How do you know you’re burned out and what can you do to heal from burnout if you’re a highly sensitive person?  In this episode, I talk with Amy Pinnell, RSW about her experience with burnout and: 

• When prolonged stress and overstimulation turn into burnout and how to truly heal from it 

• The signs of burnout and how to know when it’s time to take a break or even quit a stressful job

• Why boundaries are so crucial for preventing and overcoming burnout 

• The push pull of being a highly sensitive extrovert and feeling energized by social interactions 

• The effects of working in emotionally charged environments such as social work or healthcare   

• Understanding that boundaries are the most compassionate choice for you and others 

Amy is a Registered Social Worker & Clinical Therapist in Canada. In her private practice, she helps highly sensitive helpers and healers who are struggling with burnout and codependency AND is the founder of Sensitive Social Worker, a community of deep-feeling, tender-hearted Social Workers who want to excel in a mission-driven, purposeful career career without sacrificing their own mental health and well-being in the process.  Through Sensitive Social Worker, she facilitates workshops, offers evergreen, self-directed online courses, such as her signature course, Boundaries for Burnout Prevention. 

Keep in touch with Amy:
• Website: http://www.sensitivesocialworker.com 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensitivesocialworker/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sensitivesocialworker 
• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/342686427953981/   

Resources Mentioned:
Boundaries for Burnout Prevention is a deep-dive program that will take you from feeling emotionally drained and overwhelmed in your career as a Social Worker/Therapist/Healthcare Professional to feeling confident in your ability to set the boundaries that you need to honor your sensitivity and feel healthy and well.

Course registration link and discount code:   https://www.sensitivesocialworker.com/courses/boundaries-for-burnout-prevention  
10% off Discount Code: SSTORIES24 

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