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Dec 2023
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For the Burned Out, Fried, and Exhausted...

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A slew of evidence-based, ready-to-try-today interventions we can use to “complete the stress cycle.”

Emily Nagoski is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life. She has a MS in counseling and a PhD in health behavior, both from Indiana University. She’s also the co-author of Burnout: The Secret To Unlocking The Stress Cycle.   

Amelia Nagoski holds a DMA in conducting from the University of Connecticut. An assistant professor and coordinator of music at Western New England University, she regularly presents educational sessions discussing the application of communications science and psychological research for audiences of other professional musicians, including “Beyond Burnout Prevention: Embodied Wellness for Conductors.” She is the co-author of Burnout: The Secret To Unlocking The Stress Cycle

In this episode we talk about:

  • The three characteristics of burnout
  • The difference between addressing stressful circumstances in our lives and dealing with the actual physical experience of stress
  • What they call the “real enemy”
  • How to create a “bubble of love”
  • The evidence-based interventions you can try right away 

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