Burned Out? How To Reset Your Life And Health with Dr. Neha Sangwan

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Sep 13, 2023

Dr. Neha Sangwan, an internal medicine physician and founder of Intuitive Intelligence, shares her insights on overcoming burnout. She explains that burnout is more than just fatigue; it's a physiological response to chronic stress. Listeners learn about the importance of effective communication, the necessity of setting boundaries, and engaging in self-care practices like journaling and maintaining a healthy diet. Sangwan emphasizes recognizing personal stress signals and aligning decisions with core values to navigate life's complexities and foster resilience.

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INSIGHT

Burnout Triad

Burnout is a triad of exhaustion, cynicism, and ineffectiveness.
It's a gradual process, not a sudden event, often misdiagnosed as solely work-related.

ADVICE

Energy Audit

Evaluate your energy drains and gains across physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual levels.
Understand your comfort, learning, and panic zones to manage stress effectively.

ANECDOTE

Dr. Hyman's Burnout

Dr. Hyman shares his personal burnout experience as a young doctor, highlighting its severity.
He couldn't get up for months after quitting his job, demonstrating the profound impact of burnout.

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This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Pendulum, BiOptimizers, and Levels.

Most of us are faced with endless pressures of work and family and a relentless barrage of tasks, to-dos, and requests, all while trying to manage our health, nutrition, and sleep. It’s easy to become overwhelmed, exhausted, anxious, and burnt out. Feeling like crap has become pervasive in our society. In fact, in 2019, the World Health Organization added “burnout” as a diagnosable medical condition.

Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m excited to talk to Dr. Neha Sangwan about how to recover from any stage of burnout and build a life founded on a healthy body, mind, and spirit.

Dr. Sangwan is an internal medicine physician, the CEO and founder of Intuitive Intelligence, and an international speaker and corporate communication expert. Her private practice and corporate consulting focus on empowering individuals, organizational leaders, and their teams with the tools for clear, effective communication. She addresses the root causes of stress, miscommunication, and interpersonal conflict, often healing chronic conditions such as headaches, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and burnout. She is also the author of, Powered by Me: From Burned Out to Fully Charged At Work and In Life.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

Defining burnout and what causes it (5:35 / 3:38)
Three levels of burnout (11:38 / 9:42)
Exercises to asses areas of burnout in your life (14:31 / 12:35)
My personal experience with burnout (28:05 / 23:58)
Recovering from burnout (40:42 / 36:11)
Getting out of acute burnout (45:13 / 40:49)
Setting healthy boundaries to prevent and recover from burnout (48:14 / 43:43)
Overcoming mind traps that keep us stuck in burnout (57:17 / 52:56)
How Dr. Sangwan stays fully charged and avoids burnout (1:03:32 / 59:12)

Check out the free burnout assessment tool at intuitiveintelligenceinc.com/burnout-rx. Get a copy of Dr. Sangwan’s book, Powered by Me: From Burned Out to Fully Charged at Work and in Life.