Burned Out
The OR As a urologist, burnout specialist and an expert in helping people recover from burnout, you maybe wondering what does the OR (operating room) have to do with it managing burnout? Well, I believe the OR has been a significant area throughout my life where I have learned a lot about not only…
Read MoreBurnout Recovery and Cancer This topic is definitely close to my heart, today I am sharing burnout recovery lessons I have learned from cancer. If you or a family member is going through cancer recovery and treatment this is a great resource for you. And if you are going through this, just know I am…
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Why You Need A Team Approach You may be thinking: is this necessary? Or maybe you are taking sole responsibility in your burnout and do not believe it needs to become a discussion among your team. And it is possible to do that completely on your own, to be honest I did that (well…
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You Have Options! I want you take a moment here and think about what your options are: Could you be working less? Could you be training and delegating more at work? Do you need relieve your stress and burnout, like now? One of the BIG issues with burnout is that it can and will make…
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You maybe wondering about Physician’s Wellness… You may be wondering about this topic and how we got to this place in the medical field in the first place! Well there is no denying A LOT has changed in the last 20 to 30 years! So I’m breaking down the 4 phases of Burnout Recovery and…
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Resilience is beautiful thing…. When it comes to life and mindset BUT I have to be honest, I was never truly a fan of resiliences when it in the medical field. You see, resilience was a part of the early treatment algorithms for physicians in regard to burnout. And how I thought about this…
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First off, does this sound like you: Do you dread Monday mornings, starting Sunday night? Does the pace of your work crush all of the joy out of it and you? Is your physical, mental and financial health suffering due to your burnout? Does your family suffer, feel loss of love and connection with you…
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Symptoms of Burnout First Thing to Recognize: It’s real! There is no “one size fits all” when it comes to burnout symptoms. Although we can’t always see them coming, there are some symptoms that seem to be more “obvious” when it comes to experiencing burnout such as: Anger, frustration and hopeless, powerlessness ETC. BUT the…
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The Burnout Box Burnout: It’s personal It is helpful to think of your current situation as box of your construction (no blaming, just naming), with a floor, walls and a ceiling. The floor is your cumulative learning, experience and education. The walls consist of work environment, mental, physical, financial, spiritual and social elements.…
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Breathing through Burnout I think there’s a big component of both stress, burnout, and anxiety that can be fixed with breathing. There are two different breathing techniques I employ. I probably do this three to five times a day depending on how stressful the day gets, but I’ll just stop what I’m doing, and…
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