We often get messages about peak performance and productivity, and pursuing our passions, but we don’t get the healthy ones that will help us prevent burn out and cope with overwhelming stress and anxiety. Whether you are an entrepreneur or any sort of professional who has experienced burnout, today’s blog article is for you. I share lessons I’ve learned by becoming a psychologist in private practice and how I’ve dealt with the ups and downs of burn out, pressures to perform, and pursuing a career passion. Read more to feel less alone and get encouraged about the normalcy of these challenges.
How frontline workers and caregivers can cope with stress and burnout
How can frontline workers and caregivers cope with burnout during times of intense stress? The coronavirus pandemic and similar periods of extreme stress force health care professionals, essential workers, and caregivers to work harder under harsh conditions. This is a set up for burnout. Who will help the helpers? This blog post covers tips for the helpers who need help themselves managing with the emotional, mental and physical burden. From mindfulness to taking time to talk to someone, these practical and essential tips are meant to be practiced anytime anywhere.
You Need to Work on Relaxing: How to recover from your obsession with productivity
Are you obsessed with constantly having to be productive?
Relaxing and taking down time may not be easy for you because you feel like you should be staying busy. But are you tired of this non-stop mode of work and not being able to enjoy life and relax? Read about my complicated relationship with relaxing and the steps you can take to break old mental habits around being productive. Read here about ways you can learn how to actually chill out.
How to get out of a rut when you're bored with your life
Have you ever felt complacent and bored with your life? Have you felt more disengaged with your life lately? When you’re not feeling so excited or enthusiastic about your day to day routine, your job, or maybe your relationships, then it’s hard to feel motivated or happy. Wouldn’t you feel a lot better if you had a sense of “this is why I am doing what I’m doing” in your life? Read today’s blog to discover what is one thing you can do today to make your life more meaningful and purposeful and stop feeling so stuck in a rut.
What are the signs of burnout? How to know if you are struggling with burnout and how to recover
Burnout is a pervasive, particularly in places like NYC and our fast-paced culture. Stress and burnout are related but not necessarily the same feeling. What exactly is burnout? Learn how to know if you’re experiencing burnout and how to recover from burnout. You must read your body’s signs and learn how to combat chronic stress even if it feels hard to imagine you can feel differently! Read https://www.yyoonphd.com/blog for more about coping with stress and preventing burnout.