{"id":5728,"date":"2021-03-21T20:32:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T20:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rachelscheer.com\/?p=5728"},"modified":"2022-11-04T10:03:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:03:46","slug":"how-to-stop-burnout-with-dr-amy-shah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachelscheer.com\/how-to-stop-burnout-with-dr-amy-shah\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop and Avoid Burnout with Dr. Amy Shah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, I had Dr. Amy Shah on my podcast to address all things associated with burnout and how you can counteract it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what really is burnout?<\/b><\/p>\n

Burnout is characterized not only by fatigue but also lost of interest in job, changes in mood, & feeling stressed & anxious. During the last year, burnout has gone up 33%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Burnout is something we don\u2019t talk about a lot, because the idea of being tired and fatigued has become normal in our society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the difference between burnout and stress?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Stress is a short term thing and we are able to recover. Burnout is for a longer period of time. The sunday blues are every single weekend. It is the feeling of not being motivated to do the things that you need to get done. Burnout makes employees feel fatigued and lose interest in their jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I relate to this a lot. A couple months ago, I took on a bit more than I could chew. As a result, my health took a downward turn. My body wasn\u2019t able to go to sleep anymore. I would go to bed so exhausted every night, but I could not go to sleep. It was truly one of the most scary times in my life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You may feel like you relate to this, and you may be wondering what are some early signs of burnout:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Inflamed from stress.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Mood changes – irritable.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Exacerbated by caffeine.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. \u201cWired and Tired\u201d. Your cortisol is constantly high which means your body is a constant state of fight or flight mode.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Our brains are wired to think cortisol as a survival mode. You do not sleep because you are worried about survival. When we are in survival mode, our digestion system shuts down, directly affecting our gut health and immune system.\u00a0 In addition, we can\u2019t make complex decisions, because our body is in a mode of emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n

    What can athletes do who are under this amount of stress?<\/b><\/p>\n