The warning signs of burnout I missed for nearly an entire year
About this episode
Amantha Imber discusses her personal experience with burnout and the warning signs she overlooked, alongside guest Shelley Johnson.
** Grab tickets for The Energy Game Melbourne launch (29 July, 6:30pm) here and order The Energy Game book here .** What does it take to realise you've hit burnout? For me, it wasn't a dramatic collapse. It was a fantasy about being hospitalised just so no one could contact me, and the hardest decision I'd face would be lime or raspberry jelly. When I shared that thought with a friend who is also a clinical psychologist, she told me she'd heard it so many times she had a name for it. That moment of recognition, equal parts relief and horror, was the beginning of understanding just how depleted I had become. This is part one of a two-part crossover with the This Is Work podcast, hosted by Shelley Johnson. Shelley asked me all about my year of burnout, the early warning signs I missed, and what I found when I went looking for a way out that didn't require completely overhauling my life. We also get into The Energy Game, my new book, and the framework behind it, including the four energy types, the three energy accounts, and why the phrase "I'm tired"…
People in this episode
Host: Amantha Imber
Guest: Shelley Johnson
Topics covered
- burnout
- mental health
- energy management
- self-awareness
- work-life balance
Keywords
- burnout
- energy types
- warning signs
- mental health
- self-care
- work hours
- depletion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: This Is Work, clinical psychologist
Products: The Energy Game
Books & works: The Energy Game book
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