04: Using Boundaries to Heal From Burnout
With Amy Pinnell, RSW
How do you know you’re burned out and what can you do to heal from burnout if you’re a highly sensitive person? In this episode, I talk with Amy Pinnell, RSW about her experience with burnout and:
• When prolonged stress and overstimulation turn into burnout and how to truly heal from it
• The signs of burnout and how to know when it’s time to take a break or even quit a stressful job
• Why boundaries are so crucial for preventing and overcoming burnout
• The push pull of being a highly sensitive extrovert and feeling energized by social interactions
• The effects of working in emotionally charged environments such as social work or healthcare
• Understanding that boundaries are the most compassionate choice for you and others
Amy is a Registered Social Worker & Clinical Therapist in Canada. In her private practice, she helps highly sensitive helpers and healers who are struggling with burnout and codependency AND is the founder of Sensitive Social Worker, a community of deep-feeling, tender-hearted Social Workers who want to excel in a mission-driven, purposeful career career without sacrificing their own mental health and well-being in the process. Through Sensitive Social Worker, she facilitates workshops, offers evergreen, self-directed online courses, such as her signature course, Boundaries for Burnout Prevention.
Keep in touch with Amy:
• Website: http://www.sensitivesocialworker.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensitivesocialworker/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sensitivesocialworker
• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/342686427953981/
Resources Mentioned:
Boundaries for Burnout Prevention is a deep-dive program that will take you from feeling emotionally drained and overwhelmed in your career as a Social Worker/Therapist/Healthcare Professional to feeling confident in your ability to set the boundaries that you need to honor your sensitivity and feel healthy and well.
Find more details here and use code SSTORIES24 for 10% off.
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