Defining burnout: Prioritizing positivity and mental health, with Jessi Gold, MD

In this episode, guest Jessi Gold, MD, MS, defines burnout, discusses ways physicians can prioritize positivity and their mental health and talks about her new book, How Do You Feel? Intro 0:24 Jessi Gold, MD, MS 0:28 Tell us about yourself. 0:47 How do you have time to write a book, do all that you do and see Taylor Swift? 1:56 As physicians, we have lived in this "do your job" culture. Do physicians have a problem making the shift to prioritize themselves? 2:46 This issue of burnout: is it just physicians or is it across the board in other professions? 4:35 Women tend to experience burnout more often than men. What are your thoughts on why women tend to be more burnt out? 8:49 Psychologically speaking, do women look at the world differently because it is environmental or is it a societal pressure? 11:19 In How Do You Feel? you write about your role in your family and the story of your family. Can you share a little bit about your story? 13:29 Bhargava and Gold discuss productivity and mental health. 15:21 Bhargava and Gold discuss sharing stories of burnout. 16:56 What can we do to help ourselves through burnout? 20:08 Bhargava and Gold discuss positivity and three good things. 22:52 How can listeners contact you? 27:35 Thanks 28:34 Jessi Gold, MD, MS, is the chief wellness officer of the University of Tennessee System and an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She works clinically as an outpatient psychiatrist at University Health Servies and is a regular expert in media on mental health. Her first book, How Do You Feel? One Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine, is out now! We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Bhargava at [email protected]. Follow Dr. Bhargava on X @hansabhargavaMD and on Instagram @doctorhansaMD. Follow Gold on Instagram @drjessigold and X @drjessigold and visit her website: drjessigold.com. Disclosures: Bhargava and Gold report no relevant financial disclosures.