The Lifestyle Tune-Up

Thoughts on Resilience and Burnout

Elisabeth Plotner, MD, CHES Season 1 Episode 3

It is almost inevitable that the topic of resilience will come up whenever there is a discussion on burnout. In this episode, we will discuss resilience and why using it as the cure-all for burnout can be detrimental to your burnout recovery, trigger feelings of shame, and prevent you from seeking the help and community that you need.

West CP, Dyrbye LN, Sinsky C, et al. Resilience and Burnout Among Physicians and the General US Working Population. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(7):e209385. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9385

Check out this podcast episode on shame resilience on Fried by Cait Donovan  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andrea-owen-building-shame-resilience-for-burnout-recovery/id1469939920?i=1000648623001