About this episode

Dr. Romie Mushtaq discusses the misconceptions of burnout and how organizations can implement effective wellness programs based on data-driven insights.

In this episode of The Business of Benefits, host Chelsea Ryckis sits down with Dr. Romie Mushtaq, triple board-certified physician, national bestselling author, Chief Wellness Officer at Great Wolf Resorts, and founder of the brainSHIFT Institute, to have the workforce wellness conversation that the benefits industry has been missing. Dr. Romie pulls back the curtain on why burnout has become one of the most overused and misunderstood terms in corporate America, and what's actually driving the crisis. From her personal story of near-fatal burnout in 2010 to building science-backed, data-driven wellness programs for 14,000+ employees, she brings the clinical receipts to a conversation that most "wellness influencers" simply can't.Chelsea and Dr. Romie also dig into what burnout really looks like in claims data and it's probably not what you think plus how organizations of any size can build a culture shift that drives measurable ROI without jump ropes, Pelotons, or wellness apps nobody uses. The 45th Annual Employee Benefits Symposium (Aug. 23–26, Phoenix) is where benefits professionals go to connect, learn, and level up. Register by July 21 for early bird pricing…

People in this episode

Host: Chelsea Ryckis

Guest: Dr. Romie Mushtaq

Topics covered

• employee wellness
• burnout
• data-driven solutions
• workforce mental health
• corporate culture

Keywords

• burnout
• wellness programs
• employee benefits
• mental health
• claims data
• corporate wellness
• ROI
• workforce

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Great Wolf Resorts, brainSHIFT Institute

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