burnout and what it takes to recover from them?

Nicky G

As a healthcare worker who was working at the hospital where the first US COVID-19 deaths occurred... This hits home HARD. I have experienced burnout stemming from personal coping mechanisms and neurodivergence, to workplace stresses lmincluding moral injury & toxic management. Thanks to time and extensive supportive treatment, I'm better. How does moral injury within our lives impact burnout?

Yuri

Why is it so hard to take a break? Why is there this idea that you're a slacker worker if you pace yourself? How can we change workplace culture to reward changing this? Why is the performative aspect of looking like you're working often more important than actual output, such as studies that show that lower work weeks can be more productive than a 40-hour work week? Why are humans so weird and twisted up about this? Why is there so much racism connected with the idea of a slacker worker, and performative hyperworking? Why are the routes to working in healthcare such as being a doctor, contain so much intense unhealthiness and burnout? You think because of their profession but they would be way better about this, but they're one of the worst. Why are humans so WEIRD? Just why??? (Your beauty without a b fan girl)

San Juan Josie

Can burnout damage be permanent? Are there similarities between burnout and trauma?

Mark Rovner

I'm a trauma-informed leadership coach. What can i tell clients whose burnout stems in large part from toxic work environment run by imbeciles?

choirqueer

What do you do if you've cut out every unnecessary activity to reduce burnout, and sought help from everyone who could possible reduce your task load, but even just the bare minimum of tasks you need to do to stay alive are still causing burnout? (It's me, hi, I'm the burnout, it's me.)

Nicky G

I second this question!

Laurel

How do we get better? How to prevent it from happening again? Especially regarding us Elder Millenials who are in the the sweetest of sweet spots for being prone to it due to our upbringings and all the shit we've seen and endured.

Laura Fitzgerald

About how long on average does it take someone to recover from burnout? Does burnout change your DNA or anything like the way trauma does? Are certain types of people more likely to experience burnout? (I.e. demographics like women, neurodivergent people, BIPOC, etc.) Are creative types more likely to get burnt out versus more traditional corporate types? Very excited for this episode as it is a deeply personal issue for me. I think I’ve been at various stages of burnout since at least 2016, maybe even longer. Not a first time question asker, but long time listener whose question has never been picked! 🤞

Yuri

Is burnout blaming the individual when really it's a systemic/oppression issue? Is this the biggest gas lighting hoax ever?

Kelly Dooling

Is there any connection between anxiety and self-induced burnout (e.g. feeling so anxious that you need to prove yourself that you work non-stop)? Any advice for avoiding burnout in careers (like academia) that often require doing work beyond the normal 40 hour work week?

Jennifer Froh

Why do I feel SOOO much guilt when not working?

Samwise

Im a full time mom, I work part time tutoring and I’m also trying to write and illustrate my own children’s picture books. Every waking moment is scheduled and I used to use my son’s nap time to read and relax and now that’s full of work too. Tips on how to not feel guilty using that time to rest and also how to deal with burnout when you are literally on the clock 24 hours a day with no childcare assistance, and your partner works and is considered off duty because they have to wake up and make money the next day? Pls send help.

Jennifer Froh

Can an awful work enviornment actually cause physical issues? Like stress related heart problems or anxiety for example?

Organic Free-Range Lily

I'm a recovering Amazombie, and I saw firsthand how managers like to cherry-pick Japanese work practices by forcing their employees to work hard, but without any of the associated rewards (or viewing desk naps as a virtue). Do you think it's possible that a) US managers will stop cherry-picking other countries' work practices or b) they'll adapt those practices in their entirety instead of cherry-picking them? A follow-up question: is it true that people actually die of overwork? How common is that, and why haven't there been riots?

Katie Murray

I don’t love the term “burnout” as it puts the fault or blame on the person doing the difficult work, not the company/organization asking more and more and more from its employees with fewer and fewer tools and resources. The main way I’ve found to manage the exhaustion and stress is to change fields and/or hospitals every 1.5 to 2 years. I’m going on 3+ years at my current job and am FEELING IT. It doesn’t help that I’m paid less than new grads. Any ideas on how to redistribute responsibility to those with the power to change things?

Jennifer Froh

Are there specific quantitative or qualitative things that can be measured with burn out or is it just a feeling?

Jennifer Froh

How do I recover from burn out if my internalized capitalisim prevents me from knowing how to /being able to relax??

Heidi M.

How is burnout quantified/qualified? Leaders and managers prefer to make decisions with data vs narratives. How can mid-level management effectively advocate for burnt out employees in a way that upper management might be more receptive to?

theo (nastygardenrat)

what's the effect of money or financial stability on burnout? my job had me sooo exhausted at $18/hr but much less so at $20, even though I'm doing the same work. (still burned out though. woof)

Jada Lynn

Why can you get burnt out so quickly but it takes so long to recover?

Saira (‘Sarah’) Manns

How do you know when it’s burnout compared to regular tiredness/stress/other things

Cassandra Grafstrom

How do you address burnout when it is coming not only from work but from your home life as well? When truly no plates can fall and having asked for help but received none, are there coping methods you can recommend?

Jada Lynn

Are there different kinds of burn out? Ex/ work stresses vs traumatic events. Does this effect how you recover from burn out at all?

Jae Steinbacher

Is it true that you have to leave the current situation and go do something else if you’re burnt out to recover? Is there such a thing as recovery from burnout without a change of circumstances?

Liz Franklin-Kitchen

As an autistic, ADHD, dyslexic person with issues with alexythymia, aphantasia, memory problems etc, I find it super hard to know when/whether I’m headed for burnout, or whether I’m in a permanent state of it. Since I also have horrible tendencies towards people-pleasing too, how on earth do I figure out when my boundaries are being crossed and I’m headed into burnout? 🥲

theo (nastygardenrat)

related: how to deal with financial burnout? I've historically been very good at saving and budgeting but lately I've been able to less and less. I feel like financial discipline takes so much effort but buying a little treat takes so little.....

David the Altruistic Misanthrope

Recommendations on addressing burnout in people who have neurodivergence? ADHD here it's hard to keep you up much less pause and truly catch my breath.

Paige

I should clarify, a formula to calculate when burnout will happen***

Justin Bowen

How do alcohol and other substances impact the level of burnout? Can they make it easier to cope with? More difficult?

Sienna

I feel this si much

theo (nastygardenrat)

what are the first things to look at for solutions when burnout feels embedded into the culture of a workplace?

Isabelle Leclerc

Are there a correlation/causation factors for burnout amongst people with ADHD or other neuro-divergent folks? What is the brain chemical and hormone disaster recipe going on when one burns put?

Wiets Howl

FTQA and LTF (long time fan): As someone with chronic fatigue, I really struggled at a desk based science job. Having switched to manual labour work, I now have so much more energy. Is it that I’m just getting fitter from the exercise? Because the difference seems disproportionate. How come the big brain desk work was THAT exhausting?

theo (nastygardenrat)

and how do you look out for yourself when it seems everyone is expected to do more than is healthy?

Sienna

Can you talk about Autistic burnout and how to prevent and treat it?

Olga

Are there ways to get yourself out of burnout? I assume it’s easier to prevent, but sometimes we can’t help it.

Storm

is there a way to prevent burnout?

Jenna Congdon

What fields tend to have the highest rates of burnout, and why? As a healthcare worker, I have a hunch that it's healthcare! What other fields see this problem most often, and how can it be addressed systemically in those fields?

Storm

how long does it take to recover from a burn out. i feel like im burning out ever semester and just hoping that i make it to the end before the burn happens :/

Cat Lady

I am a high school English teacher, and I have been in BURNOUT HELL for years. It feels like burnout is just a part of being an educator. I feel guilty when I don't work at home or on weekends because the work is NEVER-ENDING. My self-care routine involves smelling my cats as often as I can. The teacher-shortage is yet another pressure for me to not quit and to work even harder for our students. What advice do you have for me and other educators? Should I just switch careers? How do I get out of this burnout hell with minimal guilt?

Sugarpuffdaddykins

Can we pleaseeee talk about mental illness and burnout? Burnout is a mental health issue obvs, but when combined with mental illness (depression, anxiety, bipolar, BPD) it can lead to even higher rates of substance abuse, self harm, and suicide. I’m mentally spicy, neuro spicy, and burnt out. What the hell do I do?

M. Cerys Jenks

How do management strategies change if the call is coming from inside the house, so to speak? If work is going great (or at least just fine), but life keeps coming at you in the form of family or chronic illness, unbalanced household labor distribution, ongoing relationship drama (ie, divorce, contentious parent-child relationships, domestic abuse), uncertain housing situations (ie, being unhoused, living in a house that needs constant repair), etcetera.

The Allusionist

Ahahaha ahahaaaaah THANK YOU St Ward in advance, this episode will be my saviour

Kai

How does Autistic burnout differ from the more neurotypical kind?

Kai

Any recommendations for jobs that will give less burnout, bouncing between feels really bad but I'm not sure what else to do

Hope

recommendations for working with burnout when you hate your job but can’t leave it?

Sugarpuffdaddykins

Parenthood burnout. What do? How survive? Am I an asshole for complaining?

Dylan V

Is burnout a thing for people that love their job? Or is it an indicator that it's time to move on?

RJ Doidge

How does one find a way to ask for help before they need help. Asking for, ahem, a friend.

Ray Holloman

Are there differences in how burnout looks if someone is neurodivergent or neurotypical? Does it present differently if someone has ADHD or Autism vs someone who has both or another co-morbid presentation?

Henry

When and where was burn out first identified as a diagnosis?

Ettegoom

This - I feel like I could manage my jobs and stuff if there just wasn't always more things being added on, so that I'm constantly feeling like I'm behind at work and then as soon as I get home from work I have to manage all the home things that need doing, so I'm just constantly exhausted. Is there a way to be able to afford to live AND have some time to rest?

Jade

Are people with anxiety more likely to get burned out? Do the two exacerbate each other? Aside from simply going numb and accepting your fate, what are ways to get over burnout if you don’t have the luxury of being able to stop working for a few months?

Andrew McVay

Is there enough data on “The Great Resignation” to separate it from burn out? I know there were a lot of factors in 2020…

Emily P

I think we usually think of burnout as an experience related to paid work, but could it actually be related to any type of responsibility? Or about cumulative responsibilities?

Bethany J

What are some of the things we can do (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) to keep burnout at bay? Exercise? Variety? Rest days? Signed, a first-year PhD student 😅

Hanna

What are the long-term effects of burnout on physical health and cognitive function?

Kaitlin Comet

First time question asker! Can burnout lead to memory loss or cognitive decline over time?

Peter

I’ve heard of burnout described as like a hurting yourself at the gym - overtaxing the brain ‘muscle’ so you end up getting hurt. Is that an accurate metaphor for it? Are there any metaphors that you have found help people understand it?

Saira (‘Sarah’) Manns

Why is it called burnout? I’ve always pictured it as candle burning out but maybe I’m mixing my metaphors with burning a candle at both ends 😅

Lucy McGuffie

How do I start caring again about things I used to care about? I started in my healthcare career with a deeply felt mission to take care of and help people. But after many years of being overworked and underappreciated, sometimes it's all I can do to just get through the day. The job I have now is actually pretty good compared to past experiences, but my heart's just not in it anymore. Is there any way to get that feeling back?

Saira (‘Sarah’) Manns

Is it possible to be burnt out but push through anyway, only to be even MORE burnt out, then continue ad nauseam? Like what’s the limit?? Death??? I feel like I’ve been chronically burnt out for half my life, but how can a burnt out candle be even MORE burnt out than it already is without being relit? Halp

Courtney Horowitz

I work for a nonprofit with limited options to increase staff. What areas can an organization focus on to support reducing burnout at a systemic level? I struggle with any "wellness programs" that make our staff feel like it's their fault because they didn't meditate hard enough.

Saira (‘Sarah’) Manns

At what point of burnout is the only solution to just rage quit everything and spend a month in bed (asking for a friend, who is myself)

Greg Walloch

What is the difference between true burnout and procrastination or anxiety that can sometimes leave you feeling burnt out?

Tyler Bates

How does one balance not working extra because of burnout when you lowkey need the money, but also do things outside of work to reduce burnout, without spending money you don’t have. It just seems like you can never win.

Jessie Dragon

Is it possible to have burn out symptoms but not be fully classifiable as burnt out?

Jacob Morvay

How do we self-identify when everyday job stress is leading to burnout? I've felt like a frog in a pot and don't realize it's boiling until it's too late.

Caro Young

What are the early warning signs of burnout and are certain people more susceptible than others?

Caro Young

What are the professions with the highest burnout rate?

Pretty Bird

As a boss who genuinely cares about my staff, what are the best things that I can do / offer / create for my team to help prevent burnout?

Kristin 🦦

Is there an age when burnout is most common? And why is it sandwich-generation women who are also the primary earners in the household…?

Caro Young

How do we even define burnout and report it. I imagine it would be quite hard to do research on something that is probably massively underreported

Marc Rubin

Is burnout a luxury afforded only to people in first world countries? I imagine folks living a subsistence lifestyle may experience burnout but don't have the luxury to do much about it. Also, please do an episode about veterinary gerontology with Dr. Ashley Portman of home together vet! https://www.instagram.com/p/C_yXtlNRhrv/?igsh=OTNsejdlNGFhaHp6

Caro Young

Australia recently introduced “right to disconnect” legislature, meaning an employer can’t make any unreasonable demands on an employees time outside their working hours. Does the expert think this might be a good step towards the problem of burnout?

Rachel McGill

As I get further in my career, I see newer staff doing things I use to do that led me to burnout. I try my MIGHTIEST be a manager who fosters an environment for work-life-balance, but I’m wondering how much of that falls on managers versus individuals? Is there research on the role of managers in this?

Mimz

Where do you eve begin?! How about how do you stop yourself from feeling guilty about needing a break? Asking for me. It's absolutely for me.

Sarah

Where does anxiety/depression end and burnout being? Does one lead to another?

Brianna L

Is it possible to NOT burn out in modern day America? Society seems to be structured in a way that doesn't value down time, hobbies, vacations, etc. How did we get here? How do we change it?

Sam Dunn

Currently going through this so much. Why do I get burned out even though I love my job so so much? I then feel guilty for feeling burnt out and needing a break after expressing to all my loved ones how much I love what I do. Is burnout just inevitable? Or is it that I really don't love what I do enough? Does one not get burned out if they love what they do enough?

Brianna L

Also, how on earth does a stay-at-home parent come back from burnout when you can't leave "work"?

Sydonie S.

How can you best advocate for yourself when you have burnout? I burntout after my PhD and went to a job where no one seemed to understand/be empathetic about my struggles. Ultimately, this (along with a lot of other issues) lead me to leave that job.

Sydonie S.

Along this line too, how are psychological safety and burnout linked?

Anastasia Press

As a mental health professional for the last decade and new parent, I'm feeling more and more like burnout is a policy issue. Of course, there are ways for people to take care of themselves, but there's a lot of privilege in that. What societal or policy changes would need to happen in order to effectively manage burnout for the most people?

Mariah Ramsey

How can lower level employees tactfully encourage people leaders to explore remedies to burnout/low morale due to understaffing? Communication from leaders in my company always share the same message of “hey, champ, here are some signs of burn out, make sure you utilize your PTO!” but never “what can we do to prevent it in the first place?”

Vanessa Adams

Have studies shown that certain managing strategies (ie toxic positivity) contribute to burnout?

Florence Yuan

Burnout is a HUGE topic in healthcare, but I feel like everyone just talks about the same things (meditation, therapy dogs, the dreaded wellness modules...). What strategies have evidence for actually working to reduce burnout? Signed, a tired family physician who is working very hard to avoid burnout :)

Tim Curry

Are you in my phone? Seriously, today has exemplified my struggle lately with burnout. I wonder how one deals with the inability to even imagine a solution when so deep in burnout. It feels like my nose is right up against a wall and it's physically impossible for me to see other options because all I can see is Wall. Wall Wall Everywhere.

Florence Yuan

What is the relationship between moral injury, compassion fatigue, and burnout? Or are those all just different terms for the same thing?

Vanessa Adams

Is there a correlation with burnout and a society centered around instant gratification?

Vanessa Adams

Is burnout a sign that someone isn’t coping well with their job, or is it a sign the job isn’t the right place for the person? Like how do you know it’s you, and not them? Or is it both?

Stephanie Coombes

Tips for dealing with coworkers when their burn out almost becomes toxic to work with? Also - burn out coming from poor management and no amount of yoga classes will change that?

Erin Burbidge

I've had a couple of experiences with burning out, and I always felt fine until I very suddenly wasn't. I've recently learned that I have ADHD, and I struggle with interoception - I'll miss bodily cues about things like thirst, hunger & fatigue. Are there any tips for how to monitor for the signs of burnout when you struggle with noticing how your body feels?

Liv

is there such thing as a healthy relationship with work under our late stage capitalism?

Liv

this! i also end up getting sick almost every time or a debilitating depressive episode

Dave Cannon

Would winning the lotto help burnout, or is it something deeper? Also, I liked the burnout games. And seeing burnouts. Which is this about?

Between Dumplings

I am certain I'm not alone in this: self-employed. It's nearly impossible to take breaks much less days off because it can *directly* impact earnings. A missed call, a delayed response to an email. Yes, the day off is needed for refreshing and you might be more effective after a respite, but you won't get that next call from the reporter who was on deadline and would have included your business in that article. Or the customer who was ready to make a purchase but had a question about something and you missed their email. I know that breaks are good for me, but so is being able to pay bills...

Danae DeJournett

lol help I don’t even have a question, I just know that I’m in it right now and I don’t know where it starts or ends.

Maureen Flood

I have the same question about what to do when the system is the problem. I work in healthcare, and I don’t think we get burned out as much by “paperwork” as by a failed system, avaricious health institutions, poor management, and insurance companies. An ice cream truck in the ER parking lot doesn’t help that.

Liv

i love this question! i personally always found i would take on more work to help mitigate burnout for other ppl (which obviously did nothing for me lol)

Maureen Flood

Seriously those wellness modules are insulting and stupid.

Kristin 🦦

How can parents/ family help teens avoid burnout? It feels like society pushes them so hard.

Liv

canada has this too! on the same hand my manager has her phone bill paid partially by the company… is this counterintuitive? to me it means that she has a duty to answer us when we need her but she also has the right to disconnect? how does this make sense?

Zinc

many people use the phrase “autistic burnout” which i believe is distinct from the standard term “burnout”. how would you describe autistic burnout? i see it as a constant pushing of boundaries around autistic experiences such as verbal and sensory limits.

Terena

I am a teacher and love teaching but I am also completely burned out!!! How can I burn out so badly on something I love?

Zinc

furthermore, do you have any thoughts on recovering from autistic burnout specifically? i have had friends struggle with ever recovering from it, because how can we protect ourselves when we live in such a neurotypical centric world?

Zinc

is there a link between burnout and being in a survival state?

EssieRoo

Caregiving and burnout is there significant correlation? Emotional jobs leave me feeling like I'm on the edge of insanity. Can burnout lead to psychosis?

Zinc

i am very familiar with the term burnout in a colloquial sense but not in a scientific neurological sense. what is different in a person’s brain when they are going through burnout?

Zinc

how the heck can we ever recover?

Zinc

are there links between burnout and suicide? can burnout centred therapy be part of suicide prevention?

Saira (‘Sarah’) Manns

How do I balance the warring sides of my brain when I try to tell myself I need to take a break from work but then worry about who will do my job while I’m gone? I’m the only one in my kind of role and there’s nobody suitable/willing to cover it

Alice Rubin

why, as I get older, do I get burnt out more often? why is is harder to get over? Why does it come back so quickly? How do I get QUALITY burnout relief and maintain it longer???

Zinc

and what can we do to curb it upon seeing those early warnings signs?

Saira (‘Sarah’) Manns

What advice do you have for social media managers? Specifically when they’re in a team of one and can’t share the load?

Matt Ceccato

Why does burnout linger? Why can’t we shake it?

Jacintha Jaa

Is Burnout more prevalent in the US than other western countries? Are there worldwide numbers on Burnout globally?

Alice Rubin

Also just shout out to a couple of people who inspire me and remind me that burnout is real, the world is a lot, and everything is made up. We need to remember most of the things that create burnout are expectations put out by media, capitalism, and patriarchy and are not real benchmarks or achievements that are necessary to live our own personal existences. Thank you to Kara Loewentheil with the "Unfuck Your Brain" podcast and Anna Przy @akprzy whose instagram account is so inspiring and mindful for real humans.

Kimothy Wu Artworks

Is there such thing as burnout from toxic work environments and interactions? I love my actual work but the people and work politics are so draining and demoralising.

Jen

Can burnout be stopped when you start to notice it coming on?

Michelle M

What are some strategies for implementing healthy boundaries between yourself and situations (in either the professional or personal sphere) that can cause burnout?

Derek Peloquin

(I know there are) but which jobs experience burnout more than others? My wife is a junior high teacher and puts in a lot of extra time to get everything done but pushes through it for the kids.

Piper Warnick

A lot of the conversation around burnout seems to be in more office or career jobs. I am a cashier in a grocery store and think I'm dealing with burnout. How can I support myself with burnout when working in the service industry? Also how do I confirm that I am experiencing burnout and not some other kind of health challenge?

Dr. Lina Carpenter

I'm an academic studying self-compassion, and there's a lot of research about nurses and other care-professionals experiencing compassion burnout because their work requires so much emotional investment. Many care professionals will indicate a LOT of compassion for others, but they'll often struggle to have compassion for themselves (as many of us do). BUT, it seems like individuals who have SELF-compassion in addition to compassion for others are less likely to burn out. I've also seen journal articles that suggest self-compassion helps with college student self-efficacy (buffering against academic burnout). Am I looking at a niche topic, or is self-compassion being looked at more broadly in burnout? (Or are these articles defining "burnout" differently than you do in your work?)

Edith-Marie Roper

How do you recover from burnout and get motivated again?

Katie King

What are the early signs? I feel like it's easy to tell when you are completely burnt out, or are quickly approaching burnout, but I can never seem to see it coming until it's too late.

Anna

Is burnout primarily a phenomenon of living/working in such an intensely capitalist system? A feature of being a “wage slave”?

Katie King

How do parents or caregivers take time to recover from burnout? Especially if you are caring for someone with special needs or who has a condition that takes a lot of work, how can you rest?

Katie King

Is there a correlation between screen time (or social media) and burnout?

Elizabeth J

This!!! This is my question, too! It feels like every search turns up piles of info, advice, etc. on work burnout, but seriously, stay at home parents need this so much more!

Elizabeth J

<3 <3 <3 NTA. Not by a long shot. Parents need way more support in this area. But also, I'm here to ask questions about this, too, because I feel like I missed a lot of time I could have been enjoying my kids because I was mostly lying on the floor wishing I could disappear.

Noel De Martin

Is burnout an ailment of modern times, or it has always existed? If it is indeed recent, what are the changes in society that caused it to appear?

Zoe Litton

How can you avoid burnout in school? Is it just good self care, or something else?

Amber Pineda

I have adhd and I experience burnout often and it’s like a cycle for me. I wanted to know what the correlation is between adhd and burnout. I also want to ask if they have any tips for getting through burnout and how to still get some work done while burnt out since I have to keep adulting and stuff

Jennifer Tran

For burnout in neurodivergent folk (ADHD, Autism), is there any cumulative body of research out there that: 1) outlines distinctions of burnout between neurodivergent and neurotypical folks and 2) short/long term effects of not addressing burnout out? Me, personally, I made myself my own victim of burnout .. and I just wonder if there’s practices / resources more readily offered in therapy or psychiatry these days. Or even recommended reads that are actually beneficial for the way ND noggins work.

Kieran H

Is it possible for stress and burnout to coexist? I looked at some infographics about stress vs. burnout and everything seems to apply to me 🙃 Somehow I care too much and I don’t care at all.

Elizabeth J

Why isn't parenthood burnout addressed just as much as workplace out of home burnout. I understand that the parenthood side may feel overwhelmingly larger to me because it is the one I have experienced, but I feel like the aspect of really never being able to leave makes it a bigger issue. Yet all the resources one kind find when quickly searching for help (because a quick search is all you can manage) are focused on a workplace outside of home. It feels like a crushing blow to someone already feeling crushed into oblivion. Who can help the burnt out parents?

Elizabeth J

I finally got to ask a question! This is my first time! :D

Rayna

Sometimes all I need is a walk in nature, and I know many others who are the same. Why does nature help so much with burnout? What is the magic behind being among the trees?

Char

Is there a general process leading to burnout?

Catherine Jameson

What's up with getting all cynical and grumpy? What are the warning signs? What's the line between stress and burnout? I feel like I'm crossing the threshold....

Kate Press S Key

Is burnout the same as "functional freeze"? Does the nervous system or polyvagal nerve play into burnout, and if so, how? ((First time question asker!)) Second question: I've heard that burnout can take years to recover from and I seem to be experiencing year 3 or so now... Is there any way I can expedite the recovery process or does it sometimes just take years regardless of one's efforts?

Justin Partis

How do you prevent burnout if you don’t have time to take a step back recharge? Are there any techniques for managing a constant, high-stress workload while having inconsistent motivation and energy?

Brenden O'Donnell

From my husband Peter: does burnout leave scars? Like, if it’s a mental injury, is there any danger of permanent damage over time? In other words, what’s at stake in preventing burnout?

winn

how does neurotypical burnout differ from autistic burnout?

winn

how can people deal with the shame and guilt that comes with literally not being able to be productive?

Katie Biardi

FTQA: Can you get burnout faster if you've already experienced it? I got severe burnout after completing my Master's, and even though I recovered from it and actually began enjoying my life, I can now feel myself slipping back into burnout less than a month into my PhD. Am I more prone to burnout now? Or is my brain just psyching itself out because last time I got burnout I was also in an academic setting? Also, how can I prioritize self-care in my daily routine when I can't convince my brain it's as important as my job/research/school work? There may or may not be a relationship between the first and second questions...

Anastasia Press

In my experience, burnout among helping professionals is super common. How much damage does this cause to the general public and would this be considered a public health issue?

Christine Valdes

How long does it take to recover from burnout, and are there metrics for recovery?

Anastasia Press

Has burnout always been a thing, or is it a relatively newer experience for people? My hunch is that society's focus on productivity has something to do with it, but I could be wrong

Mark McPhillips

Translator here suffering from being given chronically unrealistic deadlines. I feel like I might get burnt out less if I cared less about my work and did a half-assed job, but then I think I'd resent doing a job I don't care about. Is it possible to balance these two?

Anastasia Press

What are the protective factors that help some people be more resilient regarding burnout?

Renee Israels

What are the differences between allistic and autistic burnout? Is one more severe or debilitating than the other? Is one harder to rebound from?

danabug113

Wow, this one really hits home. What is the difference between diagnosable "burnout" and just being sick and tired of everything? How do the expectations we place on our kids (and those that were placed on us as kids) to always be working (in school + homework + extra curriculars = go to a good college and "be successful") contribute to an unhealthy work ethic and shame around not being "productive"?

Katie K.

I’m a freelancer working in the film industry…I see colleagues who are ten years older than me who are bitter and hate their lives doing what they do. I kind of hate my life working in the industry too. Sure, it has its fun moments & seems glamorous, but more often than not I find myself extremely stressed and working literally all of my waking hours. I often tell myself I’m going to break the cycle and get out of the industry so I’m not miserable in my 40s like those colleagues of mine (or like I am right now) , but I keep saying yes to the freelance work. HOW DO I BREAK FREE OF THIS VICIOUS CYCLE?

Linnea Whitney Skierski

Burnout often seems to be a catch all term for a myriad of symptoms that seem tied to depression, anxiety, etc. Are there different types of burnout? Or better words to describe it?

Linnea Whitney Skierski

Yes! Sometimes the wellness programs and mental health resources are so overwhelming or confusing to get set up with and utilize too,

Linnea Whitney Skierski

This! I feel like when I’m burnt out, I’m more likely to overdue all the substances. The ones that stimulate & remotivate me, then the anxiety relief of alc/weed at the end of the day. And of course the use of those things just exacerbate the problem.

Lauren

Which profession is at highest risk for burnout? Which is the least?

Lauren

It seems like the economic demands of capitalism contribute to work related burnout. Does burnout exist outside of capitalism?

Kimberly

Do you have any input on burnout not caused from overworking, but from dealing with difficult life events outside of work that make it difficult to work at all? Thank you!

BeckytheSassySeagrassScientist

How is burnout related to job stress when you love your job vs when you hate your job? It seems like I shouldn't have to worry about burnout from saying yes to too many projects when I legitimately want to work on them!

BeckytheSassySeagrassScientist

Do we understand how burnout is related to brain chemistry? Does spicy anxiety juice make burnout more of a thing or does burnout make more spicy anxiety juice?

Elie Zwiebel

Sometimes I feel like I go through cycles of burnout and reenergized engagement with my work, but each phase of burnout feels more burnt-out than the last. At some point, I am sure I will hit peak (or trough) burnout. What is going on in our (read: "my") emotional/mental dishwasher that allows for rinse-wash-repeat and/or doesn't allow me to see the pending burnout so I can take precautions to prevent it?

Alicea Halsted

First time question asker here and wow like so many others... have you been spying on my life? ha! My understanding is that burnout isn't consider a medical condition but it feels like it really should be, so why isn't it and will it ever be?

Scientifically Lily

ADHD and burnout ? Motivation growing up was all fear based

Stacie Cobra

I feel like I've been experiencing burnout for years now. How do we know if it's that vs something like depression? I feel like work, my relationship, my family, and everything is just too much. I know I'm not my best self or being a good partner or mom right now. I want to fix it but I'm not even sure what "it" is.

Dicken Crane

Is there a point where you should tell someone who needs your help that your burned out and can’t? How do you know the difference between feeling burned out and being lazy?

Jen A.

For me, it isn't so much internalized capitalism. But even as children, we were never allowed to just 'be lazy'. We always had to be DOING SOMETHING. Now, as an adult, I'm wired to not relax. It is exhausting. 🫠

Jen A.

LOVE THIS. I hope it get asked and answered!

Mervyn Barenie

As a teacher or a student? I'm a teacher, and while I haven't hit burnout stage yet, I see others hit it and I wonder what my threshold will be. I try to change things up each year so I don't get bored, but I wonder if I'll hit a limit.

Mervyn Barenie

I realized this when I was talking with someone about how I deal with stress. When I realized I was taking 1-2 hikes a week, it was somewhat of a revelation of how I was doing. I love hiking and being in nature, and it had turned into a way to keep a rationale viewpoint on a larger perspective.

Michael Link

1. What are the most effective early warning signs that managers can use to identify burnout in their employees? 2. How do different workplace cultures and leadership styles influence the development or prevention of burnout?

Jessi B

I’m a preschool director. What strategies can leaders use to prevent burnout in their teams that work in environments where compassion fatigue is common?

Mona Finlayson

How do I stop it from happening WHILE still staying on top of my studies? It seems every time someone gives advice about how to prevent burnout it's just like: limit your work load, take breaks etc, but any time I try to do that I just fall behind! Context: my program is 33 hours a week plus homework & studying for all 8 classes and I have to sleep. I survived last year, but this semester I just feel like my engine gave out halfway up the hill and everyone else is honking at me but I'm just rolling backwards 'cause I never had any breaks installed.

David

Once you're burned out, how do you recover?

AlexanderVonFritzyBitzAndHisMom

How about neurodivergent burnout? Why does it take so long to “heal”? How can you recover from it? Why can some people recover from burnout by going on vacation for a week and other people go on vacation and it does nothing. Am I vacationing wrong?!

David

Once you're burned out and working on recovery, how do you tell when you're recovered?

Kathleen Deyling

What do you do as a teacher who dearly loves her students and her work with them; but hates the offensively low pay, expectation to always be ready to work above and beyond your job description, buy your own supplies if you want your students to have decent stuff; and expect to do all this with a beatific smile because, “Well, it’s a vocation not just a job.” Knowing it’s never gonna get better because we the citizens refuse to demand better conditions for teachers?

David

And lowest?

Breann Wharton

1. Are introverts more susceptible to burnout when in customer/patient facing roles? 2. Are self employed people more susceptible to burnout? 3. Are people that have physical/mental health challenges who work in customer/patient facing roles for susceptible to burnout? 4. If yes to any of the above, what are the best ways to recover when you can't afford to take more time off or change roles? -Lastly, thank you for doing this. I can't wait to hear what you learn!

Lise Bakker (pronounced Lease Bokker)

Someone at work today mentioned the idea of “moral burnout” or “moral indecision” e.g. you have so much work to do, and you know you could do so much more if you had better resourcing, but you get to a point where you can’t even do the high-priority things because of how stressed you are, so you end up doing nothing at all and wasting time. Is this an actual thing or are we just so stressed we’re making up new psychological phenomena?

Breann Wharton

Omg I love the way you worded this 😂

Bennett Vanderbosch

How does life burnout differ from work burnout, or is it all the same?

Han the Bee

Are there any examples of work places that are "doing it right" and have proactive strategies to prevent burnout/ accommodations for those experiencing it? I recall taking a burnout "quiz" at work and scoring incredibly high for burnout. There were no resources provided, or assistance offered at the end of the quiz. I would love to know how burnout prevention/recovery is being utilized affectively in workplaces.

Marina Koepke

How does the brain chemically change under prolonged burnout and can there be permanent neurological damage when exposed to extreme stress/burnout? / What resources would you recommend that have more information on chemical changes in the brain brought on by external stressors and mental illnesses (I have so many questions - too much for a single podcast)

BENJAMIN

Can burnout cause depression or be a catalyst for it? Or can burnout feel like depression?

SmoothKriminal

Any advice for transitioning out of post-burnout rest back into more activity without running smack into burnout again?

Daniella Napolitano

What are the best ways to get your employer to address burn out and get results other than a "practice self-care" or "be mindful" response? And also can I use burn out as a valid excuse for a sick day?

Tyler Williams

What do you do as a teacher for teacher burnout? The job can be so toxic and demanding but I love what I do. If I don't work outside of my contract hours, I cannot be the teacher that I am and I feel like my students will suffer for it. For clarity, I teach biology and try to do as many engaging activities, projects, labs, etc. as possible to help students learn the content in a fun way. But this requires a lot of time outside of my 55 minutes of planning. There's also the constant complaining and laziness (I'M SORRY) from this generation of students that makes it so draining. AND THE PARENTS...Honestly the students are the best part of the job and most of the time make it worth all the work. However, the meetings, administration, parent complaints, paperwork, unpaid duties, etc. make the job so draining. I'm only in my third year and cannot imagine 27 more before retirement. How can we possibly deal with teacher burnout??? And also, is there any practical advice for leaving work at work? I have 55 minutes a day (which is great because some teachers only get this time once a week) to plan for 6 classes. But this is the time I have to make copies, lesson plan, hold meetings, find resources, laminate and cut out things, grade assignments, contact parents, etc. It just feels like there's never enough time and I have to prepare for my job before getting to my job....

Rachel Hartshorn

is burnout more a personal thing or a couprate thing? is really the cure for burnout not just giving a F? whose more prone to burnout????

Kevin Tiemeyer

FTQA What is the relationship between creative block and burnout? As an artist I often, frustratingly, feel most my most imaginative when I'm burned out. Similarly, I also can feel the most blocked when I am the most energized to work. Is there a connection?

Monica Olvera

I’m so tired of my job and being in the rat race of academia. Is this feeling widespread ?

Tim Pfarr

How likely is it to rise high in an organization and avoid burnout? It seems like upper management people I know are on the fast track to self destruction.

Sam Acker

FTQA (pronounced "acre"): is there a correlation between burnout and how someone was raised as a child? Talking parental pressures here and how they might cause long-lasting stress and general anxiety, never feeling like the work you're doing is good enough, etc. Most of the people I know experiencing stress and the resulting burnout--including myself--were raised to be perfectionists, in school and beyond. From where I stand today as a grown adult, my peers who seem better suited for handling stress and midlife crises are those whose parents were perfectly fine with them getting average, well-rounded grades in school while not sacrificing classic childhood freedoms or being too overbearing. Thanks!

Tea Danilović

How do you get your supervisor to understand the weight of burnout while still keeping in mind that someone is over their head too? How do I advocate for myself in front of someone who's being pressured to pressure me?

Kayla Marie Figard

I'm only a few months into a new job that I'm loving mostly except that I'm already burnt out. I'm starting to think that maybe it's just me. That even if I had my dream job, I'd still work myself into burnout. Im tired of being burnt out on the things that i love because of capitalism and the busy nature of this society and my own bad habits. How do we get out of this cycle? Any strategies to combat this self destructive behavior?

Kayla Marie Figard

I've so often wondered this! Also for the perfectionists out there, I'm reading this book right now called the perfectionists guide to losing control by Katherine Morgan Schaeffer. It's really good and has strategies for trying to work with your perfectionism instead of trying to "cure" it and be someone you're not.

beth clarke

How do you tell the difference between burnout and depression

Kate Radford

FTQA! Ohhh I’m stoked that you’re doing this episode! I’m so sorry, I have three questions. First, I’ve noticed that for me, burnout coincides with self-abandonment - self-abandonment patterns lead me to set aside my wants for what I think will please others inevitably lead to burnout, and when I’m burnt out, I’m out of touch with my wants/needs and feel a lack of ownership in my life. Any advice for working through these two problems simultaneously? Second, what do we know about the physiology of burnout? And third, what do we know about how burnout affects the ADHD brain versus brains without specific attention disorders?

Flozzatron

Do people experience different types of burnout? For example I run on very high energy most of the time but then once every few months my body just stops for 3 days with exhaustion/sometimes flu like symptoms and i cant leave my bed, it seems too regular to be a coincidence. Would that be considered miniature burnouts?

Retha Silvis

Hi! First time question asker. I had burnout after medical school and then 6 years of emergency department work, COVID, more studies etc. I took about 2 years to recover partially because I still have to work. How long do people take to recover? Do I need to change careers to recover? I often get compassion fatigue.

Amelie Lu

Actually, I've read that burnout is more of a reason for something like depression, and that vice versa depression is/can be a symptom of burnout. Is that true at all?

Amelie Lu

What are differences between "classic" burnout and autistic burnout? Is science even looking into autistic burnout?

Dark Avenger

Hello! First time question asker. I have had type 1 diabetes for over 35 years, and have had depressive episodes and burnout over the years. What are the best ways to deal with burnout for someone who is dealing with a chronic health issue with no cure?

Avren Keating

Do any of the self-care classes workplaces have employees take in reaction to burnout actually have proven efficacy? Or is it flim-flam?

Sabrina Ferreira

What are some tips or advice for someone working with special needs children, or just in special needs? I find it's easy to burn out in this line of work.

Sabrina Ferreira

What are the best careers or jobs for those who are neurodivergent to avoid burnout?

Neen

I know burnout is not laziness but it feels like laziness when I rest. What is the difference?

Neen

I get obsessive about work, it's all I think about and I struggle to turn off at night. Any tips???

Neen

Do phones/ doom scrolling contribute to burn out?

Neen

What is the relationship between burnout and seasonal/ chronic depression?

Alexandre Catulle

How to be there for someone who is going through a burnout or starting to feel burned out?

Caro Young

How is burnout diagnosed and/or measured? I imagine the experience would be very individualised?

Caro Young

What are the long term effects of burnout?

Enik's Tunic

Is it ethical to deal with substances when dealing with burnout?

FaeryJessa

How to recover from burnout when there are no real breaks? I have small kids, so time off work is just a different kind of work. I'm not who I want to be anymore, I'm so tired, but I don't see a way out.

Kleb

Does someone that have been through burnout(s) ever recover to previous mental capacity (energy, thought agility, sharpness, etc)?

Kleb

What could people with hipersensitivity and/or high IQ do to manage the higher risks of burnout?

Kleb

I have been through it twice and during it I couldn't even double check a supermarket receipt. My mind just felt tired, like your body would after a marathon... It's been a while and feeling I'll never get back to normal gets me to very dark places frequently

Kleb

Is there a correlation between burnout and depression/suicide?

Elsi Kay

It seems to me burnout is systemic but the solutions given are almost always individual and the responsibility to deal with them is put on the individual alone. Any thoughts how this could be changed?

Matt Hirschl

I’ve experienced burnout. Looking back, I would classify my burnout due to my own emotional immaturity at the time. How does the burnout increase/decrease as you get older?

Anna Elizabeth

differences between autistic/adhd burnout and allistic burnout.

Margeaux Dennis

This comment is hitting me extra hard for some reason! I hope you are OK and taking care of yourself. I’m not sure where you are in this world, but I hope there are resources or you can find some help with the kiddos. Everyone deserves and needs space to be themselves! If you happen to be in the NE Florida area, I would volunteer to kid sit for a day, or take you out for a beverage of your choosing, or just lend an ear. Hope it gets better 💗

Ashley Sayre de Rivas

Are there different flavors of burnout? I recently left the service industry after 20 years, and experienced many burnouts that I'd be able to muscle myself through, but this last one was the absolute worst, and I left my chef career for something lower impact and less stressful.

Chrysalis Ashton

I had a mentor tell me once that feeling burned out is an indication you are a high performer because you essentially care too much about doing your job well. Is there any scientific truth behind that or is it flim flam?

Andy Pepper

For those of us whose brains tend to work this way, is it possible to make friends with hyperfocus? It feels like a sort of intellectual superpower to drink (a little) from the fire hose of a new obsession, but then the crash after isn't worth it if you go all in. Is there a way hyperfocus can be healthy for the insatiably curious?

Felicia Stelsel

I heard recently that betrayal is disguised as burnout. For example, betrayal by the systems injustice and inequities or being overworked. I’d love to hear your expert’s thoughts on this!

Olivia Moore

What are early signs of burnout so you can start reversing it before it gets too bad? Also, what are the differences between burnout and stress?

Elliot Feeling

Hello, FTQA 🩵 I’m glad you’re doing this topic! I have been in organizations where there is a lot expected from volunteers, and it seems to always lead to a few people doing the most work. In those situations, I have struggled with setting boundaries, because it felt like if I didn’t do the work it would go to someone else who was equally stressed/burnt out. I have developed an attitude of self-preservation, and I try to prevent myself from getting into those situations in the first place. But I’m wondering if there is a way for volunteer-led organizations and non-profits to create a culture of non-burnout, so that people don’t have to place the burden on someone else by saying “no”.

Jojo Emerson

Are there any scientifically validated tests to identify burnout?

Mr. Weevil

how do people like pro athletes and academics avoid burnout with a sport/subject they are passionate about?

Renee Wanger

Why does it happen?! And how do I make it stop. Lol

Daniel Opdahl

How does burnout relate to depression and other mental health problems? I feel like depression manifests as a kind of burnout on life for me

Lene Olszeth

Would society going to a four day work week do anything for burnout?

Melina Filomia

I experienced burnout about 15 years ago, and it took me a few years to be myself again. Big Question: Why does it so easily feel like I could fall back into that with so much less provocation?

Adrianne Mahon

Are there any links between chronic pain issues and burnout?

Ingrid Felsl

How do we reverse burnout?? Is it possible I've felt burntout for years, particularly after the pandemmy?

Jeanie Beanie

I am happy to see a leader who wants to care for their team! We need more like you.

Honey Bee Grey

Is there a difference in regular burn out and ADHD burnout? Does it cause brain damage/memory loss if someone is in a constant state of burnout?

rowantree

Is there a difference between higher education burnout and professional work burnout? It’s taken me a while to get over school burnout and now I’m feeling gross about working after being in the workforce for 3 years.

Nicole Kleinman

What’s the best treatment for burnout?

Nicole Kleinman

I was so burned out my last semester of school! We were making an animated short film (which has been very successful), but I pushed myself past my limits to finish it. When we have important deadlines, it seems that burnout doesn’t matter. Is there a better way to cope with that?

Kadie Quiles Gray

How can we ensure ourselves that our burnout-preventing boundaries are not endangering our upward career trajectory?

6-1-49er-Joe

Here’s something of a strange thought: does having ADHD help alleviate the possibility of feeling burned out in some instances? I have so many interests that I come and go (before the burnout phase hits) but I never feel I can’t go back to them at a future date when the urge hits?

Jeanie Beanie

I hear you Stephanie! I’ve been in healthcare for decades. It used to be about health and care.

Tania Magic Fingers

Is there research on the rise of autoimmune diseases and other conditions, showing that they can be connected with burnout, either causing it or burn out triggering such illnesses?

Kleb

This!

Jeanie Beanie

The burnt-out individual now has the additional task of fixing themselves

Kleb

This! There's a lot of info about what it is, what causes it, how to avoid it, but there's not much about how to reverse it. After the 2 chronic burnouts I had, I keep thinking on winning the lottery and doing a "as long as needed retreat" but you know, reality is; bills to pay, stuff/people to take care of... Feels like no way out

Kleb

This!

Yuri

YES. I love how you put that

anniemercury

My workplace actually invests a lot of energy into being progressive and investing in its employees - as much as it can while still competing in a capitalist environment. There are frequent guest speakers and outside companies who talk to us about the importance of mental health, managing stress, avoiding burnout, self care, etc. Buuut, they always approach the content like we are fresh canvases who couldn't possibly be deep within the struggles. Which, of course, sounds completely tone deaf to people who are so done they are struggling to feed themselves and/or keep showing up to work. While prevention is invaluable, what are things people can do to improve their situations while deeply burned out?

Charity Wood

Teacher specific burnout - is it getting more common? Is that an “us” thing or is that the broken system? Is that why we’re seeing such a movement for homeschooling even outside religious communities?

Kleb

I'm reading some Ologites refer to their burnouts as a phase, but in my case I can feel it left me hyper sensitive to stress and tiredness in a level that makes me feel nauseous or sleepy, kind of desperate to run to a silent and dark room. It destroyed my career, many of my social connections and my life in general. I definitely tire mentally waaaay easier then before. This after 2 years of when I was knocked down and had the brain power of a cucumber. Are there different levels/types of burnout? Is this like a headache vs migraine thing?

Krystan Andreason

The only advice I ever get when dealing with burnout is to take a break and slow down, but nothing I have ever done has allowed time for such "frivolous" behavior. Why do we keep getting told to do this by individuals who know very well that it's almost impossible to implement? Is there ANYTHING else?

Dad jokes crack me up

Is it burnout? Is it a complete breakdown? Is an existential crisis?? Does the public perception of these terms dictate what we call it? Does our personality and perhaps resiliency help us frame the experience as a temporary setback vs a life / career/ everything- changing event? What happens when you pass burnout because you think it’s just a rough patch and just keep going until you can’t any longer? Is the event worse? More persistent? (So is it better if you act earlier to help yourself, can you lessen the impact of the event?) What predicts the speed of recovery? Do people generally return to whatever caused burnout or do they typically change careers, lifestyles,any or everything? Thx:)

Ingrid Felsl

Right! We have to keep going, maybe resting some, but somehow it never seems enough. Every decision is difficult and it feels like I'm dragging my feet on everything.

Kleb

Melina, it makes me happy to hear that you have recovered. I'm 2 years in and feeling I never will :(

Dad jokes crack me up

Ohh is there a gender difference and if so. Is it actually gender or is it how genders are treated differently and have different expectations placed upon them. Us.

Jeanie Beanie

Is burnout inevitable in the third and fourth decade of a career? “Find a new job” is not realistic for those of us over 55.

Rebekah Fitchett

Why do I feel like I can never to enough? Why do i feel guilty for not being able to do more for everyone around me?

anniemercury

One of the problems with burnout not being a medical diagnosis is that we don't have a great way to talk about it, so sometimes we're not even aware that it COULD be a thing that is happening. Spoon Theory was really great in helping me verbalize what I was experiencing: I might have enough energy/ spoons to get through work, but maybe only one spoon left at the end of the day to do a single additional thing. It might be taking a walk, cooking, grocery shopping, looking for other job options, scheduling doctor's appointments, being social. All of the things that might be adulting or enjoying life. I could do more than one thing (if I had the cognitive function to), maybe - but if I did I'd be stealing from tomorrow's spoons. Which means tomorrow I might not even have enough spoons to get through the work day. I'd love to hear more about the way we think and talk about burnout impacting whether or not we understand what is happening as we head into burnout.

anniemercury

I have some high functioning autistic friends who have experienced a burnout that required leaving a job or pursuit of study and essentially led to them having to take time unemployed and then rebuild their sense of self, then their life and life goals from scratch. Will you please talk about how masking, shame for not living up to neurotypical & capitalist expectations for achievement, and other factors feed into both the development of neurodivergent burnout and make it difficult for them to recover? Do we know of any interventions in childhood, during burnout development, or during the recovery and rebuilding process that help with resilience and recovery?

Dawn Smolczyk (pronounced small-check)

What is being done to try to decrease burnout throughout Healthcare? I know physicians have one of the highest burnout rates, but nurses, lab techs, radiology techs, respiratory techs, etc. too. I recently left a job in a medical laboratory, and looking back, I think I was in a constant state of fight or flight for about four years...

McKenna Pace

Are there some careers that are more likely to lead to burnout than others, or is it more of a personality trait, or something else? A friend of mine has been a first responder/firefighter for 15 years and feels totally burned out (no pun intended), and I imagine some of that comes from the fact that he's had an extremely stressful job for so long and always has to be "on." Meanwhile, I could imagine firefighters who don't really care about their jobs wouldn't experience this same level of burnout?

Sam Danielle

Is burnout a relatively new societal phenomenon or has it been a problem in our society for a while and we just didn't ha e a name for it? If it is only recently become a problem, how do we convince society to slow down so people feel less pressured to bring themselves to the point of burnout?

Sam Danielle

My students (I'm a high school teacher) the other day also had a similar question, concerned that not enough people are going into healthcare because there's not enough people in healthcare.

Hailee Kirby

Why is burnout/compassion fatigue so common in healthcare and what can we do to reduce it? I just graduated less than a year ago and I began working my healthcare job. I already feel so exhausted with everything. I'm tierd of being stressed out all the time.

Consistent Calamity

How does neurodivergence affect the likelihood of burnout?

Jessica Chance

How do I recognize burnout in the people I work with, and how can I help them?

river stone

has the relationship between authenticity and burnout been studied? ie do ppl burn out at higher rates when high masking?

river stone

how long does it actually take to recover from burnout? in frontline work, we’re typically given a few months leave but i found myself still experiencing symptoms years later

Jenna Congdon

Why do we sometimes experience burnout with things we love? For example, I've had hobbies or passions that eventually start to feel like a chore. I know parents who are very burned out from parenting, but love their kids dearly. Plenty of people enter careers they adore, only to find themselves burned out later on. Why do our joys sometimes turn out to be the toughest parts of life?

Bianca Estrada

FTQA: I’ve been a full-time student and full-time employee for the last few years. I’m in my last semester but can’t afford to not work full-time. What’s the best way to handle weeks in a row where I don’t have a day off without having a meltdown? 😅

Jenna Congdon

I second this! It seems more common in women. Is that true? And if so, why?? Does it have to do with career choices, additional workload in the home, neuro or biological differences? Are men just not admitting it because they're not socialized to discuss their feelings as readily? What about folks who don't identify within that gender binary?

Jenn Smith

Is burnout inevitable?

Rachel

Are there different types of burnout? I feel like I've been burnt out before from being overworked but right now I feel burnt out because it seems like some of the things I'm doing aren't appreciated or maybe even ignored when I'm trying to make things better. Should you deal with different types of burnout differently?

The Joyful Spitfire

SOS FROM A RECENT GRAD. I just completed my MPA back in May and am feeling the burnout in full force **afterwards not during**. Years of a full-time work, part-time school (really no such thing as a grad student. Lolz), long nights, early mornings, copious amounts crunchy Cheetos, quart size ice cream and a spoon, and near gallons of coffee have all but destroyed my sense of normal. How do I return to feeling like a human again? How long does it take?

The Joyful Spitfire

How much of burnout is a psychological experience and how much is chemical? Does it vary depending on the type of burnout you are experiencing (job, school, care giving for a sick loved one, etc)

The Joyful Spitfire

Signs that burn out is approaching. Can you catch it early or is it something that once you notice it you are too far?

Ashley Marrs

does the term “burnout” only apply to work? if so, is there an equivalent term for your personal life?

Elysha Schuhbauer

Why do I feel like I've been burnt out since 2012?

Field Trip Mail Club

I feel like sometimes when I feel the signs of a burnout coming on, it’s because I’m putting too much pressure on myself to stay at a certain level, in a certain routine, or having a hard time accepting that a ‘season’ of my life is ending. Any thoughts or tips on learning to identify the difference between a natural change in life ‘seasons’ and accepting the changes that come with that? Vs. assuming it’s automatically burnout?

Field Trip Mail Club

are there studies done on how medications like antidepressants and/or ADHD meds can help reduce or prevent burnout?

Rose

How does burnout differ from neurodivergent to neurotypical people? Should/is autistic burnout considered disabling?

Chris Bumgardner

Is anybody studying physical burnout in blue collar jobs? I know so many people who have worn their body out during their career in manual labor and know they have to live in regular pain or undertake expensive surgeries.

Jackie G

Is it true that people in mission-focused careers are more likely to burn out than people in money-focused careers? Are the recovery strategies the same?

Milan Ilnyckyj

There's a section about burnout in the climate change activist movement in my PhD dissertation: 3.4.1 Burnout and sustaining campaigners p. 103 (p. 119 of the PDF) https://www.sindark.com/phd/thesis/Ilnyckyj_Milan_202303_PHD_thesis.pdf I would ask not only how burnout can be combatted in long-haul movements, like the fight to keep the Earth habitable, but also how volunteer-driven non-hierarchical organizations can seek to parcel out work equitably and actively prevent people from getting overloaded.

Jackie G

It seems that in many companies the solution to burn out among working parents is to expect child-free coworkers to put in longer and longer hours or more of the workload. How can we break this cycle which pits employees against eachother?

Mouse Paxton

How long does burnout last? Can it be permanent? Do you have any tips on not burning out again too quickly? I find I start to get back to normal and then make too many plans with people who I felt I neglected while being burnt out and then burn out again. Likewise, any tips on not feeling guilty when you're too burnt out to do things with people?

RoadLesTravelled

Hourly employees and essential workers must (it seems) ‘work sick’ , not to mention part time employees without leave or insurance. Are there studies relating this practice to burnout?

Susan G

Unfortunately I am too burnt out to think of a question about burnout. 😭 I look foward to the episode.

Sam

Sports burnout - how does playing multiple sports during development benefit you athletically and contribute to your growth as a person when compared to one sport athletes (such as myself - and after 11 years the burnout was kinda starting to hit lmao)

Fi Cameron

How do you continue to work while burnt out? Fi she/they

Fi Cameron

How does autistic burn out differ to non-autistic burn out?

Brain 🧠 Shenanigans

FTQA! I am a late in life diagnosed AuDHD (thanks Alie! I scheduled testing shortly after the ADHD episode aired because I found it WAY TOO RELATABLE). I recently saw a video talking about how going through your entire life undiagnosed leads to trauma and trauma drive is what was giving you energy. Once you’re recovering from trauma your body is no longer in fight or flight mode, you feel the burnout which takes 3-5 years to fully recover from. Does that mean instead of framing burnout as a “temporary state” or “phase” that it’s actually a condition you truly need years to recover from? How related to trauma/PTSD is burn out? (Part of my diagnoses actually included PTSD). Skimming through other questions it looks like burnout, trauma, and ADHD/Autism are very intertwined. What is the research on that? I’m sorry this is so long. I have so many thoughts and feelings on this topic specifically. I am so burnt out lately that it’s absurd.

Celia Sanislow

Are the causes of burnout systemic, individual, or both/mixed/other? Also, how to recognize burnout?

Erin Campbell

How does unequal invisible labor in relationships contribute to burnout? And what long-term health issues/conditions can develop bc of this disparity?

Kate McLeod

I’m a late diagnosed AuDHD’er and didn’t realize until recently what I experience as burnout and what my neurotypical husband/friends describe as burnout seem different. Is autistic burnout its own separate thing?

Jeff

Can you describe the relationship between burnout and chronic conditions? It feels like a cyclic relationship that is difficult to break. My partner has been diagnosed with POTS, and while her job perpetuates her symptoms, it also provides the medical insurance necessary to manage her condition. How do you GET OUT?!?

Jeff

Burnout seems to be societal and impacting customer service workers in particular on a drastic level. What can we as the people do to achieve a healthy work life balance that lasts for our future generations? How does one truly leave the emotional baggage of work at work instead of allowing it to follow us home? Please help us give less fucks!

Aurora Arriaga

Can you live in a constant state of burnout?

Jani Rounds

How does one recover from burnout ? Preferably without quitting your job and moving to New Mexico?

Emily Oxford

What about burnout on non-work parts of life? Can I have relationship burnout? Social burnout? Parenting burnout? Dog mom burnout? Travel, fitness, podcast burnout? How is this different than just being tired of something or done with something?

Emma Fiori

Someone told me recently that the US government is actually considering moving to a 4 day work week. Is there any truth in that? How would something like that realistically work? I know I couldn't afford to loose 1/5th of my paycheck, although the thought of working only 4 days per week gives me butterflies. And I'm sure most companies would say they can't afford to give all their staff a day of paid vacation each week. How would a government level decision like this be forced onto all the little businesses across the nation?

Katie Stalder

A huge part of the burnout as a vet tech was compassion fatigue (for clients, patients and each other). Besides that and the usual physical exhaustion, underpaid, under appreciated, what are the other factors we should mitigate to avoid burnout?

Alexis Jarvis

I’ve brought up the topic of burnout several times to my managers in a fairly progressive workspace. All of the managers have been with the company for decades. I continue to get the impression they view burnout as the employees responsibility. Most of my team have limited work experience, especially in an office setting. The research I’ve done indicates the employer can play an important role in causing or preventing burnout. For my own sanity, how can employees persuade employers to take responsibility and action for burnout? How can employees help themselves and each other to not fall into the trap of thinking burnout as your sole responsibility?

Keely Chavez

Please talk about caregiver burnout, particularly in relation to healthcare workers and emergency responders.

Lalie Broten

First time question asker :) I experience burnout every couple weeks, not necessarily from work but from work combined with the rest of my life. I have chronic pain and a spouse with ADHD. I carry most of the burden of our family's needs and I'm the only driver. What are some strategies for balancing all these things that I can not change yet??

Nicolette

What is the correlation (if any) between burnout and social media? Does doom scrolling really alleviate burnout or make it worse?

Matthew Walcher

Are some people more immune to burning out?

Matthew Walcher

Does it affect different levels of leadership, differently? Like are the c-suite and the individual contributers equally susceptible?

Matthew Walcher

Can you have burnout and recover without knowing you have had it?

Matthew Walcher

Once you have had burnout, are you more likely to get it again, like herpes?

Matthew Walcher

Do animals experience burnout or is it just us? Are we the problem?

Matthew Walcher

How do you actually know when you're in a state of burnout? Instead of just being tired and demotivated?

Sweet Chili

I have ADHD (taking welbutrin and adderall), and I’m starting to wonder if I’m in a cycle of burnout not because of work, but because of daily cooking, cleaning, and any kind of maintenance task. The admin of life itself is what exhausts me. Can I escape that? Or should I just embrace my slobbery?

Talons Galore

Burnout in relation to women, adhd, and menopause!

Emily Logterman

First time question asker. What do you do when your job and your work are almost one and the same? I work in middle school special education as a speech pathologist and have a daughter with special needs at home. I love my job, and I love my daughter more, but sometimes it feels impossible to get away from always being needed. How do you address burnout then?

Ioana Fotache

First timer here! How can you heal from long-term burnout when taking time off makes you *more* burned out since you don't remember who you are outside work anymore?

Leanna Shuster

OMG, I love that you're covering this topic! First of all I'm curious to hear more about how career-related burnout has become a more recognized and acceptable concept in recent years and how the Ologist feels that this may cause real change in the coming generations in terms of how students plan for their own future careers?

Olivia Lester

How can you tell the difference between just feeling (perenially) tired vs. burnout? Can animals feel burnout? How to know when to just keep going vs. make changes? Can you burnout on "good" things/habits? Would love to know about dealing with burnout in disorder/addiction recovery.

Olivia Lester

Can burnout mean just taking a break from something and then returning to it?

Olivia Lester

Are urban areas more/less likely to burnout than rural? Are certain races, genders, careers, i.e. a certain demographic more prone to burnout?

Leanna Shuster

Sometimes (especially in the US it seems) people lean into their career so much that it becomes the core of their self-identity. The danger however is that if down the road they find themselves overstressed and experiencing burnout at work, stepping back from an expected career path can feel like you're considering giving up a part of yourself (which makes it even more stressful!). So I guess my question is how do we not let a job not become so interwoven with our sense of self, so that we're able to better handle unexpected curves that life throws at us?

Katie King

How do you rest? I don't know how to spend time recovering from my week, I am either bored and irritated, scrolling and feeling guilty, or doing something fun but exhausting. I don't know how to rest.

Deviancy

What can we do to help keep others from burning out? I moved from the US to Germany. At first I was taken a back by the poor customer service here and now I find the emotional responsibilities of customer facing jobs in the US to be crazy. Why should low pay retail jobs be responsible for customers’ emotion states? That seems exhausting and unrealistic.

Margeaux Dennis

With such positive outcomes from studies regarding 4d workweeks, can you comment more about the hurdles that prevent it from being implemented? Is it lack of awareness on the company’s part? Too big of a logistical nightmare? A need for a cultural shift in expectation? Too much of the “when I was young and walked uphill both ways we actually WORKED” blah blah blah

ValBeListening

What are the signs that you need to find a new job or even a new career path?

ValBeListening

How do you find the motivation to keep going to your full-time job when you dread it, but need healthcare?

AshKash B'gash

Long-time listener, first-time question asker: for those of us in the healthcare field, especially those in residency training, where the norm is to work for 60-80 hours a week, to have disordered sleep, to not have the time to eat well/exercise, how do you recommend fighting against burnout when our own basic needs tend not to get met and the stakes are so high if burnout takes hold?

Earl of Greymalkin

1) What is the history of burnout, as in how we conceptualize it and think about it, and treat other people who are experiencing it? Is "burnout" only recently recognized or has it been around for a while? 2) Is 'burnout' a good word for it or are there better options? Is the analogy limiting or can it be productively extended? 3) How did the pandemic affect what people are experiencing or how we talk about it? 4) How does 'quiet quitting' factor in? 5) Do non-human animals ever exhibit signs of burnout? Or is it just humans messing ourselves up? 6) Is it necessary to overthrow capitalism to eliminate burnout? 7) Can it be hard to know if you're in burnout? Are there different levels to burnout? 8) Is burnout related to the 'mid-life crisis'? 9) How would you want schools and employers to teach/talk about burnout if you could write the curriculum?

Scientifically Lily

Going to try getting a plant for my cubicle. And have been trying to decorate it with fun stuff like a mini disco ball. What can I do to my cubicle that will help my burnout ? Any sciencey based stuff. Anything I can take besides caffeine (upsets my stomach )

Trista Algar

what is a general timeline on recovering from burnout? i feel like ive never fully recovered from university and my battery has been extra sensitive since 😂

Joyce Marquardt

Long-time listener, first-time questioner: How can someone tell the difference between burnout and depression?

Lindsey Bartholomew

Yes!! I experience such a lack of motivation these days and feel burnt out just from anticipation or the prospect of working

Lindsey Bartholomew

I know, my battery is at like 40% capacity, and I fear I won’t ever have the capacity I used to!

Lindsey Bartholomew

Is there a connection between burnout and adhd, perfectionism, or imposter syndrome?

Boreal Becca

I was recently feeling burnout and left a job I loved almost too much, but I was also burntout from all the responsibilities of being a single parent and handling a parent’s health crisis as an only child among other things. I think I could have handled life better if I had this mythical village people talk of. Where do I find it? Is there a secret door somewhere to this magical place?

Lindsey Bartholomew

How in the hell do I recover from this crippling burnout and gain my excitement back? I’m so worried about how I’ll fare in my field—which I LOVE—with such a profound absence of motivation.

Kleb

Same here :/

Kleb

Same

Kleb

Yes! Clinically diagnosed with ADHD, I had a burnout because I insisted on high standards, both ethical and technical in an industry in which sexual harassment and mediocre quality were just ignored. I tried to "fix the world" by standing up against what was wrong and here I am, 3 years later, working at what feels to be 40% capacity, losing hopes I'll ever get to even 75% again...

Kleb

Please touch on ADHD, Hypersensibility and high IQ! Thanks!

Kleb

Nah. Alcohol would just drag you even further down (but tempting, I know. Same as ice cream ;)

Kleb

Only thing I can think of is for it to be an extreme trigger for the person to change a self destructive routine/life

Kleb

Is that ikigai?

Kleb

Spoiler alert: I changed jobs and moved houses. It did not work :/ but I would have died if I have stayed at the same job. I think it just takes too long (if ever) to recover

Kleb

This happened to almost all engineering students I know (including me). It is just much more difficult (specially if the school was not that strong)

Kleb

3 years in. It got slightly better than wanting to throw up whenever I had to stress/concentrate for work, but it is still here.

Kleb

Nick, I've been in it for 3 years non stop. At the moment, it feel one does not recover from it. Hoping you will get a more positive answer though.

Kleb

Nicky I had the same! Fighting against sexual harassment at work and being ignored/retaliated for it. (a lady was being harassed and asked for my help). A Dr. mentioned the book The Highly Sensitive Person and it addresses this as people that have moral sensors that are more sensitive than usual, like someone that would be bothered by a noise that's not bothering "normal" people. So it causes stress and may lead to burnout.

Kleb

I was thinking the same.... Could burnout be a type of PTSD?

Josephine Murdoch

I'm 18 months in and still feeling it so I get it!! 3 years of burnout is rough, I'm sorry you're still feeling it. It has definitely made me focus on trying to take each day as it comes, focus on positives etc but some days the physical residuals really get me down.

Kleb

Hey, I can give a testimony (or two) that support that beautifully. That is what caused my burnout

Kleb

Yeah, I have the feeling that this became a generic word, but that the difference is something like migraine/headache.

Kleb

I am reading comments here and sometimes it does feel like people are referring to being exhausted or depleated, but would be fine after a week of vacations or if they "took it easy". For others, no matter if you are in a 1 year retreat in a all inclusive resort, with no concerns in life, you would still be exhausted.

Kleb

Silent/shy/desperate side smile of someone that has been in it for 3 years.

Kleb

I have been considering that move a lot! So good to read that it worked for you!

Kleb

3 years in, feeling at 40% capacity on those.

Kleb

Hi Peter, there are some ways I tried to explain what I had to people. 1) I have just mentally run a marathon, so if you ask me to walk around the block, it will be hard for me to do so. (problem with this is that it seems after a rest it will be fine, hence:) 2) imagine a plastic bar that you bent over limit and now it has those white marks of deformation and it WON'T go back to shape easily. That's my brain now. ( In engineering we call it an inelastic deformation) IE: if one is exhausted, but can get back to normal with rest, it is not burnout. One is just exhausted

Kleb

You know when an electric/electronic thing start smelling like burnt plastic and it stops working...?

Kleb

Having that feeling with life, to be honest.

Kleb

Hi Greg, non professional answer: i felt it when i didn't have energy even for the things ı really love doing (and this is where it gets confused with depression)

Kleb

"just a little longer"

Kleb

Hi Farran. Your question is good and I am also curious. I think there will be a relation specially when it is a long term burnout and the person starts losing hopes that they will ever recover.

Kleb

Yep. Been there

Kleb

Amber, I might be wrong, bu burnout is sometging that lasts a while. Like bending a plastic bar that will deform and not come back. I also have ADHD and had the cycles of exhaustion you describe. My bar would bend, and return. Until it didn't. And its been 3 years I feel depleated, with the brain of a lettuce and my career is gone. If I may, i would suggest using strategies that will help you doing less things and allowing yourself to rest mentally and phisically. I know it's hard, i failed in doing it, and here i am. Lettuce hug, Kleb.

Kleb

With you on year 3. Yeay. No wait...

Kleb

Unless you are ADHD and you have too many wants that you actually put energy to achieve.

Kleb

Might be wrong, but: that's not burnout. It's exhaustion. Burnout is more like you could stay 3 months in an all inclusive resort with no stress and you would still be exhausted. However, having those exhaustion cycles might take you to burnout. It's like headacjes and migraines (from someone 3 years into that crap)

Miss Palindrome

Is there a way to manage my output (as a highly sensitive and anxious person) so I don't yo-yo between being exhausted and having crazy high motivation/energy?

Alicia Clarkson

Is it true that some countries have lower rates of burnout than others? And is it true that some have burnout leave for when it does occur? What makes the countries with lower rates of burnout stand out?

Lindsey Bartholomew

Here’s to us learning what we can do about it so we can feel like ourselves again 🖤

Heather Woodford

I WILL DIE OF HAPPINESS IF YOUR GUEST(S) ARE (EITHER OF) THE NAGOSKI SISTERS!!!! This would be like the ultimate Venn diagram overlap of my liiiiife! If you do have Emily and/or Amelia on, please tell them I use their books in my college classes and as a therapist in private practice! 🤩😻😍

Josh

What are good ways to set boundaries at work and push back against arbitrary deadlines and unchecked expectations?

Katy

Ughhhhh, I'd send you an emotional battery recharge if I could because SAME.

Moth Sprout

I’m a fulltime artist and was traveling to conventions A LOT last year to sell my work, I stopped doing that and only sell my art online right now until I feel I can do that much traveling for work again. Is it true that having a major burnout almost a year ago, would still affect me? I feel like since last October when I went all the way from Ohio to Nevada to sell art, I haven’t been able to pick up the same consistency and flow with my art that I did before that.

Patrick W

Omg same. People ask me what I do to relax and I'm like "I don't even know her."

Rosalie D.

Omg I can’t wait for this episode. I have been slowly crawling out of the burnout goo that I’ve been living in and trying to find coping strategies 🙏🏻

Dr Kasey

I'm a full time post doc studying Hepatitis Delta and all I have to say is this episode is coming at the right time... my pipette hand and my brain are tired!

Avya Bhargave

Given life circumstances and the economy many people including myself have to work two jobs, how do you prevent burnout when it constantly feels like you’re working?

Rebecca Jackson

My husband is a remote sensing scientist (using satellites to look at the earth). In his job he regularly suffered burnout (scientists often do about 5 peoples jobs) and it was hard to know how to help him. How can we support those we love effectively when they suffer burnout?

Rebecca Jackson

Also, when the work/science is your passion, it’s often very hard to recognise burnout is happening, and really hard to step back from.