This episode of the Disaster Podcast picks up where we left off last week in the difficult discussion of dealing with critical incident stress and burnout for medical and healthcare professionals. How do you recognize the signs of unmitigated stress and burnout in yourself and your coworkers? We’ll look at that and offer some possible interventions and solutions in this week’s episode. Check out this episode with hosts Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, Sam Bradley, and guests doctors Joe Holley and Jim Brasiel. Jim offers additional resources at ReadyEnterprises.org.

Nursing-from-Within-coverSome of the solutions mentioned include getting active, engaging in meditation techniques, and using workplace resources for stress management. An excellent book written for nurses on the topic by nurse educator and lecturer Elizabeth Scala is “Nursing From Within: A Fresh Alternative to Putting Out Fires and Self-Care Workarounds.†This book is an excellent resource for all healthcare professionals dealing with stress and burnout.

Rainbows-in-Cobwebs-coverAlso, a book that our co-host Sam Bradley contributed to is “Rainbows In Cobwebs: Stories Of Hope In The Storms Of Life†which is a collection of stories that are meant to uplift and affirm life in challenging times.