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Beating BurnoutThe Sweetness of Doing NothingTherapy, meditation, nature, nutrition, sleep, blah, blah, blah.
All of these lifestyle changes and interventions have a place in supporting our mental health, but sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is nothing at all. Join me as special guest Stephanie Sosa tries to teach me how to chill the f*#$ out. Enjoy!2021-08-3129 min
Beating BurnoutTFW Your Social Battery Runs OutHave you ever experienced the feeling when we’re out with our friends and all of a sudden you just can’t function anymore and there’s no going back. It’s time to go home, now. Now that we’re re-entering the world, it’s taking a lot less to drain our social batteries and it’s taking a lot longer to recover. But with a few simple tweaks to our thinking and planning, we can anticipate this and find a better balance than we had before. For more detail, listen now.2021-07-0159 minBeating BurnoutRevenge Bedtime Procrastination - The Sneaky Start of the Burnout CycleThe term “revenge bedtime procrastination” has recently become popularized as a way to describe what happens when you stay up late for apparently no reason and sabotage your next day. We dive into what your mind is trying to tell you when you do that, how to tackle it in a way beyond just “don’t do it”, and why it’s actually the best intervention point to impact your overall well being. Hope you enjoy it!2021-06-2450 min
Beating BurnoutPromoting Emotional Wellness at Scale with Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer at LiverampIt's my pleasure to host Brandon Sammut, the Chief People and Culture Officer at Liveramp, a data connectivity company with over 1,000 individuals. As an employee at Liveramp, I have seen Liveramp implement a number of wellness initiatives before and throughout the pandemic including an app-based therapy offering and home office budgeting.
I wanted to get a deeper understanding of how these types of programs are decided on, what insight leadership actually has to the mental wellness of individual employees, and how success in implementing something like a wellness program is measured. Safe to...2021-04-0654 minBeating BurnoutPandemic Proof Positivity: The Story of Antonetti's Hair for MenHe started his barbershop out of his garage and has been a source of inspiration, positivity, and great haircuts ever since. Foregoing traditional business principles in favor of running his business with integrity and passion, he has created an oasis of culture in Long Beach and a loyal customer base that has allowed him to not only persevere through the pandemic, but to grow and expand his business operations.
Join me for an inside look into the journey of Desmond Antonetti, founder of Antonetti's Hair for Men. We talk about the motivations for...2021-03-0759 minBeating BurnoutWhen to Stop Pushing: Interview with Anthony PhillipsToday, we have on special guest Anthony Phillips, CEO of Galvanize, the leading company in technology education (recently acquired for upwards of $150MM).
He talks us through his journey with burnout, and tackles a lot of the hard questions around knowing when to take a step back, how to deal with the pressure that corporate needs place on an individual, and shares the systems he uses to now manage burnout successfully without compromising professional success, including this tool for mitigating the impact of Slack and email:
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I hope you enjoy it and as always, your fe...2021-01-2644 minBeating BurnoutThe Burnout Wheel - Identifying the RootBurnout is often thought about as having too much on your plate and not enough time to do it. But it is oftentimes just as much related to not having enough of the drivers of positive momentum that keep people engaged and excited about their work.
In this episode, we walk through many of the common sources of burnout, walk through an exercise to understand which are most important to you, and how to take these learnings and use them to start the conversation with friends, family, or even your manager about your options for making...2021-01-1729 minBeating BurnoutNo Pressure New YearWelcome to the first episode of the new year where we discuss how to set yourself up for success without the pressure that resolutions so often bring. By focusing on your primary intentions and looking for ways throughout the year to strive for your intention, you give yourself a less stressful and more dynamic way to make progress.
Resources for the exercise mentioned in the episode:
Values Examples: https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/values-clarification.pdf
Value Statements: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DvmEDxt3I6...2021-01-1614 minBeating BurnoutEmotional VirologyA 5 minute power charge for the rest of your day! The pace that thoughts grow and spread in the mind is so staggeringly quick that you can make major strides in your mental health journey right now.2020-12-1106 minBeating BurnoutBeyond Therapy: 7 Pillars of Mental HealthNo stories in this episode - this is for anyone who wants to make significant shifts to their mental health today.
In this flipped interview, we discuss mental health by using physical health as an analog - focusing on the importance of setting SPECIFIC goals, tracking progress, and how to wade through the hundreds of things you could be doing (meditation, journaling, walks in nature, etc, etc.) to create the few things you can turn into your "mental health workout".
Most importantly, we break down some of the most important tweaks that can...2020-11-1651 minBeating BurnoutA Journey Through the Bipolar UniverseJoin me and Behavioral Specialist Sara Paye as she immerses us in what a manic episode looks like, how bipolar can actually cause other disorders such as anorexia, and gives us her take on what’s going on with Kanye. Check out her art piece, Handle With Care, here: https://www.thestayproject.us/blog/october-2020
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· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2020-10-191h 13Beating BurnoutImposter Syndrome: The Hidden Career Killer*** AUDIO WARNING - Due to some spotty WiFi, there are a few times where the audio cuts out or lags briefly - it gets better as the episode progresses. Thanks for listening and supporting as we work out the kinks - I promise this is a good one! *** Womens’ Impact and Empowerment Coach Robyn Eckersley masterfully breaks down the nuances of imposter syndrome, why it’s so prevalent in today’s work culture, and shares some immediately applicable techniques for working through it when it takes over.
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· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2020-09-0743 min