How to keep mentally fit, move from surviving to thriving and avoid burnout - with Al and Leanne Elliott of Truth, Lies and Workplace Culture

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#178: Leanne Elliott is a business psychologist and her husband Al is a prolific business leader. They explain how to avoid burnout, maintain good mental health, and thrive both physically and mentally.

What you’ll learn

• [1:50] How Leanne and Elliott help create positive workplace cultures.
• [3:23] Why mental health is such an important issue in today's society.
• [6:06] What the term ‘mental health’ really means.
• [8:20] The disconnect there is between mental health and public discourse.
• [9:46] What burnout is and the difference between burnout and stress.
• [14:06] The three symptoms that signal burnout.
• [15:52] How common burnout is and how to know if you’re burnt out.
• [18:27] What to do if you’re experiencing burnout.
• [20:32] Signs that someone is experiencing burnout.
• [23:25] How to support someone who is going through burnout.
• [28:29] The different ways extroverts and introverts communicate.
• [30:42] What burnout recovery looks like.
• [33:54] The dangers of comparison and how to avoid making negative comparisons.

Resources mentioned in this episode

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• Truth, Lies and Workplace Culture Episode 60: Behind the Smiles: Our Mental Health Journey
• Samaritans
• Ben Goldacre
• Positivepsychology.com
• The Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod
• “Comparison is the thief of joy”, Theodore Roosevelt
• “People buy things they don’t need, with money they don’t have, to impress people they don’t like”, Clive Hamilton
• Dr Audrey Tang
• The Wellbeing Lounge Podcast
• The One Thing, Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
• FRIED: The Burnout Podcast
• Expansive Intimacy Podcast

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:
https://changeworklife.com/how-to-keep-mentally-fit-move-from-surviving-to-thriving-and-avoid-burnout/

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