Leading Through Stories

Burnout Recovery with Dr. Lisa Belanger

November 16, 2022 Kristy Wolfe Season 2 Episode 3
Leading Through Stories
Burnout Recovery with Dr. Lisa Belanger
Show Notes

In Season 2 Episode 3 of Leading Through Stories Dr. Lisa Belanger shares ways to prevent burnout AND ways to recover. 

One of our favourite lines was…

“Burnout is not that you are doing too much, it’s that you’re doing too little that lights you up”

In this episode

  • 1:00 Introducing Dr. Lisa Belanger  
  • 3:00 Why Lisa focuses burnout
  • 5:30 If you say yes, then what are you saying no to?
  • 10:00 Caregiver & occupational burnout
  • 13:00 Avoiding burnout
  • 17:00 As a leader, what can I do to support my people?
  • 20:00 Lisa’s proactive mental health virtual workshops
  • 22:00 How does Lisa not burnout?!
  • 25:00 What lights you up?
  • 27:30 Work Less, Produce More podcast
  • 29:00 Details about December’s Leading Through Stories episode and Lisa’s Advent Calendar resource

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT LISA BELANGER

Lisa is the CEO of ConsciousWorks, a consulting firm that helps leaders apply the findings from leading-edge scientific research to maximize their mental capacity and performance. Lisa has a Ph.D. in Behavioural Medicine, an Executive MBA, and is a Certified Exercise Physiologist and High Performance Specialist.

Prior to COVID-19, Lisa was traveling the world (with her two month old baby) visiting companies to explore workplace culture, leadership, and the ability to destress from work. Pulling from the data and her lived experience she has created and hosts the popular podcast, Work Less, Produce More.

Lisa is also the founder of a national charity, Knight’s Cabin, offering wellness programming to cancer survivors and the author of Inspire Me Well: Finding Motivation to Take Control of Your Health & A Cup of Mindfulness: For the Busy & Restless.

Her greatest accomplishments include climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with her father, running the Paris Marathon, and being a professional snack holder to two tiny humans.

CHECK OUT LISA’S WORK

* Podcast: Work Less, Produce More 

* Book: A Cup of Mindfulness: For the Busy & Restless 

* Website: ConsciousWorks

* Website: Dr Lisa Belanger

 SIGN UP for Lisa’s Advent Calendar, 12 Days of Inner Peace 


About Leading Through Stories
Everyone has a story to tell—and what we do with that story can create lasting impact. Every episode, Leading Through Stories, helps unravel the how and why of digital storytelling with host Kristy Wolfe.

Life is made up of meaningful moments—which ones do you want to share?

This podcast is presented by Common Language DST, digital storytelling facilitation training for health and wellness changemakers.


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