Burnout: The Science and the Woo

Last week I was called an anomaly when it came to Burnout because of the work I do and the understanding I’ve created about Burnout from Science and what they called Woo.

And whilst this has been in many ways accidental, my thirst for knowledge and joining the dots has played a part on the learning and skills I’ve acquired when it comes to understanding ourselves and Burnout.

In my teens, I remember my Mum being ill.? A hysterectomy, an operation on her sinuses, an under-active thyroid diagnosis.? And in my twenties, she was then diagnosed with Diabetes, she developed angina, and the issues have continued to grow and develop.

Every time a doctor or consultant has changed her medication for one condition, there has been an impact on anther condition, and sometimes with near fatal outcomes.

I never understood why she couldn’t just be admitted to hospital, and treated as a person, instead of all of her conditions being treated in isolation.? Seen my many doctors as her condition, instead of a person, perhaps this is where my dot joining Burnout journey started.

Having completed a Psychology degree and finding this useful in my in-house HR career, as I started to explore ways to understand stress and Burnout, neuroscience felt like a giant piece of a puzzle I’d been missing, and helped me gain more of an insight into Psychology too.

Having completed my Executive Coaching qualification towards the end of my in-house career, I was curious about how I could better help my clients to navigate and understand emotions.

In my studies of Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, the neuroscience became more present, as well as the links to our thoughts, actions and interactions when it comes to our mental and emotional wellbeing.

But how does stress then impact us physically and causes so many ailments, illness and diseases? Cue my studies and learning into the nervous system and vagal nerve.

Yoga helped me to understand more about the mind-body connection ..... read more