Stress, exhaustion, and cynicism: Workplace burnout with Dr. Melanie Badali

About this episode

Dr. Melanie Badali discusses the nuances, signs, symptoms, and coping strategies for workplace burnout.

We're all a little familiar with the concept of workplace burnout - when the workload exceeds our capacity, or when the office culture becomes untenable. Dr. Melanie Badali joins Mind Full to explain in greater detail the nuances as well as the signs, symptoms, and approaches to dealing with burnout on the job. Dr. Badali's bio: https://www.nssac.ca/professionals_Badali.html CPA "Psychology Works" fact sheet: Workplace Burnout https://cpa.ca/psychology-works-fact-sheet-workplace-burnout/ Workplace Standard - Mental Health Commission of Canada https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/workplace-standard/ Guarding Minds at Work https://www.guardingmindsatwork.ca/ Workplace Strategies for Mental Health https://www.workplacestrategiesformentalhealth.com/ Preventing burnout - Canada.ca https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/wellness-inclusion-diversity-public-service/health-wellness-public-servants/mental-health-workplace/preventing-burnout.html

People in this episode

Host: Canadian Psychological Association

Guest: Dr. Melanie Badali

Topics covered

• workplace burnout
• mental health
• signs of burnout
• coping strategies
• office culture

Keywords

• burnout
• workplace
• mental health
• exhaustion
• cynicism
• Dr. Melanie Badali
• office culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian Psychological Association, Mental Health Commission of Canada, Guarding Minds at Work, Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, Canada.ca

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