Host: Cindy Hovington, Ph.D.
Producer: Marion Vanhorn, Ph.D.
GUEST: Krysten Taprell
Krysten is Psychologist with 20 years experience working with children and families. She has extensive experience working with people on the Autistic Spectrum as well as conducting diagnostic assessments. You can find her on Instagram at @the_therapist_parent or on her website www.thetherapistparent.com.
Summary:
This past week, we hit the 1-year mark for the pandemic. It has been a long and difficult year for many parents. Many are exhausted and overwhelmed with having to balance so much every single day without getting a break. This level of stress for prolonged periods of time can lead to burnout. This is a relatively new topic in the field of parenting. In today’s episode, I chat with Kryten, a psychologist, about burnout to help you identify if you might be experiencing this and what the next steps are.
Key Messages:
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Burnout is an exhaustion that comes from the constant stress
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Your tolerance changes, you might have less patience, your productivity might change and you might have reduced compassion
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Working while taking care of kids is HARD work. We have been put to the test and anyone and everyone can experience burnout in this situation
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Many of the burnout symptoms are similar to depression.
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Self-care is important to help prevent burnout.
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When we take care of ourselves we approach situations with our children differently
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Picture a bucket, you want to keep the bucket full. Things that fill it up might be basic self-care, things that bring you joy or feel good. Sometimes we get holes in our bucket.
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Gratitude can also help fill your bucket
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Set out a plan or a schedule for self-care (exercise in the morning, a walk in the evening, etc)
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