Beat Burnout with a Bubble of Love: Reclaiming Wellbeing in a Rigged Game

Amelia Nagoski, D.M.A. (Doctorate of Musical Arts) is the co-author, with her sister Emily, of the New York Times bestselling Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle and upcoming Burnout workbook. As a choral conductor, she was trained to express the full range of human emotion on stage, and elicit it from her performers.  Personally, her emotions were bottled up, until she was hospitalized (twice) with physical issues resulting from stress.  Fortunately her sister Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., is an author and sex educator, whose work training therapists, medical professionals, college students, and the general public about the science of women’s sexual wellbeing had demonstrated just how much women also struggled with stress and burnout. With Emily’s help, Amelia learned how to understand the messages from her body, and how to complete the stress cycle so that emotions could be released, no longer causing physical harm. In this conversation with Amelia, we explore: What the stress cycle is, and how we get stuck in itWhy we don’t do the things that help us feel better Giving yourself permission to take care of you Separating your stress from the stressor How the game is riggedWhat it really takes to recover from burnoutSurrounding yourself with a bubble of love The connection between marketing and burnout Why negative emotions aren’t bad Not everyone is wired to receive message from their body (but you can learn to listen) How creatives can avoid burnout and continue to love their art To learn more about the book, the authors, and what’s coming next, visit their website https://www.burnoutbook.net/Leave a comment at happifiedlife.com, or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress facebook group. Image sources used in video: @the.millenialgrind, via their blog, and Vanderbilt University The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment.  The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice.  It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.  Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require. Be well, and thrive!