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Thriving in Christ | Burnout, Stress, Leadership, Faith & High Performance

Thriving in Christ | Burnout, Stress, Leadership, Faith & High Performance

Hosted by: Dr. Ioana Popa | Psychiatrist Educator, Executive Coach, Speaker & Spiritual Care Formation

For Christian Women Professionals & Servant Leaders called to live, lead, and serve from renewal for the Kingdom. Top 2.5% Globally Ranked. → Do you feel at times stressed, depleted, or on a “busy treadmill,”...

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52 | Boundaried Generosity and 9 Insights to Prevent Professional Burnout: Interview With Dr. Thomas Skovholt - Author of The Resilient Practitioner

If you are passionate about giving and are in the helping profession, such as a therapist, nurse, doctor, priest, pastor, life coach, educator, entrepreneur, attorney, leader, etc - how do you balance your capacity to...
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51 | The Yo-Yo Self-Care Problem: The Core Dilemma Leading To Burnout

It is widespread in our culture to think of self-care as a 'one-time reset', as a 'project' - "If I can only regenerate this time, then I can later maintain this new rhythm." This is a lovely idea but can lead to...
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50 | Dealing With Other People’s Emotions - Third Pillar of Emotional Regulation

Many compassionate givers have the ability to pick up other people's emotions on an intuitive level. This can be a powerful implicit 'tool' in learning about others and what might need to be done at the moment. And...
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49 | Emotional Regulation & Spiritual Growth: Can Emotions Have a Message for Us?

Many kind and compassionate human beings and givers might think that taking the time to focus and care for their emotions is selfish. This might be the case even more, if you are a Christian, as you want to help...
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48 | Emotional Regulation Beyond Suppression or Catharsis: The Third Way

As a giver, what is your experience with intense emotions, especially as you are trying to relax at the end of the day, have some quiet time, regenerate or pray? For many centuries, and in many cultures and spiritual...
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47 | As a Giver, Is Your Mind Too Busy? How to Settle Your Thoughts at the End of the Day

Many compassionate givers find themselves exhausted by 6-7pm (or even sooner) to the point that they feel that they have no time and energy to enjoy their evening, to regenerate, or to connect with their higher self...
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46 | How Can Working On Identity and Staying in the Now Impact Your Habits - Part 5

How can working on your identity and staying in the now impact your habits? As a follow-up to the last episode - I share here another type of inner conversation you might choose to have with yourself when you're...
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45 | Internal Dialogue: Can It Help in Sustaining Better Habits? Part 4

In sustaining long-term habits and rituals, there is one aspect that is often OVERLOOKED! It is the nature of our inner conversations as we go about our day and hope to keep our habits. What kind of internal dialogues...
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44 | The Unconventional Yet Effortless Way to Build Habits - Part 3

Do you feel like you've already tried multiple ways to keep yourself motivated to implement a habit or reach a goal? At some point, you might even have started to think that there is something wrong with you! What if...
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43 | How to Build Habits That Stick Part 2 - Take Deliberation Out of Implementing Habits

As a giver, if you notice a cycle where you plan to change/sustain your routine or habit, but then fall out of practice, then you're not alone! There is no need to be self-critical, as this might have been caused by...
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42 | How to Build Habits That Stick Part 1 - Motivation or Effortless Will?

How many times have we set goals or plan new habits, get excited initially, only to lose our energy a few weeks later, and go back to our default way of being, without feeling the energy that first got us excited? As...
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41 | Empathy or Compassion - Which One Can Prevent Burnout? Interview With Joel Klepac - Family & Marriage Therapist

How can we create a space where we can fill both our needs and the needs of the people we care for? As givers, can we be present in other’s struggles without actually being “in” it and feeling drained from it? In this...
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