by Dr. Susan Biali | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog, Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life
When I speak to organizations about burnout prevention, I often warn about the risks of either being—or leading—an “extra miler”. If you consistently go the extra mile in everything you do, you’re a great asset to any team or organization (and anyone who knows...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Oct 16, 2019 | Examine your life, Reflections for Your Journey
I thought I had a pretty balanced, grounded, present life. Turns out, I was wrong. This past summer, I had been enjoying an unusual lull in my professional activities. I’d taken time off from my part-time medical clinic work to work on a new book project, and also had...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Jul 23, 2019 | Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life, Mental Health
I had my first taste of burning out (along with overlapping depression) years ago, when I was an Emergency Medicine resident. Because I never wanted to hit bottom that hard, ever again, I decided to learn everything I could about resilience and mental wellness. I...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Jun 26, 2019 | Examine your life, Mental Health
I’m working on a proposal for a new book. This involves a lot of sitting and thinking. Ever since I started, a strange phenomenon has emerged. I want to clean all the time. While sitting at my desk, I fantasize about scrubbing things. I long to get at the dirty-ish...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Mar 13, 2019 | Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life, Reflections for Your Journey
As a coach I work with a variety of leaders (from mid-level managers to high-ranking executives), helping them to reduce their stress, recover from burnout, improve work-life balance and operate more effectively. Time after time, after I do a little digging, a core...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Feb 7, 2019 | Examine your life, Health and Nutrition
Do you use food as a way of numbing your feelings? So many people do. It could be because you’re stressed, upset, anxious or even just bored. If you’ve been engaging in “emotional eating” for a long time, you may not even realize that...
