FRIED. The Burnout Podcast

Caspar is the co-founder of Innovative Medicine. Caspar burnt out in his 20s, but the experience forced him to search for his authentic self—and he says he had to practice everything he preached at work to reset and bounce back. More about Caspar: casparszulc.com Free 35-minute calls with Cait: caitdonovan.as.me/free For 20% of Nadovim, visit nadovim.com and enter the code BURNOUT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've been told in the past week that I'm: overreacting, posting anxious posts, a sea of calm - all from different people. But, I, like the rest of you am a very average human who just found out that life is on lockdown. I have flip-flopped between emotions and spent many anxious days before I found some calm in the new current reality. After an IG live where I read to you from my new book: The Bouncebackability Factor to share an exercise that I thought might be helpful right now, a bunch of you reached out asking me to put it in a format that would be easily accessible all the time, so, I recorded it for you :) Campaign donations to get The Bouncebackability Factor published are being accepted and if you found this episode helpful, please consider supporting the campaign. You can find it here: http://www.ifundwomen.com/projects/bouncebackability-factor We're in this together. There's no correct timeline. You're allowed to process in the way that feels best and safest to YOU. This episode will help you when you know it's time to let go but you aren't sure how. I call it 'Sitting in the Muck' and it's a life skill everyone should have - and now, you do. XOXO C Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special #straightfromcait mini-episode of FRIED, I, your host, take you through the most common burnout symptoms and tell you exactly what they sound and look like in YOUR life. Burnout Researcher (and my personal hero) Christina Maslach, PhD, tells us that the criteria for recognizing burnout are: 1. physical and emotional exhaustion 2. cynicism and detachment 3. not feeling accomplished or impactful But what does that LOOK and FEEL like? It's right here in these 15 minutes. See you on the other side! Almost forgot! If you'd like to book a free coffee/tea/adaptogen chat with me - you can do that here: https://www.caitdonovan.as.me/free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this mini-episode, a listener asked me to talk about Chinese Medicine and Burnout, which I LOVED, so I did right away :). If you've been around for a while, you know that I have a Master's degree in Chinese Medicine - and if you're new - you just found out! :) Chinese medicine is an umbrella term that includes what is referred to as the 5 pillars. Acupuncture & Massage, Herbology, Nutrition & Lifestyle, Moxibustion, and Qigong. In different places, you will see these labeled differently. The fact is that Chinese medicine has a varied history within China and it's even messier when it starts moving to the West. The point I want to make here is that Chinese medicine is more than just acupuncture but in this quick episode, I speak mostly about acupuncture because it's so common. Acupuncture has the ability to calm our nervous systems, allow our brains to heal, improve gut bacteria and more which leads me to believe it's the best system for beating burnout. The points I mentioned that improve the stress management function of the brain are LI 4 (more commonly known as the headache point) and ST 36 (more commonly known as the immunity point). I hope this episode clues you in as to the power of Chinese medicine when you're burnt out. If you need help finding a practitioner near you, DM me on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special edition of FRIED: The Burnout Podcast brought to you #straightfromcait based on feedback that you provided! This is the very first thing I need you to know when you're learning about burnout. There are loads of stress management tips out there - but they are useless if you're ALREADY burnt out. And because I know that you wait until things are bad until you reach out for help, I know that the information that's out there isn't getting you where you need to go. Here's where you start - by differentiating burnout prevention from burnout recovery and understanding that burnout isn't just a MINDSET issue. It's a physiological set of changes in your body, gut, and brain that need to be addressed! There are no shortcuts in Burnout Recovery - and the journey starts here. LISTEN. LEAVE A REVIEW. SHARE WITH A FRIEND WHO COULD USE SOME BURNOUT HEALING. #endburnoutculture <3 XOXO C Continue the conversation over on IG! www.instagram.com/friedtheburnoutpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I first started the podcast, I had no idea where it would go, but I am so glad it lead me here, to Cara Carin Cifelli. She hosts her own podcast called: The Love Your Bod Pod (love that name) and has had her ups and downs with eating disorders, burnout out, feeling low self-worth, and more. Her experiences span from the fashion industry and traveling to NYC and Paris regularly to working at a law firm, and even becoming a restauranteur before she ended up where she is now: an Anti Diet Health Coach who has 2 books, and a ton of passion. Her story shares a bit about her sisterhood wound and her journey toward allowing herself to stop participating in comparison culture and start trusting women again (and admitting that she wanted those healing relationships). This episode is a must listen and a great way to round off season 1 of FRIED: The Burnout Podcast. Season 2 will start with a bang April 5th- so listen in now and get ready for the updated version of FRIED :) SHOW NOTES CARA'S WEBSITE FOLLOW FRIED ON INSTA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stacie Mitchell and I have a lot in common. We love dogs. We're both coaches. We're both obsessed with personal development. And we're both highly functioning anxious people. Stacie has made this the cornerstone of her coaching practice and talks us through her journey from burnout, to awareness of anxiety, to the coaching training that turned it all around for her. She credits great questions, great friends, a willingness to learn, her family and her mini Australian shepherd (who is the CUTEST - seriously, check out Stacie's IG for pics) with getting her to the place she is today. In this episode, Stacie talks us through a time that she had to back out of a commitment and how she did it - you'll want to listen to that part and I hope it will inspire you to take something off your plate this week! Show Notes are here You can find Stacie HERE ENJOY and then REVIEW! Your feedback gives me happy tears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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