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A common complaint amongst our listeners is feeling so burnt out and exhausted that they have no idea how to even begin to dig themselves out of the hole that they find themselves in, especially when you bring that new baby home. Here today to share her wealth of wisdom and to tell her own story of healing is Sarah Sperry, a certified health coach and personal trainer who specializes in taking you from burnt out to thriving. Sarah kicks off with her definition of burnout and tells us what the common physical and emotional symptoms look like. We celebrate the fact that COVID has brought burnout to headlines and Sarah shares what led her to want to create a program for burnout prevention. You'll learn why it is so important to be your own health advocate, and why the first step to burnout recovery is taking stock of your life. Changing the way you approach your life can have huge benefits, so tune in today to hear why. 

Key Points From This Episode:

• An introduction to today’s guest, Sarah Sperry.
• Sarah gives us her definition of burnout: the physical and emotional exhaustion that occurs when our bodies have been in a prolonged state of fight or flight. 
• Common physical symptoms: anxiety, panic attacks, bloating, weeping, digestive issues, aching muscles, lowered immunity.
• Mental and emotional symptoms: resentfulness, helplessness, irritability, feeling unappreciated, loneliness, clinical depression, and suicidal thoughts.
• One of the silver linings of COVID: burnout is becoming more of a headline issue.
• What led her to want to create a program for burnout prevention.
• How a panic attack at work was a turning point for her.
• The role of the thyroid in autoimmune health.
• How for every story of traditional medicine saving a life, there’s a story of it missing something.
• Why being your own health advocate is so important despite many professionals being involved.
• The first step to burnout recovery: taking stock of your life.
• Why it is useful to create a list of your life’s stressors.
• Sarah’s simple steps to burnout recovery: support, practice, eating, restore, routine. 
• Finding connection and happiness as a key solution to burnout.
• How changing the way you do life can lead to real benefits.
• A reminder that you are not alone and that there is hope. 

Tweetables:

“Burnout is when our minds and bodies have been in a prolonged state of fight or flight and this leads to physical and emotional exhaustion.” — Sarah Sperry [0:04:10]

“One of the silver linings of COVID is that burnout is becoming more of a headline issue. You are seeing a lot more research and information about it.” — Sarah Sperry [0:05:23]

“For every story of traditional medicine saving a life, there’s a story of it missing something.” — Sarah Sperry [0:16:05]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

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