Burnout

4 Effective Ways to Tackle Burnout Through Recovery and Prevention

2020-10-09T13:28:59+00:00

If you’re chronically overtired, feeling preoccupied with work and notice that your motivation has dried up, you may be struggling with symptoms of burnout. Burnout is an advanced degree of work-related stress or fatigue that occurs when we’ve been stressed, unhappy and feeling stuck in unhelpful patterns (and sometimes environments) for a long time. Burnout is usually a slow and gradual process and the signs can sometimes creep up on us. The good news is that [...]

4 Effective Ways to Tackle Burnout Through Recovery and Prevention2020-10-09T13:28:59+00:00

4 Concepts to Help you Adjust to Your New Normal

2020-07-01T16:56:03+00:00

Being a New York City-based psychologist during the time of COVID-19 has highlighted the extent of adjusting, shifting, grieving, and healing we’ve all had to do. I’ve had to lean into my knowledge about trauma, burnout, grief, and compassion in a different way than before because the psychological impact has been real for everyone involved. During this time, we might need reminders that help us adjust and grow with kindness and thoughtfulness. Here are a [...]

4 Concepts to Help you Adjust to Your New Normal2020-07-01T16:56:03+00:00

Cultivating A Gratitude Practice

2020-04-27T19:12:31+00:00

In the midst of the fear and panic of COVID-19, it feels so important to find gentle and realistic ways to protect our physical and mental health. A gratitude practice can be one way we ground ourselves, deepen our perspective, and validate the complexity of our experience. Here's a post on how we can cultivate this practice in a more authentic and gentle way. What Is Gratitude? I define gratitude as a practice of making [...]

Cultivating A Gratitude Practice2020-04-27T19:12:31+00:00

Work From Home Burnout Prevention Tips

2020-05-01T18:46:41+00:00

The COVID-19 pandemic can really and understandably bring up a lot of stress. Fears about losing control can come up, and we might, in an effort to feel more grounded, look for ways to regain that control and agency. Sometimes though, we can lean into patterns that can be less healthy for us. One (unhealthier) way we might try to regain control is by throwing ourselves into work, when we either do not need to [...]

Work From Home Burnout Prevention Tips2020-05-01T18:46:41+00:00

How to Offer Kindness To Ourselves During Tough Times

2020-04-27T19:16:15+00:00

January can be a powerful month for many of us. It's a time of reflection, action, and creativity. Sometimes though that reflective process can get out of hand! We might notice all the ways things did not go according to plan or the ways we didn't show up the way we wished. We might even then start criticizing ourselves which can zap our self-worth and motivation. If you've ever wondered "why do I do this?," [...]

How to Offer Kindness To Ourselves During Tough Times2020-04-27T19:16:15+00:00

Burnout Recovery & Prevention

2020-01-21T16:50:02+00:00

Burnout is usually a slow and gradual process – one that tends to rob people of their passion, their motivation, and energy, leaving them instead with feelings of exhaustion, disillusionment, and frustration. But as overwhelming as burnout can feel, recovering is possible. Here are tips to help you recover if you’re experiencing burnout. These tips can also be really helpful to implement to prevent burnout. 1. Strengthen your mindset When helping individuals recover from burnout, I highly [...]

Burnout Recovery & Prevention2020-01-21T16:50:02+00:00

10 Non-Meditative Ways to Be Mindful

2019-06-28T22:10:02+00:00

What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is the process of offering moment-to-moment awareness to our experiences in a gentle and curious way. It is an intentional practice of trying to be in the now - so when we notice ourselves pulled into the past or the future when practicing mindfulness, we practice gently shifting our attention to the present.  We often associate mindfulness with meditation, but there are so many different ways to practice mindfulness. Here are [...]

10 Non-Meditative Ways to Be Mindful2019-06-28T22:10:02+00:00

Burnout Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatments

2019-06-24T21:19:51+00:00

Even – and sometimes, especially – individuals with the strongest passion for what they do can fizzle out, and get "burnt out." Burnout runs deeper than daily stress, as it's typically the result of chronic stress that's permeated into different areas of an individual's life. By understanding what burnout looks like, you’re empowering yourself to seek help if, and when, you need it. What is burnout? Burnout is an advanced degree of stress or fatigue. [...]

Burnout Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatments2019-06-24T21:19:51+00:00
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