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S2 Ep 24: Put Down The World and Rest-Preventing Burnout in Public Health
Are you a public health professional who feels overwhelmed and exhausted? Perhaps you love your career, but you just don’t feel fulfilled and you’re beginning to wonder if your only option is to quit. You might be experiencing burnout!
Today, we speak with rest coach, Marissa McKool about what it means to prevent burnout in the public health space and how we can “put the world down and rest." Marissa is a former public health leader-turned public health burnout coach for women who helps public health professionals reduce their stress, increase their confidence, and create a fulfilling career without burning out. She got her Master of Public Health (MPH) at Emory University, completed a fellowship at the CDC, and has held several leadership positions at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health.
In this episode, you’ll learn some practical tips to identify burnout, detach from hustle culture, give yourself permission to rest, begin to practice intentional thoughts, and so much more! As you’ll discover, Marissa believes that rest is a revolutionary act in the face of toxic capitalism and other systems of oppression. Tune in to begin your restful resistance today!
Key Points From This Episode:
Insight into Marissa’s public health journey and her experience of burnout. [02:05]
Signs and symptoms of physical, mental, and emotional burnout. [08:10]
Detaching from hustle culture: why rest shouldn’t be correlated with productivity. [11:30]
How to start with what you need and give yourself permission to ask: what do I want? [16:30]
Tools to help you focus on what you can control and practice intentional thoughts. [22:34]
Simple ways to resist the conditioning that tells us we don’t deserve rest. [26:22]
Why rest is a revolutionary act in the face of toxic capitalism. [31:30]
The role of intersectionality and the value of coaching. [35:44]
How Marissa derives joy from seeing her clients begin to invest in themselves. [36:30]
Ways to get in touch with Marissa and access her free resources! [38:01]
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate and, leave a review! For more transcripts, show notes, and more visit: https://joyeewashington.com/podcast/
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Are you a public health professional who feels overwhelmed and exhausted? Perhaps you love your career, but you just don’t feel fulfilled and you’re beginning to wonder if your only option is to quit. You might be experiencing burnout!
Today, we speak with rest coach, Marissa McKool about what it means to prevent burnout in the public health space and how we can “put the world down and rest." Marissa is a former public health leader-turned public health burnout coach for women who helps public health professionals reduce their stress, increase their confidence, and create a fulfilling career without burning out. She got her Master of Public Health (MPH) at Emory University, completed a fellowship at the CDC, and has held several leadership positions at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health.
In this episode, you’ll learn some practical tips to identify burnout, detach from hustle culture, give yourself permission to rest, begin to practice intentional thoughts, and so much more! As you’ll discover, Marissa believes that rest is a revolutionary act in the face of toxic capitalism and other systems of oppression. Tune in to begin your restful resistance today!
Key Points From This Episode:
Insight into Marissa’s public health journey and her experience of burnout. [02:05]
Signs and symptoms of physical, mental, and emotional burnout. [08:10]
Detaching from hustle culture: why rest shouldn’t be correlated with productivity. [11:30]
How to start with what you need and give yourself permission to ask: what do I want? [16:30]
Tools to help you focus on what you can control and practice intentional thoughts. [22:34]
Simple ways to resist the conditioning that tells us we don’t deserve rest. [26:22]
Why rest is a revolutionary act in the face of toxic capitalism. [31:30]
The role of intersectionality and the value of coaching. [35:44]
How Marissa derives joy from seeing her clients begin to invest in themselves. [36:30]
Ways to get in touch with Marissa and access her free resources! [38:01]
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate and, leave a review! For more transcripts, show notes, and more visit: https://joyeewashington.com/podcast/
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