Episode 6: "How do we manage burnout?"

Burnout has become one of those topics that seemingly every work place talks about now. And if they’re not, well they should be. According to a study from McKinsey in 2021, Australians suffer the highest rates of burnout of any country with around 61% of Australians having experienced some form of burnout (compared with the global average of 48%).

Dr Amy Imms is a medical doctor and the founder of The Burnout Project – An Australian organisation helping people recover from burnout and create a life of meaningful work and joy. She is the author of Burnout: Your first Ten Steps and believes that we can thrive instead of merely surviving with evidence-based burnout-specific support. She provides group support, individual counselling, online courses, retreats, workshops, and hosts Thrive Symposium. Amy is passionate about preventing burnout in the workplace and supports organisations through workshops, training, and consulting.

Other References:

• “As life speeds up and pandemic drags, burnout is biting hard” by Wendy Tuohy in the Sydney Morning Herald 9/12/22
• impostorsyndrome.com (Valerie Young)
• self-compassion.org (Kristen Neff)

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