Burnout: A Psychodynamic & Existential Perspective
These days, my news feed seems to be exploding with mentions of the word Burnout. You might be surprised to learn, however, that mental health …
Burnout
In 2019, the World Health Organization made a major announcement that affirmed what many of us who have experienced or worked with individuals experiencing burnout already knew: burnout is a serious, legitimate health issue.
WHO now describes burnout as “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”
The World Health Organization’s official shift in how they define burnout made it possible for burnout to enter the international diagnostic manual, and clear the way for more research and treatment options for people who are experiencing burnout.
Below, you will find a number of resources that I have created surrounding the topic of burnout, preventing burnout, and recovery from burnout.
Understanding your Play Style – An Illustrated Guide to Play Types
Good play helps us rest in more satisfying ways, bond more deeply with friends and partners, work more productively, and grow resilience to burnout. So why are so many of us so bad at it? In this article, I share a visual summary of how adults play, according to Dr. Stuart Brown in his book PLAY. Want to learn your play style? Log in via Patreon to take the quiz.
Self Care in the Age of Working from Home
Even before the pandemic, working from home presented unique challenges to the work-life balance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these challenges have become even more pronounced, …
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Vicarious Trauma
In the simplest terms: burnout occurs when the stress we experience exceeds our capacity to cope with that stress. While some individuals may be able …
Allostatic Load, Chronic Stress, and Burnout
Recently, my illustrations have been exploring Chronic Stress and Burnout. One way of understanding this slow process of burning out is through the concept …
Small Changes in Self Care Add Up for Mental Health
When all you can muster up the energy to do is sit on the couch in a blanket-burrito browsing internet memes, try sitting outside in …
How Scarcity Impacts Our Brain, Relationships, & Mental Health
Needs that are ignored or unable to be met due to lack of resources do not go away – instead, they often become all-consuming until …
Flourishing through Suffering: The Myth of the Archetypal Biography
Most of the “life stories” we encounter through fiction, movies, and summary biographies (i.e. wikipedia) follow narrative development that isn’t really accurate. In real life, …
The Voice of Burnout is Not YOUR Voice: A Sketchnote on Burnout
What Is Burnout? The voice of burnout is not YOUR voice. Burnout will say you aren’t cut out for it, that you don’t enjoy it, …
Deep Self-Care Includes Mindfulness, Pleasure-Based Movement, and External Emotional Support
Our minds and our bodies are intimately connected. In a world that is constantly firing stress signals at us (Hint: just about all advertising is …