Burnout isn’t just being tired, and apparently it also isn’t magically cured by a yoga class, better time management, or the sacred workplace pizza party. 🙃

In Funny Medicine Podcast Episode 135, we’re breaking down what burnout actually is, what workplace burnout can feel like, how chronic stress can affect you mentally and physically, and why the solution isn’t always telling exhausted people to become “more resilient.” And somehow… this episode also turned into an unexpected therapy session about medical residency. We have regrets. 😂

We get into:

🔥 What burnout actually means according to the WHO

🧠 Burnout symptoms including mental exhaustion, brain fog, cynicism and feeling unlike yourself

⚖️ Burnout vs. depression, and why the distinction matters

🏥 Physician burnout, healthcare worker  ...