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Beyond the Smile: Real Talk with Real People / Season Two, Episode Three: Tag Team Match of the Week!

55m · Beyond the Smile · 20 Feb 19:00

Episode 3:  Tag-Team Match of the Week:  Stress and Burnout vs Balance and Happiness.  Place your bets!

What a tag-team match this episode will be for everyone!   I heard a quote from a student:

"The brain relies more on experience than it does knowledge" seems to really apply to this discussion.    If your experience is to run the stress and burnout cycle day after day, sometimes KNOWING what to do isn’t as important as experiencing a new normal.  This episode runs through leading causes for burnout, how we live in a stress-based culture, and ways to find your true balanced, and happy self.

Curious to see everyone’s thoughts!  Have a great week - Melissa & Melissa


Resources Referred to in Episode:

Burnout and COVID-19

What Black Burnout Feels Like

Millennials and Burnout

Women and Burnout

Women and the "Exhaustion Gap"

Burnout in Healthcare Professionals

Burnout vs. Job Satisfaction in Mental Health Workers

Burnout & the Stress Cycle

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