How do you know when you're burned out?

What are some practices to recover?

Join me in a conversation with Joyce Guan West, a business, executive and career coach who also coaches her clients on burnout.

In Part 1, we talk about how recover from burnout by challenging your mindset and calming your body through breath work and self compassion. We also discuss how to set boundaries in a non-confrontational way.

In Part 2, we talk about how to help someone who's burned out. We also discuss how to recover from burnout if you're in an intense field like medicine or caring for aging relatives.

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How do you know when you're burned out?

And what are some practices to recover?

Join me in a conversation with Joyce Guan West, a business, executive and career coach who also does burnout coaching.

In Part 1, we talk about how to challenge your mindset and calm your body through breath work and self compassion. We also discuss setting boundaries in a non-confrontational way, through open-ended questions .

In Part 2, we talk about how to help someone who's burned out and how to recover from burnout if you're in an intense field like medicine or caring for aging relatives. Joyce also shares about how she personally recovered from burnout, why it's a great option to work for yourself, and the importance of prioritizing deep work instead of multi-tasking.

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Episode Sponsor:

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What does it take to break into Hollywood and rise in a competitive field like TV writing?

Join me in a conversation with Jenn Kao, a TV drama writer who specializes in thrillers, sci fi and horror. She’s working on a drama pilot for Peacock and was a co-executive producer on Daybreak by Netflix. Jenn’s also written for Leverage, Emerald City, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, and Lucifer.

Jenn went to film school at UCLA and majored in English at Stanford, where I met her our freshman year.

Jen is Chinese-American and grew up in the far west suburbs of Chicago, where her parents co-founded their town’s first Chinese school. Now she lives in Eagle Rock with her husband and two kids.

In Part 2, Jenn shares about what it's like to be an Asian woman in Hollywood, balancing family with career, and advice for others hoping to break into the field of TV writing.

Don't miss Part 1 where Jenn discussed her path to Hollywood, her parent's influence on her career, and how she handles rejection and competition.

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