MS19: Surviving the Holiday Surge

Mental Status

About Today's Episode

In this episode, Meg goes over 7 tips to help beat burnout during holiday surges:

• Look at your emotions with soft eyes
• Build end-of-day rituals
• Delegate tasks!
• Use scripts to set & maintain boundaries
• Communicate what your needs look like when it comes to holiday celebrations
• Demonstrate what healthy boundaries look like by using them for yourself
• Create an ideal professional roadmap for the year ahead

Bonus! If you want a deeper dive into the rituals & scripts, join the Patreon community for exclusive access to a Patron-only episode where I discuss specific rituals & scripts + downloadable PDFs full of actual ritual ideas & actual scripts you can use with clients, staff, colleagues, and admins.

Credits, links & other things:

• Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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• Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
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• Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
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Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.