Tag: self-care
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Signs of Emotional Exhaustion
Emotional Exhaustion is a key indicator of burnout. It both happens when we are feeling burned out and can lead to feeling burned out. This exhaustion can stem from any number of things and is usually a result of long term stresses Emotional exhaustion can be hard to catch as it can look like other…
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The Importance of Leaving Work At Work
We all bring work home from time to time. Worrying about an upcoming meeting or complaining about a policy change. However, this quite often goes beyond a quick thought for many. We don’t just think about these things when asked how our day was, we think about it all the time. On the drive home,…
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How to Stop Burnout Before it Starts
Preventing burnout involves acknowledging that burnout isn’t something that just happens to those with “bad attitudes” as some might say. The first stage of burnout is actually the opposite of that. It’s called the honeymoon stage. This is where we get new roles or responsibilities and are super eager and excited for our work. We…
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Study On Healthy Leadership and Leader Self Care
From what I’ve seen in my work, leaders often tend to focus on how they can help everyone before themselves. In highlighting how helping yourself can help others, I want to share a research study from 2022 that I ran across from the University of Bremen. There has been a lot of research showing positive…
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What is Compassion Fatigue?
Compassion fatigue is a condition that affects those whose roles involve helping others. It can look similar to burnout and even accompany burnout. Despite this, the causes are different and the effects can be, too. Where burnout is a general sense of feeling fatigued or overwhelmed from too high of a workload, compassion fatigue is…
Burnout Prevention Therapy 