According to the World Health Organization, burnout is considered an occupational syndrome, in which you are more likely to be emotionally exhausted, less productive, and disconnected from the work that you do.
This matters in your business because running a business takes time, energy, and mental focus (all of which are lacking when you are burnt-out).
Read MoreAs a therapist who is also a life + career coach, I often get asked: “what’s the difference?” or “why would I pursue a coach, when I can go to therapy for just the cost of a co-pay?”
These are valid questions, and indicate a problem many of us struggle with . . . we just don’t know exactly WHAT to expect when we choose Coaching or Therapy.
Allow me to help de-mystify the two . . .
Read MoreI've said it before and I'll say it again: for many people the holiday season is an exciting time of year. It provides an opportunity to reconnect with friends and family. To celebrate. To give to those who matter most to us, and to be generous to those who struggle. And yet, the holiday season can also leave us vulnerable to burnout;
Read MoreThe holidays can bring stressors that we don’t normally experience during the rest of the year: the pressure to spend time with family members who may be challenging for us, to navigate the logistics of traveling, or to come up with excess money to spend on holiday parties, gifts, or elaborate meals (to name a few).
Read MoreWith such longstanding history of human-animal partnership, and even some genetic similarities, it’s no surprise that many of us look to animals for emotional support.
Read MoreWhen I went through yoga-teacher training, way back before I became a psychotherapist, I remember one of the very first things my teacher told us as a class: “There are only two things in life that are certain – death and change.”
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