There are three main hurdles every high achiever has to learn how to overcome if they want to go from overwhelmed and burnt out into that high performance space where they’re truly creating a positive impact and have the energy, health, focus and motivation to get the most out of their life.

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There are a lot of misconceptions about trauma, stress, and burnout being perpetuated by pop psychology on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube - and as a super nerd, former ICU RN with extra certifications in how stress, trauma and burnout impact the body - I wanted to clear things up.

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What would you do with a half hour of extra time each day?

If your answer has something to do with sleeping, resting or any kind of activity to take care of yourself - that tells me that you’re likely somewhere on the burnout spectrum that we talked about here. (link to episode 4)

If your answer has something to do with getting more things done, then that lets me know that you're likely on the road to burnout as a high achiever.

That leads to the ultimate question, doesn’t it? 

How do I get more done in less time? How can I be more efficient?

I have a secret for you…lean in close…

You’re asking the wrong question!

 Birgit is the creator & host of the Living on the B Side podcast, a place to showcase the power of music through people’s stories. She has been a music lover all her life and in 2018 took the leap to give her passion a voice in the world.

Going from introverted teenager in Switzerland to confident Podcast host currently living in Melbourne/Australia, she wants to share her (and others') journey through life with the help of music.

When she isn’t on the ‘B Side’, she spends time with her hubby and senior cat Richo, enjoying nature and diving into all things personal-development.

As it is with so many things, burnout is both simple and not simple at the same time. Absolutely you can either be burnt out, or not burnt out - and to be honest that’s where a lot of people end the conversation. But the truth is there are actually four subtypes of burnout and they are related to the four different kinds of energy that we have.

You can either be exclusively experiencing one form of burnout, a combination, or a grand slam with all four subtypes. Knowing which subtype or combination of subtypes of burnout you’re experiencing can make a huge difference in helping you recover and prevent it from ever happening again.

Claire and Amaranthia are a creative disabled Black mother-daughter duo who develop virtual disability-accessible art shows for BIPOC and LGBT women. Their mission is to help marginalized women and femme creatives gain accessibility and visibility in the arts to facilitate personal healing. The duo is known in their community for their relatively new charitable virtual art event, "Art & Mind." "Art & Mind" collaborates with Brain Arts Org, a non-profit in Boston which supports marginalized artists and creatives. Through documentaries, "Art & Mind" showcases activist artists that utilize various mediums to discuss the importance of art as a healing tool.

Burnout is not only a new trendy buzzword, it’s actually an experience that is becoming more and more common especially after the global pandemic. In fact, according to a recent survey this year, 59% of employees report feeling burned out, which is up from  13.5% just two years ago. 

But what is burnout? How to know if you’re burned out? What causes to it? And how do we recover? I’m going to be answering all of those questions here.

My goal for this podcast is to dig down to the deeper truth about burnout, what causes it, what it feels like, and most importantly, how we can recover from burnout and then prevent it from ever happening again. The truth is, it's really difficult to solve a problem using the same mindset that created it in the first place, so on this podcast we also dive into the ancient wisdom of Vedic and Taoist principles to learn how to live intentionally, calmly, and healthfully from a time where burnout wasn't a thing.

Tap that subscribe button and join me and my guests as we get to the beautiful truth about burnout, how to recover, and what we can do to prevent it from happening again. Let's get started.