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Burnout with Colette Alexander (Episode 103)

Aug 12, 202539 minSeason 2Ep. 103
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Have you burned out at work? What was your experience? How did you work through it?

This week I'm joined by the incredible Colette Alexander to discuss what burnout is, what it means, and we both share our personal experiences burning out at work. We cover...

🔥 What is burnout?
❓ Why does it happen?
🫀 What are the symptoms?
🥊 Fight, flight, or freeze
🧑‍🚒 Advice on how to recover

...and much more.

Resources from the show...

Why you're so angry at work (and what to do about it) by Natalie Rothfels https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-youre-so-angry-at-work

Burnout (book) by Amelia and Emily Nagoski https://www.burnoutbook.net/ 

How to do nothing (book) by Jenny Odell https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600671/how-to-do-nothing-by-jenny-odell/

You can find Colette on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colette-alexander-4168267/

You can find the This Is Fine! podcast here: https://www.thisisfinepod.com/

You can find Stephen on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephentownshend/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/slightreliability.bsky.social
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SlightReliability
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slight_reliability/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_kiwi_sre

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