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Workplace Burnout: Jesse Favre on Becoming a Stranger to Yourself

  1. Workplace Burnout: Jesse Favre on Becoming a Stranger to Yourself Evergreen Podcasts 28:57

Workplace burnout can make you a stranger to yourself. Jesse Favre, leadership and well-being expert, on the burnout she felt in her body and the way back.

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⏱ EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 A stranger to yourself

02:24 From healthcare leadership to teaching burnout

02:43 Burnout in months, not years

05:37 Halos around the lights

06:14 The patient she turned away

06:47 Burnout as Stress left unmanaged

08:18 Why asking for help is so hard

09:56 Humor as a doorway into hard topics

13:29 The circus performer under the hospital clothes

16:58 When work stress lands in the ER

17:38 Mental and physical Health, two sides of one coin

19:16 Movement, nutrition, and connection

21:15 When you don’t always live what you teach

24:24 Where to find Jesse

WHAT YOU’LL TAKE AWAY

🧭 Why burnout can arrive in months, not years, and how to catch it early

💛 The moment exhaustion turned physical, and what it was trying to say

🧠 How mental and physical health show up as two sides of the same coin

🙋 Why asking for help is one of the hardest human things, and how to make it easier

🌿 The movement, nutrition, and connection practices Jesse leans on to stay whole

ABOUT JESSE FAVRE

Jesse Favre is a leadership and workplace well-being expert with a dual MSW and MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. A former healthcare leader (and, for years, a circus performer), she has led more than 1,000 workshops on burnout, Mental Health, and team performance, and hosts the show “Inside the Team.”

https://jessefavre.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-favre

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PRODUCTION CREDITS

Hosted and executive produced by April Chavez.

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Video production by Manlee J. Chavez.

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Music by Steve Stuntz.

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The views expressed by guests on The Wellness Driven Life Show do not always reflect those of April Chavez or The Wellness Driven Life Show. For more details and a disclaimer, visit https://drivenlivin.com/guest-agreements.

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April Chavez is a captivating public speaker, former police officer, and a mother of three miracle daughters. Diagnosed with Lupus at the tender age of fifteen, she has been a symbol of resilience and an advocate for comprehensive wellness, encompassing spiritual, intellectual, and physical aspects. Her investigative nature and desire to protect and nurture human life led her to a fulfilling career in law enforcement. This experience further opened her eyes to the power of lifestyle choices in influencing overall well-being.