FRIED. The Burnout Podcast

Annie McDonnell stayed in a job that used up all her energy for 18 years and it wasn't until she left that she realized how much energy she was using at the office day by day just to cope with emotional tension. Following a pair of illnesses in her family, she gave herself permission to explore her curiosity and found that by allowing herself to try, she found out how much energy passion and purpose provide. Now, Annie practices acupuncture in NYC, at her office: Joy Alchemy Acupuncture and her services include Vibrational Facials that combine acupuncture, sound healing, and crystal healing to give you that less wrinkled glow that we all need after dealing with the stress and pollution of the city! . . . . . Hi! It's Cait, host of FRIED. The Burnout Podcast. (all show notes are at that link ;)) My favorite thing about this podcast is listening to your feedback. I love hearing, 'I stumbled onto this podcast while looking for something else.. every episode has me nodding like a bobblehead. A must listen' And  'I was listening to the interview with Donna Steward and SUDDENLY everything made sense ... I cried tears of recognition' Be sure to add your voice to the mix by leaving a review and joining the conversation on Instagram! Talk to you soon! Cait Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever found yourself repeating the same story about why you're stuck, or why you can't move forward? In this week's FRIED - The Burnout Podcast episode, guest Darlene Hawley gives us tips and tricks to take that story and make something useful out of it. She'll guide you through the process that allows you to take ownership of your story and use it as a force of good in your life - whether it's for your brand, or just your own personal wellbeing. Darlene Hawley is a mother, wife, connector, storyteller and dream builder. She is also a Brand & Business Clarity Coach. You can find the Show Notes here: www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/post/darlene-hawley You can find Darlene here: www.darlenehawley.com AND, you can always continue the conversation on FRIED's Instagram account! www.instagram.com/friedtheburnoutpodcast In mid February, I will be starting a crowdfunding campaign to support the editing and self-publication of my first book: The Bouncebackability Factor: Gain Resilience, End Burnout, and Change the World. Keep your eyes peeled on my social media so that you can grab the reward that you want before it runs out! Until next time! Cait   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LISA'S STORY: In 2005, I found myself as a solo parent with 2 young sons, lined up in a welfare queue and completely shattered because I couldn't understand how life could have gone so wrong. I felt so alone and without guidance that I made a decision that if I was ever going to get my life together, I would become a worthy guide to other women. FIND LISA: http://www.lisafitzpatrick.com.au Cait's Notes: This conversation with Lisa touches deep into the expectations about what it means to be fulfilled as a woman according to society and then later according to our inner worlds. Lisa talks about her book Healing the Heart Of Your Business and her theories on embracing your feminine energy so that you can also embrace the masculine. We talked about the heroine’s journey, the dark night of the soul, and being stuck in gilded cages. She said at one point: Imagine if I had been the woman who stayed [in my privileged comfort], I felt as if I was in the wrong life”. How many people have woken up and said to themselves: Is this my life? How many people have fulfilled their duties only to find themselves wondering if this result is actually what they wanted in the first place? Our discussion also came around to talking about reattaching to our innate wisdom, our inner compasses, and learning to drop the outside guidance to reach inside and find out WHO we are, WHY we are, and WHERE we're going next. And do you know where we're going? To ourselves. To our desires. To our strengths. We're ending the burnout cycle because we're having these conversations and doing this together. Lisa asks, during this episode, that you remember these few things: You are SO loved Your inner compass still works Aging is vitalizing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosie Chehade wasn't always a coach. She used to be an uber-successful career woman with 700 people under her and when her health started failing her... she ignored it. Not wanting to admit to burnout, feeling shame around what was happening, she went through over 2 years of feeling like absolute garbage and getting one diagnosis after another before she decided to make a change. It was one conversation with her doctor that allowed her to finally make the decision, as she tells is, to become the CEO of her own life - and we are so glad she did. Rosie is an amazing speaker and so generous with her knowledge, you'll finish this one inspired (and might need to make an appointment with an acupuncturist ;)). You can find the show notes here: www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/post/rosie-chehade You can find Rosie's website here:https://www.happinesslifestyle.com.au 0">https://www.happinesslifestyle.com.au And here are links to one of Rosie's blog posts and a post by Kate Northrup that we discuss on the podcast: https://www.happinesslifestyle.com.au/this-is-my-story-and-why-its-important-to-you/ https://wanderlust.com/journal/egg-wisdom-kate-northrup-do-less-new-book/ Thanks for listening! <3 Cait (You can always find me on IG: @cait_donovan and @friedtheburnoutpodcast - I love chatting with you, so let's continue the conversation over there!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donna Stewart is a 25 year veteran of healthcare and has burned out at least four times. Having battled back time and again, she now enjoys a peaceful little acupuncture practice in Portland, Oregon. Donna started as a physical therapist and worked her way through hospitals, outpatient care, home care, acupuncture school, and the loss of faith in acupuncture and along the way, she learned a few things about burnout that she generously shared this week on FRIED! Show Notes: www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/post/donna-stewart Contact Cait: www.caitdonovan.com/contact Loved this episode? Be sure to drop a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melissa and I spent a lot of time on this podcast talking about the internal vs. external causes of burnout and how at the end and underneath all of it - your body has to come first because, as Melissa’s aunt told her, ‘You only get one body’. No matter what the corporation says. No matter what your boss says. No matter what your non-profit that you adore says - YOUR BODY COMES FIRST. So, as 2020 begins, I’m asking you - We’re asking you - to CHOOSE YOURSELF. No matter what your resolutions are, no matter what challenges stand in your way - choose you. Over and over and over again - it’s a sure path to peace and fulfillment. Show Notes: www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/post/melissa-boo/ Instagram (best place to connect): www.instagram.com/friedtheburnoutpodcast Melissa's website: www.melissaboo.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is extremely important to me that people see their doctors before doing burnout coaching with me because sometimes we find something out that’s an easy fix. Maggie was EXHAUSTED and waking up unrested. She went to her doctor and found out she had slight sleep apnea. Now, she sleeps with a CPAP machine and wakes up earlier than ever with energy to spare. I’ve had other clients and patients find out that they had thyroid issues, anemia, low-level chronic infections, and more. I was so glad to hear Maggie talk about this in her episode because it’s so important. No matter how much I love natural health and Chinese medicine, you NEED to know your labs! Maggie organizes her time; she has space for rest, for time, and for fun - all scheduled in. This is what boundaries mean to her and she explains that she would judge herself for resting before her burnout and really needed to learn that rest was ESSENTIAL and not ‘Lazy’ or ‘Selfish’ because success, to that point, for her had come by ‘pushing through’. We also talk about feeling stuck in life and how to get out of it. You know you’re stuck if: You feel like there is something missing - that’s how you know you need to explore and listen to the whispers TO trust your whispers Look at what you desire Allow yourself the discomfort of saying No Allow yourself to disappoint people. Show Notes: www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/post/maggie-reyes Maggie's website Continue the conversation on IG!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When your self worth is tied up in your business, or your job, or your role as a mother - you take EVERYTHING personally. Everything feels to you a reflection of whatever you’re doing right, or whatever you’re doing wrong and no matter what - it’s never good enough. If you have a 'good day' at the office and feel good about yourself, it feels okay. But when you have a bad day and feel like crap - you've woven your value into your performance and the two should remain separate! "I was so driven with the need to get approval from this, and my self-worth was wrapped up in it so the idea of letting it go, even though it was the exact thing I needed to do, was super hard for me." - Cyrina Talbott Show Notes: www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/post/cyrina-talbott Follow on IG: www.instagram.com/friedtheburnoutpodcast Follow Cyrina: www.instagram.com/cyrinatalbott FIND Cyrina: https://www.cyrinatalbott.com/ Learn about Rapid Transformational Therapy: Rapid Transformational Therapy Don't forget to leave a review on Itunes! It helps small shows like mine get more ears :) Thanks for joining me to #endburnoutculture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kayla Rose Yoder has many titles and accolades galore. The grand sum is that she's a talented coach and energy healer that has walked through her own shadow parts and lived to tell the tale. Kayla burnt out the first time at 15 and started smoking weed shortly thereafter which turned into a many-year battle with addiction. She was primed to be a success with socially responsible progressive parents, a focus on education, involvement in Landmark Forum from the age of 8, and a family of highly successful lawyers and doctors. Her story, instead, took her through addiction, codependency, and surrendering to the guidance of a higher power and reconnecting with her soul to become the person that she is today. Her story is powerful. Show Notes: www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/post/kayla-rose-yoder Kayla's website: www.kaylaroseyoder.com FRIED on Instagram: www.instagram.com/friedtheburnoutpodcast * * * Leave a review on Itunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This conversation might be triggering. Corina didn't hold back and was really open and honest about still being in the thick of the journey through burnout even though she already dropped the overworking piece of her puzzle. Now, she is working to not only clear inner traumas (both her own and generational traumas) but also to create a community of people that support her. The pace of the current world is a piece of the burnout puzzle, which is why this podcast exists. There needs to be a collective movement to shift this tendency on our planet. Culture changes by people. It's time for us to say NO to burnout culture and start building sustainable lives and a sustainable planet. Raised by two deaf parents and immigrating from communist Romania to Canada in the 80’s, Corina has had her share of trauma and shares with us stories of sneaking out of Romania, a return visit a few years later, and now the process of getting information about her and her family from the secret police files that have started to be released. This is an amazing story of survival. Be relentless in your choices when it comes to your closest people - it might just be the thing that heals you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices