In this episode, Michelle, a passionate and driven woman across all areas of life, shares her burnout journey through two careers: first as a social worker in Australia’s child protection sector, and later as an entrepreneur.

Key insights:

• How passion and drive, without personal boundaries, inevitably lead to burnout.
• Setting aside time for deep reflection to assess what is and isn’t working in your work and personal life, followed by the courage to make necessary changes.
• The power of tuning into and honouring your energy levels to create a more sustainable, thriving way of living.

Guest: Michelle Gardiner

The Founder and Director of The Aspire Series, including Aspire Société, the Aspire Summit and 55 FACES. These are both a movement for women who are dedicated to pioneering social change and impact as well as a methodology in facilitating change work. Michelle has spent over fifteen years working in the Australian Child Protection and community sectors, supporting children, young people and families through some of their most vulnerable life experiences. Through hearing many life stories, Michelle became most passionate about raising the aspirations of young people and women, which has greatly inspired her work with The Aspire Series. This passion parallels Michelle’s own experiences of working hard to define her own voice and to use this to build a life that she, too, is proud of.

Michelle holds a Bachelor of Social and Community Welfare, Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Science (Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy), Yoga Teacher, Certified Life Coach, background in individual and collective narrative work, leadership and empowerment program facilitation and trauma informed practice. Michelle is a published co-author, Non-For-Profit Board Member and is undertaking her Masters in Narrative Therapy and Community Work.

Michelle lives in Melbourne, Australia and is enthused by dance, yoga, cooking, chasing the sun, exploring and learning about people, arts and culture.

Website: https://www.theaspireseries.com Social Media: @theaspireseries

Host: Shannon Swales

A psychologist driven by a deep passion to empower individuals with the essential mental health knowledge and skills needed to flourish. She guides them through a transformative journey from chronically stressed and burnt-out states to a state of overall wellness. Her commitment to this cause is rooted in personal experience, having traversed the challenging terrain of burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma herself. Shannon's personal odyssey has imbued her with a renewed perspective, enabling her to approach her career and the care of others with a more balanced and empathetic mindset.

Website: www.burnoutpsychologysupport.com

Book: Nothing Left to Give www.burnoutpsychologysupport.com/buy-my-book

Blog: www.burnoutpsychologysupport.com/blog

Social media: @burnoutpsychologysupport

Share Your Wisdom: If you’d like to share your burnout experience or are an expert in the field of burnout and would like to share your wisdom on the pod, email me at shannonswales@burnoutpsychologysupport.com.

Disclaimer: Engaging with our content does not intend to create, nor does it create a therapist-client relationship between you and Shannon Swales, Burnout Psychology Support Psychologist. The views, opinions, tips, etc., expressed in this podcast by my guests or me are general in nature and are not a replacement for personalised therapy. As I have done for myself, I encourage those suffering to seek professional help. If you are in a life-threatening emergency, please get in touch with your emergency services in Australia, 000. For immediate counselling support (Aus only), Lifeline 13 11 14 (24 hrs/7 days); 13YARN 13 92 76 (24 hrs/7 days) for First Nation Australians.

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