{"id":10039,"date":"2022-11-01T20:41:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T20:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/how-to-deal-with-burnout-as-a-health-coach-or-wellness-professional\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T20:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T20:41:14","slug":"how-to-deal-with-burnout-as-a-health-coach-or-wellness-professional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/how-to-deal-with-burnout-as-a-health-coach-or-wellness-professional\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deal with Burnout as a Health Coach or Wellness Professional\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Health coaches and wellness professionals often worry about their clients who are at risk of feeling burned-out and work to provide tools to help them prevent and recover from bouts of burnout.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n What health and wellness professionals often forget, however, is that, while they may feel passionate about their work, the very nature of their job also makes them vulnerable to burnout.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Professional burnout in health professionals is so common that it is considered a type of job-related depression, which several mental health professionals argue is a <\/span>diagnosable health condition<\/span>. <\/span>Burnout syndrome is defined<\/span> as a combination of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment caused by <\/span>chronic occupational distress<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Burnout can be prevented by recognizing the risk factors and early signs of burnout and making changes, and it can be managed with some common mental health strategies.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Health and wellness professionals should fill their own cups <\/span>while filling others<\/span>\u2019, so to speak. In other words, it is just as important for health coaches to take measures to ensure their own well-being as they work to support others in improving their wellbeing. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rather than providing tools and information for coaches to relay to their clients, this article is for coaches to start to understand how burnout may be affecting their wellness, and learning how to make health behavior changes of their own that will <\/span>benefit their well-being<\/span> in the long term.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Burnout can be aggravated by work, but it doesn\u2019t necessarily come from the professional environment. There could be other factors that make people more likely to experience burnout than others. However, healthcare, as an industry, places numerous pressures on healthcare providers, including health coaches and wellness professionals.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some of the elements in a health coach or wellness professional\u2019s life that contribute to burnout are:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Maslach\u2019s burnout inventory<\/span> is one way to help individuals identify if they are experiencing burnout and to what degree. The inventory constitutes twenty-two statements about your state of mind regarding your work. As you read the statements, respond to how often you feel that way, from never (0) to every day (6).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The first set of questions corresponds to a score for occupational exhaustion (EE). The second set corresponds to a score for depersonalization or loss of empathy (DP). The last set of questions corresponds to a score for personal accomplishment (PA). When you add up your totals for each set, you can have a low degree, moderate degree, or high degree for each set.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Interested in learning your degree of burnout according to Maslach\u2019s burnout inventory?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Below is the list of statements. On a sheet of paper, write down the number corresponding to how often you feel that way, from never (0) to every day (6).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Now, you can find out whether and to what degree you are burned-out, according to Maslach\u2019s burnout inventory.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Occupational exhaustion is typically connected to a relationship with work that is perceived as difficult, tiring, and stressful. Maslach sees this as different from depression, as it is likely that the symptoms of burnout alleviate when the person is on vacation or when they leave that job.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Add together the answers to questions 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, and 20.\u00a0<\/p>\n Depersonalization or loss of empathy is characterized by a loss of regard for others. In the case of health coaches and wellness professionals, you might start having trouble connecting to or caring about the well-being of your clients, but it may also extend to other relationships outside of work. People with high degrees of depersonalization keep a greater emotional distance, which might be expressed through stoicism or passivism, or cynical, negative remarks. It might even come across as callousness.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Add together the answers to questions 5, 10, 11, 15, and 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n The personal accomplishment assessment is a feeling that acts as a \u201csafety valve\u201d and contributes to bringing about a balance if occupational exhaustion and depersonalization occur. It ensures fulfillment in the workplace and a positive view of professional achievements.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Add together the answers to questions 4, 7, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, and 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n Health and wellness professionals experience numerous stressors related to their work and practice, including time pressures, workload, financial pressures, and managing others\u2019 emotional issues in addition to their own. Chronic stress related to your professional life can affect both your physical and mental well-being, which in turn impacts your ability to be an effective coach. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Researchers proposed that developing resilience-promoting environments can help to reduce the negative outcomes of stress in the health professions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to research conducted with nurses, there are numerous individual and contextual factors that contribute to levels of resilience. These include:\u00a0<\/p>\nThe Risk Factors for Burnout<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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How Do I Know If I\u2019m Burned-Out?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Overall Score for Occupational Exhaustion (EE)\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall Score for Depersonalization or Loss of Empathy (DP)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall Score for Personal Accomplishment (PA)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Resilience: The Antidote to Burnout<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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