527 | Burnout and ADHD - with Dr. Nate Page

This week, Dr. Nate Page joins Eric on the podcast! Nate has many titles, including Ph.D, licensed psychologist, certified group psychotherapist; but his education on burnout has come through his own painful journey with burnout.  He began presenting on burnout seven years ago after witnessing the devastating impacts of burnout and compassion fatigue on his own life, the lives of his colleagues, and the lives of his therapy clients.   He soon was specializing in individual and group therapy services for healthcare professionals who are caught in the depths of burnout. 

Nate dedicates a significant portion of his career to providing education and training on these topics, which was how Eric was introduced to Dr. Nate Page - at the CHADD conference in 2023 when presenting on burnout!  

Get in touch with Nate:

• Check out his website at GroupTherapyCentral.com (click here)

In this episode, you’ll hear tips and/or discussions about:

• The stigma around burnout and reducing the stigma and shame
• Burnout: Not “if” but “when”
• The idea of burnout as an injury and re-scarring burnout wounds
• Compassion fatigue as bruises in the soul (paper linked here)
• The good, the bad, and the ugly of stress 
• Paying attention to burnout cues
• Context-driven depression, workplace, and situational depression
• Boredom and stress
• Addressing “a” problem vs. identifying the right problem to create appropriate solutions
• “Am I on the path to burnout or am I already burnt out but am ignoring/avoiding the signs?”
• The importance of taking restorative breaks 
• Preventing the cycle of burnout / Healing and recovering from stress fractures
• Relationship dynamics, fairness, finding pebbles in the shoes, and potential extra stressors
• Maximizing the restorative nature of taking time off 
• Creating structure during a break and getting the “recharge” effect
• Can you really “speed up” recovery?
• Compassion during healing and recovering from burnout
• The importance of engaging with what makes you feel alive

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Resources & Honorable Mentions 

• Paper :: “Compassion Fatigue as Bruises in the Soul: A Qualitative Study on Nurses”
  DOI: 10.1177/09697330211003215  (click here)
• ADHD reWired episode :: 429 - Growth Cycles - with (ADHD reWired Coach!) Brian Entler (click here!)
• ADHD reWired episode :: 452 - Overcoming Burnout - with David Greenwood (click here!)
• ADHD reWired episode :: 507 - Neurodiverging, Masking, Burnout, and More - with Danielle Sullivan (click here!)
• ADHD reWired episode :: 512 - Creativity for Healing - with Melissa Seldon (click here!)
• ADHD reWired episode :: 514 - Introducing The ADHD Creatives Podcast - with (ADHD reWired Coach) Kristin Marts, LCSW (click here!)
• Book :: Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - by Emily (PhD) and Amelia (DMA) Nagoski (at www.burnoutbook.net) (on Goodreads) (Official Website)

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