How to Stop Feeling Guilty When It's Impossible to Do Your Job.

About this episode

This episode discusses the phenomenon of taking on unassigned responsibilities in healthcare and offers strategies to address it.

Every day in healthcare, a meeting ends, and a problem that was never formally handed to anyone lands on the person who cares most - you. If you've ever walked out of a room carrying something that somehow became yours without anyone asking, this Quick Dip Episode gives that experience a name, explains exactly why it keeps happening to people like you, and gives you the language to start pushing back on it. Listen to other episodes in the Over-Responsibility Trap series: Part 1: Why Responsibility Keeps Landing on You Part 2: When ‘Can You Help?’ Doesn’t Feel Like a Question Learn more about The Shapes Academy here . Get more episodes and resources by joining FrogXtra Mentioned in this episode: 🟦 Learn More About Our Training

Topics covered

• healthcare
• responsibility
• overwhelm
• self-improvement

Keywords

• guilt
• job
• Over-Responsibility Trap
• pushing back

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Overwhelm SOS Guide, The Shapes Academy

Books & works: Over-Responsibility Trap

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