Burnout For Dummies

Your essential guide to beating burnout and finding fulfillment

Chronic, unmanaged stress—at work, at home, or in other areas of life—can lead to burnout. Burnout For Dummies shows you the way toward understanding and overcoming this all-to-common condition of modern life. Many of us find ourselves living in a state of constant resignation, which sucks the joy out of life and can be detrimental to our physical health. The tips and exercises in this book can help you minimize stress, become more resilient and create a happier, healthier, and more satisfying life.

Mindfulness and resilience guru Dr. Eva Selhub offers a science-based plan that you can use to destress, build inner resources and coping skills, and start enjoying life (and work) again.

• Listen to guided meditations that you can do anytime, anywhere to help cultivate mindfulness and manage your stress
• Discover tips for reconnecting to the joy that you felt before burnout took over
• Overcome the heavy burden of burnout and learn how you can find a pace for your life that feeds, rather than depletes you
• Find true fulfillment in your work and obligations with proven techniques for loving yourself and your life

Burnout For Dummies is the essential guide for anyone feeling overwhelmed, overworked, stressed out, run-down, and ready to make a change.

Introduction 1

Part 1: Turning the Tide on the Burnout Epidemic 5

Chapter 1: So You Think You’re Burned Out 7

Chapter 2: Exploring the Scope and Impact of Burnout 27

Chapter 3: Getting Ready to Tackle Burnout 45

Part 2: Sorting Out the Sources of Burnout 63

Chapter 4: What Caused Your Burnout? 65

Chapter 5: Examining Your Relationship with Burnout 83

Chapter 6: Deciding Whether You and Your Job Are a Good Fit 103

Chapter 7: When Caring Is Your Job: Dealing with Compassion Fatigue 119

Part 3: Building Essential Resources for Navigating Burnout 137

Chapter 8: Building a Foundation of Awareness with Mindfulness 139

Chapter 9: Being Kind to Yourself 157

Chapter 10: Cultivating a Safe and Brave Inner Space for Change 175

Chapter 11: Cultivating the Infrastructure That Supports Your Life Force 193

Chapter 12: Establishing High-Quality Connections 215

Part 4: Beyond Burnout and Toward Resilience: Flourishing and Thriving 231

Chapter 13: Charting the Course from Burnout to Resilience 233

Chapter 14: Creating Conditions for You to Flourish 251

Chapter 15: Building a Culture of Care and Flourishing 267

Part 5: The Part of Tens 281

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Use Your Body to Ease Your Mind 283

Chapter 17: Ten Tips to Foster Flourishing at Work 293

Index 301

Eva Selhub is a board-certified physician, speaker, scientist, executive leadership and performance coach, and a consultant in the field of corporate wellness and resilience. She focuses on helping individuals and corporations alike to become resilient, avoid or manage burnout, and achieve transformational health and wellbeing. She has been published in medical journals and featured in national publications including The New York Times and USA Today.

Slow down and find fulfillment, the Dummies way

Feeling overworked, stressed out, run-down, and overwhelmed? Burnout For Dummies shows you how to take it down a notch without dropping the ball on the stuff you need to get done. Through mindfulness, meditation, self-compassion, and self-love, you can get your life back. The explanations and exercises in this book help you identify the sources of burnout, get back to baseline, and move forward with more resilience so you can stop drowning and start flourishing.

Inside…

• Know when you’re burned out
• Understand why and when burnout happens
• Manage compassion fatigue
• Become more resilient
• De-stress with guided reflection and exercises
• Help employees thrive