Have you felt physically or mentally exhausted? Or have you noted that you have less motivation or a more negative attitude about work? You could be suffering from parental burnout! As parents, who are often balancing so many responsibilities and roles in our lives, the potential for burnout may be even greater. So, what exactly is burnout?  What factors contribute to burnout? And, what can we do about it?

 

Dr.  Amy O'Hana,  licensed professional counselor and professor at University of Western States, joins us to answer these questions and more. The author of Beyond Burnout: What to Do When Your Work Isn’t Working for You, O'Hana brings practical insights and tips that parents can implement today to get relief. Tune in to learn more!

 
WHAT STEPS WILL YOU TAKE TO PREVENT PARENTAL BURNOUT? 
What factors in your life and vocation could contribute to burnout? How might you know if you are experiencing burnout? What could you start today to minimize the risk of burnout?

 
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BURNOUT?
❉ PARENTAL BURNOUT: HOW PRESSURE TO MEASURE UP IS EXHAUSTING MILLENNIALS (AND EVERYONE ELSE!). Anne Helen Petersen, author of I Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, explores societal standards of parenting, parental guilt, how the parenting millennials experienced influences how they parent their own children, and how we might alleviate burnout.

 

❉ YOUR CHILDREN NEED A HEALTHY MOM, BUT ARE YOU LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR HEALTH THE WAY YOU SHOULD? Dr. Andrea Messina shares tips on how to make sure your health needs — from incontinence to fatigue to breast health — are fully addressed.