Rest is necessary. For most people in burnout recovery it is also not enough on its own.

Organisational psychologist Dr Ben Searle explains what positive psychology adds to burnout recovery, and why reconnecting with your values and strengths is the part that actually brings you back. Ben spent twenty years researching burnout before going through it himself, which gives the conversation a particular honesty.

We get into why the first sign is usually a fading of good experiences rather than exhaustion, and how to tell a fear decision from a values decision when you are deciding whether to go back.

• Why the earliest sign is positive experience draining away, not tiredness
• Using values and strengths to rebuild confidence after burnout
• Telling a fear decision from a values decision on the way back to work

Season 2, Episode 3

Connect with Dr Ben Searle: https://mindonthejob.com/ben-j-searle/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-searle-3a0a1b1/

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