Be Kind to Yourself
summary
The core claim is that treating yourself like a good friend actually reduces burnout and saves time; concrete tools offered include shush the negative voice (pause and restart self-talk), a self‑care flowchart, morning pages (three pages of stream‑of‑conscious handwriting), a done list/non‑zero days, an “awesome” notebook, selfies and building a support network. Speaker cites the 12 stages of burnout, notes 25–50% will experience mental illness, reports nearly everyone in a session recognizes the signs, and says stopping self‑abuse freed minutes previously lost to self‑flagellation.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 0:22Who Am I
- 4:3412 Stages of Burnout
- 5:26Revision of Your Values
- 5:44Denial of Emerging Problems
- 7:02Full-on Burnout Syndrome
- 9:11Tinnitus
- 9:47Self-Care Flow Chart
- 11:08Writing Morning Pages
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