In this interview we asked @notorious.atc, Erica Marcano, about burnout among ATs, how it can manifest in the AT, how to be an advocate for you and your colleagues well being, and the tools to improve your self-care.

Timestamps

5:48- What is burnout

-Components

7:26- How does burnout present in ATs

9:27- Managing time when time is not in your control

11:10- Figuring out the self-care that works for you

14:20- How to advocate for yourself and your colleagues’ self-care

17:47- The AT stereotype narrative

23:06- Battling the possibility of guilt/shame some may give for addressing burnout

24:51- Approaching a colleague that is experiencing the signs and symptoms of burnout

27:06- Role of self-talk in burnout

33:31- Factors that contribute to burnout in ATs

-Role strain

35:51- Burnout EAP

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