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Your Frontal Lobe Called. It Needs a Break.
Amy and Angelyn get real about something most burnout conversations miss entirely: what chronic stress actually does to your brain. In this episode, they explore the powerful connection between burnout and executive dysfunction, and why so many SLPs find themselves making impulsive decisions, feeling stuck, or jumping from job to job without ever feeling better.
Because here's the thing. When you're in survival mode, your frontal lobe isn't fully online. And trying to make big life decisions from that place? That's where things get complicated.
Key Topics Covered:
- The link between chronic stress, burnout, and executive dysfunction
- Why burnout makes it so hard to think clearly, plan ahead, or make aligned decisions
- What amygdala hijack looks like in real life at work and at home
- Why switching jobs doesn't always fix the problem
- How to start regulating your nervous system before making big moves
- Practical questions to ask yourself before changing jobs or settings
- Why curiosity is one of the first things burnout steals from you
On why job hopping doesn't fix burnout:"When you are in that chronic stressed out state, you are in a place of executive dysfunction. We can be creative about where we're working, but in my experience, that works until it doesn't work anymore." - Angelyn
On what burnout actually does to your brain:"When we're in survival mode, we really don't have the capacity to think beyond what is right in front of us. And I think there's a relationship there that people don't even realize." - Amy
On making decisions while dysregulated:"When you're looking for a new job and you aren't grounded in what is important to you, your core values, all the pieces of a job that you want... you start to look for something out of urgency. Because that's what your brain is doing in a stressful state." - Angelyn
Connect With Us:
Angelyn Franks - @dr.angelynfranks on Instagram | [email protected]
Amy Zembriski - @amyz.theslp on Instagram | [email protected]
Free resources: https://angelynfranks.myflodesk.com/chillslp
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By Amy and Angelyn | Chill SLPsAmy and Angelyn get real about something most burnout conversations miss entirely: what chronic stress actually does to your brain. In this episode, they explore the powerful connection between burnout and executive dysfunction, and why so many SLPs find themselves making impulsive decisions, feeling stuck, or jumping from job to job without ever feeling better.
Because here's the thing. When you're in survival mode, your frontal lobe isn't fully online. And trying to make big life decisions from that place? That's where things get complicated.
Key Topics Covered:
- The link between chronic stress, burnout, and executive dysfunction
- Why burnout makes it so hard to think clearly, plan ahead, or make aligned decisions
- What amygdala hijack looks like in real life at work and at home
- Why switching jobs doesn't always fix the problem
- How to start regulating your nervous system before making big moves
- Practical questions to ask yourself before changing jobs or settings
- Why curiosity is one of the first things burnout steals from you
On why job hopping doesn't fix burnout:"When you are in that chronic stressed out state, you are in a place of executive dysfunction. We can be creative about where we're working, but in my experience, that works until it doesn't work anymore." - Angelyn
On what burnout actually does to your brain:"When we're in survival mode, we really don't have the capacity to think beyond what is right in front of us. And I think there's a relationship there that people don't even realize." - Amy
On making decisions while dysregulated:"When you're looking for a new job and you aren't grounded in what is important to you, your core values, all the pieces of a job that you want... you start to look for something out of urgency. Because that's what your brain is doing in a stressful state." - Angelyn
Connect With Us:
Angelyn Franks - @dr.angelynfranks on Instagram | [email protected]
Amy Zembriski - @amyz.theslp on Instagram | [email protected]
Free resources: https://angelynfranks.myflodesk.com/chillslp