Posts Tagged ‘burnout’
Secret Stress: What Happens When We Carry Too Much for Too Long
Summary: Stress has quietly become one of the defining experiences of modern life. Most people are under far more pressure than they admit, and many wear exhaustion like a badge of honor. But when stress goes unaddressed, it doesn’t simply disappear into the background. And perhaps most concerning of all, many people become so accustomed…
Read MoreAmerica’s Addiction to Gun Violence: Can We Move from Triggers to Glimmers?
Summary: Every time there is another mass shooting, another child killed by a stray bullet, another family shattered in seconds, the same question rises like smoke: why does this keep happening in the United States? Here is a perspective that can lead us out of so much darkness, despair, and fear. Dear Dr. Sylvia, Why…
Read MoreLeading Through Uncertainty: Why Your 2026 Strategy Is Already Outdated
Summary: Here’s the hard truth—most leadership strategies for 2026 are built for a world that no longer exists. Leadership today isn’t just about hybrid work or KPIs; it’s about navigating a human reset. The real shift? Moving from automatic triggers to conscious awareness. Organizations that thrive will embrace Human-Centered Leadership, seeing people as whole humans…
Read MoreRevenge Quitting: The Workplace Warning Sign Leaders Are Ignoring
Summary: Did someone just quit your company today? Not quietly, but with determination? Consider the fact that they quit to make a point. Welcome to the new workplace phenomenon known as “revenge quitting.” It’s when employees resign in anger or frustration to send a message to leadership about a workplace culture that has stopped listening.…
Read MoreListen for the Glimmers: Go Past Burnout and Resentment by Offering Ways to Reconnect Head, Heart, and Gut
Summary: Resentment and burnout are not simply emotional states; they are physiological signals that a person has been living in chronic misalignment. The brain spins with overanalysis (head), the heart closes off in self-protection (heart), and the gut tightens, warning that something feels “off” (gut). This disconnection often results from prolonged stress, people-pleasing, or purpose…
Read MoreSurvival Skills for Attorneys to Bypass Burnout
Summary: All careers have to deal with stress and impending burnout. It doesn’t have to be that way. Here is what attorneys can do to stay positive and healthy. Have you ever complained about feeling burned out? Or has the word overwhelmed become an integral part of your vocabulary? I am not talking about feeling…
Read MoreBe a Great Leader: Tackle Imposter Syndrome, Self-doubt, and Overwhelm
Summary: Mental health has been upgraded. And it’s about time! It’s not just for those you label “nut cases.” It’s for you, and you, and me. For example, many people these days are talking and worrying about their mental health. Here’s how to remain calm, cool, and collected when extra stress is thrown your way.…
Read MoreLeaders, Are You Burning Up (Anger) or Burning Out (Exhaustion)? Here’s What To Do.
Summary: As a leader do you shout out your anger or shut it down? Either way can be costly to your health. Soon, overwhelm causes you to shut down. Here are ways to turn your anger inside out and move past the extremes to more effective ways of working together. The energy of anger is…
Read MoreA New Perspective About Leadership and BURNOUT
How do you know if you are on the path to burnout? As a leader, what do you do when stress hits the hot button? What is burnout anyway? What do you do when you are the one in charge? Above all, burnout doesn’t happen overnight. The signs show up little by little. Therefore, I…
Read MoreYour Mental Health and Burnout
Dear Dr. Sylvia, The pandemic has changed the way we talk about mental health. And that’s a good thing. Isn’t it? For example, there are more and more conversations about how to stay healthy and engage in self care. Mental Health means self-care As a result, good mental health includes quiet time for oneself, eating…
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