100. What I've learned about Burnout (with Micah Freeman)

Quick note: Enrollment is open for Love It or Leave It (Leaving the Chair).Closes January 30 (at the time of recording).Join Love It or Leave It (Open Enrollment):https://balanced-thunder-281.myflodesk.com/jhvxnbroxeBook a consult call (limited availability):https://calendar.app.google/JBkK3aUPXyvxr46F7About this episodeMicah Freeman interviews Jen for Episode 100.We talk about milestones, burnout (in real life), cognitive overload, and why so many therapists are done with 1:1 as it’s currently structured.What we coverWhat 100 episodes actually feels like (and why “arrival” doesn’t land the way we expect)The arrival fallacy and the “have done list”Jen’s current relationship with burnout and learning to be gentler with herselfCognitive burnout: screens, tabs, constant input, nervous system fatigueThe added layers for many therapists: caregiving, emotional labor, hormones/menopauseWhy Jen started studying burnout before becoming a psychologist (therapeutic foster care)Burnout vs depression and the overlap in symptomsTherapist isolation, clinical grief, and why support mattersCommunity, meaning, and the messy middle of spirituality/faithWhy listener emails and reviews matter more than you thinkA few lines that stuck“Earth School is very hard.”“There are only so many times you can walk through fire and not get burned.”“I wanted to give it the breadth of time. 100 felt like doing that.”Reflection questionsWhat am I waiting to achieve so I can finally feel okay?What would be on my “have done list” this year?What’s burning me out most: work, life load, cognitive overload, or all of it?What would a sustainable next step look like (not a dramatic pivot)?GuestMicah FreemanWebsite: egostrength.netPodcast: the self-study lab