LEARN MORE about Burnout & Stay In Touch with The Trauma Doc
Join Dr. Watson in a live (or recorded if you prefer) for Burnout 101. A webinar to help you understand all forms of burnout (occupational, caregiver, academic) and be supported by a community of survivors. scholarships are available!
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Burnout isn’t proof you failed, it’s often proof you’ve been surviving for too long. I connect trauma, nervous system survival skills, and the real research-backed signs of burnout so you can replace shame with clarity and start moving toward recovery.
• survival mode as a powerful teacher that was never meant to be permanent
• why naps, vacations, and days off may stop working
• my story of foster care, trauma, and becoming an overachiever
• the cost of carrying other people’s hardest stories in behavioral health
• values mismatch and lack of choice as a core burnout driver
• burnout myths, including the idea it only happens when you hate your job
• Christina Maslach’s three hallmarks: exhaustion, cynicism, reduced efficacy
• trauma-linked protective behaviors like perfectionism, people pleasing, and overgiving
• how to build compassion, boundaries, and nervous system safety over time
• details on my Burnout 101 live group and upcoming recorded option
So please click that link in the show notes, which is just nothing more than a contact form, and then I will reach out to you and see how I can support.
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