Do you feel overwhelmed and exhausted and still worry that you aren’t doing enough? Do you ever find yourself thinking, “the worst that could happen is they’ll fire me and honestly… that would be a relief?” This is Burnout. And there is science that proves, Burnout is real. Burnout goes beyond your job and can also be experienced in relation to your relationship, family life or generally the state of the world. This week, Father Cooper is joined by Dr. Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. who explains the secret to unlocking the stress cycle and breaks down how to prevent Burnout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What is up, daddy gang?
It is your founding father, Alex Cooper, with call her daddy.
Daddy.
Daddy.
Hello, daddy gang.
Welcome back to another mini episode of call her daddy.
I am very excited for you guys to listen to this mini episode today because I've been with a few people that were not connected throughout the past few months, and the word burnout has been used a lot recently to me.
A friend said it to me, a colleague said it to me, and I started to think the way that they were describing it.
They felt, like, ashamed.
They're like, I don't know what's wrong with me.
I feel so burnt out from my job.
I feel like I'm so overwhelmed.
I keep wanting to pause, but I'm like, am I being dramatic or why do I literally feel like my body is shutting down?
Am I really doing that much work?
Is it mental?
Like, what the fuck is going on with me?
I feel so burnt out and I cannot get out of this spiral.
And so I was like, this word burnout, and then the shame that comes with feeling it.
Let's talk about it, because is there actually a scientific explanation as to what burnout is, and should you feel shame for it?
Is it you just being fucking lazy, not wanting to work, or is there more to it?