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An accessible go-to guide on burnout based on the latest scientific understanding of our nervous system from Dr. Claire Plumbly, a credentialed psychologist and trauma specialist. "Trauma" and "burnout" are two terms that are used a lot these days, but no one has really connected the dots between them until now. With our work-home lives ever colliding, many of us are in a loop of frenzied busyness, which means that our nervous system eventually gets overwhelmed, and we experience a trauma response. This changes how we think, feel and behave, making it difficult for us to carry out tasks or practice self-care strategies like mindfulness. We lose motivation and become trapped in a state of learned helplessness, unable to see solutions, sometimes unable to care. Operating on autopilot, we become prone to making mistakes and to toxic behavior that impacts our professional and personal relationships. The good news is that there is hope. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Claire Plumbly is an expert trauma response and burnout; in her first book, she shares:
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