95: Asking For Help Is Hard - 6 Answers That Will Level Up Your Health

Things are a bit different than usual around here this week...

This episode centers around a must-listen Q&A session with my dear friend, Jan Ditchfield, an expert business strategist and the questions that she gets from her clients.  Jan invited her clients to submit their burning questions around perimenopause and business growth, which she directs to me in this fun interactive episode.

 

Dive into conversations about managing burnout, recognising its signs, and establishing wellness plans. We talk about stress, magic foods, supplements, how to use your hormones to make more money and planning your business launches around your menstrual cycle.

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Episode summary:

Intro

• Vandghie announces a different Q&A style episode focusing on perimenopause and its impact on business.
• Her guest, Jan Ditchfield, a business strategist, have received questions from her clients who are women in business and are asking these questions to Vandghie.
• Jan has experienced health challenges and become an advocate for health as part of a business strategy.

Importance of Health in Business

• Vandghie emphasizes that health and business strategy are interconnected.
• Excellent business strategy and support are needed, but so is a health strategy.

Question 1: Burnout vs. Rough Patch

• Rebecca asks how to distinguish between burnout and a rough patch in business.
• Burnout is complete mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion, leading to an inability to function normally.
• It's a culmination of a process, not a sudden event.
• Rough patches are common, but not addressing them can lead to burnout.
• It's crucial to be mindful of your body's signals and implement a wellness plan to prevent burnout.

Question 2: Stress and Burnout

• Jennifer asks about stress and its role in burnout, along with how to manage it.
• Stress is a major contributor to burnout, especially when you lack tools and support to manage it.
• Healthy stress can be motivating, but stress without a recovery plan leads to burnout.
• Stress can be physiological (not eating, sleeping, or exercising enough) or emotional (worrying).

Conclusion

• Vandghie emphasizes the importance of managing both physiological and emotional stress.
• Implementing systems and processes reduces mental stress.
• Listeners are encouraged to tune in next week for the full interview with Jan Ditchfield.