"I was stuck in my bed, all I could do is cry" is COVID making you burnout at work? – ABC News

Is Covid-19 making you push yourself too far at work? Could you be at risk of burnout?We explore what causes burnout, how to recognise and deal with it and how burnout can even become deadly.

GUESTSProfessor Michael Leiter has extensively researched the experience of burnout at work, most recently through Deakin University in Victoria.Dr Nadine Hamilton is a psychologist who works with veterinarians and her PhD research looked at vets lived experience of animal euthanasia.And sharing their stories of burnout, Marie Cecile Godwin UX designer and Editor of Burnout: lets reignite the flame; Alice Cooney, Law Institute of Victoria young lawyer president and vet Dr Claire Stevens.

This episode kicks off our four-part series: Performing in a Pandemic. We know that things wont snap back exactly to the way they were - so how do you prepare yourself to adjust to this new way of working? In our next episode: what to eat to optimise mental performance.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Nadine's book is Coping with Stress and Burnout as a Veterinarian and her charity is Love Your Pet Love Your Vet.

Claire's book is Love Your Dog.

Producer: Maria Tickle

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"I was stuck in my bed, all I could do is cry" is COVID making you burnout at work? - ABC News