Have you ever experienced burnout? Have you had work related stress? It's really important we look out for it in ourselves and other people and take steps to prevent it. This is what we discuss in today's episode.
References
Episode 19 with Tony Ilett on physical and mental fitness
Episode 21 with Lucy Williamson on nutrition
Article in the Journal of Rural Studies on farmer burnout
The Warning Signs of Unhealthy Stress (in Farmstrong)
Business Health Institute piece with stats on burnout.
Mental Health UK page on burnout
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This week's challenge
Think about whether you are experiencing work related stress and what action you could begin to take to prevent it.
Timestamps for today's episode
1:04 Ben introduces the show.
2:37 What is burnout?
3:04 Common signs of burnout.
4:08 Awareness of burnout is building.
4:25 Statistics to do with burnout.
5:50 Burnout in farming.
7:54 You may not recognise that you are burnt out.
8:36 Signs of unhealthy stress.
9:31 The twelve stages of burnout.
13:24 How to prevent burnout?
15:45 Talk about your feelings and check in with others.
17:09 Take breaks.
19:06 Have a good community around you.
21:30 Roundup of the show and call to action.