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Burnout Remedy #3 – Mindfulness
Many of us are on the verge or have already burned out in our occupations. Law enforcement, firefighters, and especially healthcare providers have some of the highest rates of burnout among professions. The pandemic exacerbated this problem. As a result, people and...
Burnout Remedy # 2 – Laughing
Many of us are on the verge or have already burned out in our occupations. Law enforcement, firefighters, and especially healthcare providers have some of the highest rates of burnout among professions. The pandemic exacerbated this problem. As a result, people and...
Burnout Remedy #1 – Sleeping
Many of us are on the verge or have already burned out in our occupations. Law enforcement, firefighters, and especially healthcare providers have some of the highest rates of burnout among professions. The pandemic exacerbated this problem. As a result, people and...
Eat More Humble-Berry Pie
Need: Eat More Humble-Berry Pie The Story: Colossians 3:12 The Apostle Paul urges his readers that they should act according to their new identity. Since they are in Christ, they are holy and loved, and they have a responsibility to act appropriately. Paul tells...
We Need More Kindness
Need: We Need To Show More Kindness The Story: Colossians 3:12 The Apostle Paul urges his readers that they should act according to their new identity. Since they are in Christ, they are holy and loved, and they have a responsibility to act appropriately. Paul...
Legal versus Ethical: Lessons From Dave Chappelle
Today, we take a break from the Contented Caregiver blog theme with a poignant lesson from Dave Chappelle. Disclaimer Let me state on the onset that I do not condone Dave Chappelle’s comedy. His humor is often laced with grotesque profanity and lewd commentary that...
We Need To Show More Compassion
The Story: Colossians 3:12 The Apostle Paul urges his readers that they should act according to their new identity. Since they are in Christ, they are holy and loved, and they have a responsibility to act appropriately. Paul tells his readers that they should...
We Need To Rest More
The Story: 1 Kings 18-19 Elijah has a showdown with King Ahab and the people of Israel. It’s time to make a choice: follow God or follow Baal. The prophets of Baal prayed to their god, and after hours of shouting, dancing, and grotesque self-mutilation, nothing...
We Need A Proper Perspective
The Story: John 18-20 The political powers of Jerusalem feel threatened. A follower of Jesus betrays his teacher for money, and Jesus faces an illegal trial that will undoubtedly lead to his suffering and death. It’s Friday. It’s a horrible, dark day....
Relieving The Caregiving Burden
Excerpts from Chapter 9, Sherry’s Key in Smoke Screening:Narratives to Navigate Caregiver Burnout Sherry's Heavy Burden Sherry sat alone in the conference room and faced an impossible task: deciding when to disconnect her father from the ventilator. Most people in...
Scary Burnout Statistics – You Can’t Afford to Miss This
We’re taking a break from the subject of Contentment for some shock and awe statistics. The other day I confessed to my wife that I had lost $1,000 playing poker during my day off. She was shocked. Then I revealed that it wasn’t real money, and I was only playing a...
Why Vacations Don’t Fix Burnout
Question: Why Did My Vacation Not Alleviate My Burnout? You save up your money. You book a much-needed vacation at a luxurious beach resort where attendants pamper you in every way. You spend two weeks playing in the waves, lying on the beach, and soaking up the...
Be More Holy, Not Holier
Need: We need to be more Holy, not Holier Story: The events of the New Testament take place during the Pax Romana. Latin for “Roman Peace,” this period from 27BC to 180 AD marked a time of relative peace and stability during an otherwise tumultuous reign of the...
Jonah’s Smelly Search For Contentment
The Need: We Need To Realize Who’s In Control The Story: Jonah receives a direct call from God (wouldn’t that be amazing)? Go and preach against your enemy in Nineveh. Jonah hears the Lord, packs his bags, and… runs the other way. Jonah refuses to obey God. God...
Why Didn’t Jesus Ever Burn Out?
The Need: We all need more guidance. The Story: If anybody in history had a reason to burn out, it was Jesus. Your friend has become cynical, distant, and doesn’t seem to care about anything. Everyone labels them as “burned out.” It’s understandable. Stress mounts...
Burnout Challenge 1: Pike Stretch
Call it Covid Brain, Pandemic Fatigue, or Virus Mania; the lockdowns are causing people, especially caregivers, to burnout at an unprecedented rate. Well, let’s do something about it. The Overloaded Brain Covid is causing increased stress for many, especially...
Top Five Causes of Burnout
In medicine, it is considered malpractice to prescribe a treatment without a diagnosis. Burnout is not a diagnosis. It's a symptom of a deeper problem. The best way to mitigate and prevent burnout is to uncover the cause. Here are my top five reasons why I think...
Front-line Covid-19 Coaching
Published in © ChristianCoachingMag.com 05/01/2020 http://christiancoachingmag.com A virus spreads. A pandemic declared. States of emergencies enacted, and people maintain a strict six-feet distance away from each other. Welcome to our current world...
Learning Empathy From Falconry
Can a bird of prey help us become better empathizers? YES. Recently, I had the privilege of trying the sport of falconry. Falconry is an ancient art of hunting with a trained bird of prey. It’s the only sport that uses a trained-wild animal (though that seems a bit...
Make 2020 the Year of Community
It’s that time. Time to make all the resolutions you’ll never keep! Time to think you’re a failure, time to get down on yourself, and time to perpetuate the cycle of negativity. Or maybe it’s time for something else. Every year thousands of people try to start fresh...
Albuterol – The Performance Enhancing Drug?
Alive and Dead at the Same Time?
Before You Quit, Try This
Can Studying Limit Burnout?
Can Exercising Help Burnout?
Taking Freedom For Granted
Independence Day is a day America celebrates its declaration to be considered an independent nation. There have been many figures in history that have spoken of freedom. I will take this time to address some of the most famous quotes. [Independence Day] "ought to be...
Prescribing Suicide
In 1983, a young woman drove home on a country road in southwest Missouri. Suddenly, she lost control, overturned the car, and was ejected from her vehicle. She landed face down in a ditch over thirty-five feet away from the scene of the accident. Paramedics...
Balance Under Pressure
Pressure causes strange things to happen to our bodies. Our bodies desire to maintain balance, and they like the status quo. However, emotional and psychological stress puts our bodies under internal pressure. But pressure can occur externally as well. Changing...
Burnout Fakes and Facts
We often hear that the media is full of fake news. Agendas precede facts. Recently three researchers pulled off a hoax to expose this reality when their bogus research was published in peer-review journals. Seven of their twenty fake articles which included absurd...
Ethics Of Abortion – The One Question
New legislation in New York and Virginia has stirred up the already controversial topic of abortion. Find answers to the most recent questions.