Burnout As a Title is Bulls**t with Amanda Kostura S01 EPS558

In the latest episode of the Empowerography Podcast, my guest is Amanda Kostura. Amanda Kostura is a Licensed Independent Social Worker Supervisor with over 13 years of experience in both direct practice and administrative positions in non-profits and social service agencies. Amanda noticed there were missing elements of compassion, humanity, and healing the root causes of mental health conditions in previous positions. These professional experiences, her own personal challenges, and research on trauma and the stress-disease connection led her to found Carve Your Own Path, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Carve Your Own Path offers an evidence-based, trauma-informed, inclusive, community approach to mental health and well-being through holistic wellness services, education, and consultation services. In this episode we discuss burnout, authenticity, mental health, social work and community.   Website - https://www.cyopinc.org/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/cyopinc/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CYOPInc LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyopinc/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh8V_qU18LBESqzJJn72ITQ   In this episode you will learn: 1. Why burnout as a title is bullshit. 2. How social media is helping to shift the conversations around mental health. 3. How we can make bigger strides in bringing more awareness around mental health.   "Starting my organization came out of what it comes out of for a lot of people I'm realizing that go into entrepreneurship in any sort of way is I had my own situation of being brought to my knees, I worked in nonprofits and mental health and social service agencies for about 10 years while I was finishing my undergrad in psychology and my master's in social work." - 00:02:27 "So burnout as a title is bullshit because It puts a moral failure on the individual provider, And burnout isn't the problem. We're not the problem. Educators aren't the problem."- 00:19:58 "We live in a society that's the rugged individual. Hustle culture, bullshit, productivity base, worry about yourself, always be on, always be achieving, always be producing, or you're worth, you're not worth anything if you're not achieving or producing. I mean, we are a pack species." - 00:31:46   THE WORLD needs to hear your message and your story. Don’t deny the world of that gift within you that the universe has gave to you. Someone out there needs to hear your story because it will support them in feeling hope, inspired and even transformed. Want to discover how I help my clients get out of their own way, show up and confidently share their message? I would like to invite you to check out my FREE MASTERCLASS REPLAY Start Your Own Podcast: Idea to Implementation Watch Here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7iItDG4qaI