All Work and No Play - Insights on Burnout
In today's episode of MaryLayo Talks, I’m with guest Dr Karen Michell. Karen, an occupational health nurse with experience in academia, shares her experience of going through burnout, both as a worker and a boss, and how it impacted her mental health.
The conversation and questions include:
- What is burnout?
- What are the common signs of burnout?
- What burnout symptoms did you experience?
- What triggered the burnout?
- How did you come to realise you had burnout?
- How many times have you experienced burnout?
- What key steps did you take to overcome burnout?
- What do you do to keep you from burning out again?
- What advice would you give to someone who is currently experiencing burnout?
- How faith in God helped in the burnout process.
- Bible verses for burnout.
Take a moment to delve into what may be 'beyond the smile' - listen in to the conversation.
Guest details:
Karen is a wife and mother with two grandsons. She is also an occupational health nurse practitioner with over 25 years’ international experience spanning occupational health, safety, research, and education. Her professional experience is underpinned by a strong academic and research background which extended into occupational safety and health (OSH) consultancy in pharmaceutical, construction, logistics, healthcare and manufacturing sectors.
Karen's a Fellow of the Academy of Nursing in South Africa in recognition of her contribution to research and practice in occupational health nursing. She is an accomplished international author and presenter on multiple occupational safety and health related subjects.
MaryLayo's spiritual wellbeing tip: Meditate on the bible scripture Colossians 1:11.
Related resources: Also check out podcasts Episode 1: Running on Empty & Episode 8: Helping the Helper.
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For help in dealing with mental health related matters, please seek specialist advice and support if needed.
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