Afleveringen
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Are you burned out and experience memory loss? Maybe you have a hard time doing cognitive demanding tasks? You know that you should be able to do it, but find your self staring blankly on the task, and your brain just can’t give you the information to do it? Or maybe you have this constant pressure inside your head, getting worse when you’re in noisy or very bright surroundings. You might be suffering from brain fog, even called mental fatigue, cognitive fatigue or brain fatigue.
When I got burned out, it felt like my brain just shut down. I couldn’t drive anymore; I got mentally exhausted from doing easy tasks like grocery shopping and taking a phone call. The different doctors, psychologists and therapists I met had no idea how to help me. I had to learn on my own what brain fog is and how to treat it.
This episode is for you, if you are in the same situation. It’s for you whose brain has gone on vacation. In this episode I’ll share all I’ve learned on how to get the brain back to work, healthy and fully rested. Key takeaways
Signs of brain fog, even called mental fatigue, are
Not being able to take in information from several sources at the same time.Memory loss, like you don't recall passwords or your often made recipes.When its hard doing cognitive demanding tasks, like filling in complicated forms.A feeling like an internal pressure, headache or dizziness.You get mentally fatigued by doing things, or the feeling of being completely drained is constant.You can’t stand lot of stimuli like loud noises or bright light.Steps to recover from mental fatigue or brain fog are
Don’t freak out. Calm yourself and stop the worrying.Reduce stimuli like loud noises. Plan for rest - doing things you enjoy without any demands.Gradual exposure - train your brain like you train a muscle, a small step at the time.If I could heal, so can you. It's hope for everyone!
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Today I share the 8 steps that made me heal from severe burnout. I share what I did to stop my brain fog and dizziness, ease my nausea and overcome my fatigue. If I could heal, so can you. There’s hope for everyone!
Key takeaways
Worrying about or being afraid of your symptoms stresses the brain and nervous system, making everything worse. So do putting pressure on yourself to heal.
Being overly vigilant about your symptoms makes your brain letting small things feel worse than they are, so called sensitization.
By noticing what's actually feels good or neutral you relieve the stress on the brain and ease or heal symptoms of burnout, like brain fog, fatigue, nausea, dizziness.
Slowing down the pace of your life and your movements will reassure your brain and nervous system that there is no stress or danger, easing your symptoms further.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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In this episode I share 4 common misunderstandings about stress, burnout and healing, which made me so much worse . When I learnt about the brain and the nervous systems part in burnout, what really stresses the body and how to fix it, I healed quickly. Within six months I was back working fulltime and exercising again. In this episode I will tell you my mistakes, and what I did instead to overcome burnout, fight my fatigue and stop my brain fog.
Key takeaways:
Stress is more than just too much to do, it's also all sorts of negative feelings and emotions, like high demands or worrying.
Time outside the job isn’t necessary recovery. Training hard or taking care of family is just as demanding.
Physical symptoms like dizziness and brain fog doesn’t mean there’s something physical wrong with you. It’s the brain and nervous systems way to say you need to wind down. Your brain forms neural pathways of feeling bad.
Occupying your mind with your burnout and the symptoms will make your brain and nervous system stressed and give you even more symptoms. It will also make you even more sensitive for the symptoms, making small things feel strong. This is called sensitization.
You can change your neural pathways and your sensitization by changing your thoughts.
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In this episode I share my experience of a burnout with fatigue so serious, I barely could walk, nor take part in conversations. I talk about how worrying over my burnout gave me constant fatigue and brain fog, how it affected me, my life and my relations. It’s a story about frustration and desperation, but also about joy and healing.
Key takeaways
Burnout is more than just fatigue, it’s also physical symptoms like pain, dizziness, nausea, memory loss and brain fog. It affects all of your life.
Worry and fear make you worse.
It’s not your fault! You should not feel guilty or ashamed. Our brains are wired in a way that is a bad fit for today’s society.
Even when burned out, there is joy.
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In this episode I share 5 signs that your body is under too much stress, and you might be risking burnout. Your body can show different signs of stress before it enters a state of burnout. In this episode I talk about physical signs like pain, digestive problems, incontinence, and hunger. I also talk about mental signs like fatigue and brain fog. If I had known this earlier, I would probably not have gotten my burnout. I hope this episode will give you the knowledge and power to stop before you get burned out.
Key takeaways
The body signals stress with physical and mental signs.
Physical signs can be shoulder pain, back pain, gut pain, digestive problems, incontinence, sweating, freezing or hunger.
Mental signs can be fatigue, brain fog, memory loss, anxiety, depression, brain fatigue and loss of cognitive capabilities.
Listening to the signs from the body in an early state can reduce the risk of burnout.
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Welcome to Battling burnout, the podcast to ease your symptoms, get more energy and get back to the life you want. I’m Mikaela, and I’ve healed from severe burnout with neuro scinece and nervous system regulation. I’ve learned that I had the power to heal myself, and so have you.
In this podcast, I’ll share everything I’ve learned so you can start your own journey toward feeling better. I’ll talk about what stresses the body, how it impacts you, and what you can do about it. I've teach you how to ease
dizzinesspainbrain fogmemory problems and other stress related symtomsIf I could recover, so can you. There’s hope for everyone, and I’m here to help you find it.
