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#113 - The lines between work and home life have become blurred during the pandemic as more people work from home, sometimes whilst simultaneously looking after children.  Against that backdrop, it’s no wonder people are feeling burnt out.

In this interview, Destiny Spurrell of Soul Spark explains the phases of burnout and provides effective methods for recovering from burnout and also preventing it in the first place.

What you'll learn

• [01:41] Destiny explains her day-to-day job.
• [02:43] The three factors that can help you prevent burnout.
• [05:27] Destiny talks about the importance of understanding your physical state in relation to burnout.
• [09:16] How to change your perspective on a thought.
• [10:30] Putting a gap between your thought and your feelings.
• [11:41] Defining the term ‘burnout’.
• [13:07] Destiny explains the science behind burnout and introduces the four stages.
• [15:10] Understanding the alarm phase of burnout.
• [16:20] Looking at the recovery phase of burnout.
• [17:50] Using the example of COVID-19 to illustrate the stages of burnout.
• [18:48] Balancing stressful situations and relaxing.
• [21:00] How recognising your stressors can help you understand how you can rest and recover.
• [21:39] Understanding the compensation phase of burnout.
• [24:26] Looking at exhaustion as the final phase of burnout and understanding the physical effects.
• [28:17] How to recover from burnout.
• [29:13] The things you can do to help with an alarm phase trigger.
• [31:46] How to start to get yourself out of the exhaustion phase.
• [34:03] The importance of resting and recognising the signs of burnout before the exhaustion phase.
• [37:03] Learning to understand your personal rhythm and what you need.
• [39:15] Looking at natural cycles in your life in order to understand your rhythm.
• [42:02] Checking in with yourself to figure out what is important to you.
• [44:28] Working with your cycle to achieve balance.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• The Work, Byron Katie
• Taming Your Gremlin, Rick Carson

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/how-to-avoid-burnout/

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