Beating Burnout
By Asif Dhanani
In Beating Burnout, we present an interdisciplinary look at burnout in the domain of knowledge work, ranging from personal stories to neuroscientific explorations of the causes of burnout.
Episodes present a model of self-awareness, knowledge, and action, where we explore a topic, provide resources for further self-exploration, and invite you to take action and build your anti-burnout toolkit.
Beating BurnoutJan 06, 2024
Anti-Venom
In this episode, Desmond Antonetti and myself discuss how the self-doubt conditioned in ourselves at an early age shows up for us now in self-sabotaging behaviors that hurt the people around us and how taking care of our self-loathing is a vital responsibility.
We talk about how self-sacrifice only works up until a certain point, how it's important to have more fun, toeing the line between being kind to yourself and taking personal responsibility, and how regular conversations to talk about all the ways you feel like you're letting yourself and others down actually makes changing those parts of yourself so much easier. Tune in!
Let’s Talk About Money!
The Sweetness of Doing Nothing
Therapy, meditation, nature, nutrition, sleep, blah, blah, blah.
All of these lifestyle changes and interventions have a place in supporting our mental health, but sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is nothing at all. Join me as special guest Stephanie Sosa tries to teach me how to chill the f*#$ out. Enjoy!
TFW Your Social Battery Runs Out
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination - The Sneaky Start of the Burnout Cycle
Promoting Emotional Wellness at Scale with Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer at Liveramp
It's my pleasure to host Brandon Sammut, the Chief People and Culture Officer at Liveramp, a data connectivity company with over 1,000 individuals. As an employee at Liveramp, I have seen Liveramp implement a number of wellness initiatives before and throughout the pandemic including an app-based therapy offering and home office budgeting.
I wanted to get a deeper understanding of how these types of programs are decided on, what insight leadership actually has to the mental wellness of individual employees, and how success in implementing something like a wellness program is measured. Safe to say, I was blown away by the intelligence around emotional well-being, awareness of the struggles of Liverampers, and the level of solutions-oriented insight Brandon was able to provide.
If you are a leader looking to understand how to better improve the wellness of your team in a virtual environment or someone curious about the above topics, enjoy us for some truly eye-opening conversation!
Pandemic Proof Positivity: The Story of Antonetti's Hair for Men
He started his barbershop out of his garage and has been a source of inspiration, positivity, and great haircuts ever since. Foregoing traditional business principles in favor of running his business with integrity and passion, he has created an oasis of culture in Long Beach and a loyal customer base that has allowed him to not only persevere through the pandemic, but to grow and expand his business operations.
Join me for an inside look into the journey of Desmond Antonetti, founder of Antonetti's Hair for Men. We talk about the motivations for choosing an entrepreneurial path, how to create a truly people-first business, the difficult decisions you have to make when finances conflict with values, and how he was able to adapt during the pandemic to create new opportunities.
When to Stop Pushing: Interview with Anthony Phillips
He talks us through his journey with burnout, and tackles a lot of the hard questions around knowing when to take a step back, how to deal with the pressure that corporate needs place on an individual, and shares the systems he uses to now manage burnout successfully without compromising professional success, including this tool for mitigating the impact of Slack and email:
bit.ly/39g4pcU
I hope you enjoy it and as always, your feedback is always appreciated!
The Burnout Wheel - Identifying the Root
Burnout is often thought about as having too much on your plate and not enough time to do it. But it is oftentimes just as much related to not having enough of the drivers of positive momentum that keep people engaged and excited about their work.
In this episode, we walk through many of the common sources of burnout, walk through an exercise to understand which are most important to you, and how to take these learnings and use them to start the conversation with friends, family, or even your manager about your options for making things better.
Burnout Wheel Exercise: https://bit.ly/35MK4tL
No Pressure New Year
Welcome to the first episode of the new year where we discuss how to set yourself up for success without the pressure that resolutions so often bring. By focusing on your primary intentions and looking for ways throughout the year to strive for your intention, you give yourself a less stressful and more dynamic way to make progress.
Resources for the exercise mentioned in the episode:
Values Examples: https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/values-clarification.pdf
Value Statements: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DvmEDxt3I6U_MKZvqeCGXRBWDDrDBHYJ/view
AIM SMART Goals: https://www.apexmastery.com/aim-smart-toward-your-goal/
Emotional Virology
Beyond Therapy: 7 Pillars of Mental Health
No stories in this episode - this is for anyone who wants to make significant shifts to their mental health today.
In this flipped interview, we discuss mental health by using physical health as an analog - focusing on the importance of setting SPECIFIC goals, tracking progress, and how to wade through the hundreds of things you could be doing (meditation, journaling, walks in nature, etc, etc.) to create the few things you can turn into your "mental health workout".
Most importantly, we break down some of the most important tweaks that can make drastic changes in your anxiety levels no matter who you are and how you can easily integrate these things into your routine without much additional time and effort by leveraging the circumstances of your everyday life as opportunities to practice new skills. Join us - it's a fun one!
To sign up for the mental health tracking challenge, fill out this quick form (30 seconds, I promise): https://forms.gle/GuLhu6Yntwp3gUPr5
To learn more about Women's Empowerment and Impact Coach Robyn, check her out on Instagram: @ownthislifecoaching