In this episode of The Progress Theory, we catch up with Health and Stress management coach Dr Bernadette Dancy. Bernie and Phil discuss the importance of managing stress as it provides the foundation for success in all areas of life, not just to avoid burnout.
In this episode, we discuss:
The podcast starts at - 1:36
Bernie introduces herself - 2:05
Bernie describes her experience with burnout - 4:20
When Bernie decided to start her own business - 5:40
How your own experiences make you want to make sure others don’t go through the same thing.
Bernie goes into detail on her experiences which lead to burnout - 7:16
Phil's past experience (PHD, Hayley being ill etc) - 12:39
How people just ‘try to get on with it’. - 17:51
The physiological side to stress - 20:42
Stress/burnout in academia - 23:16
The commonalities of everyone’s stress - 25:48
Heath coach example - 28:30
The stigma around saying you’re stressed - 31:00
Micro stressors - 32:05
Knowing who you are allows you to know what you need to handle stress - 33:00
Is social media creating openness around stress or is it creating a muddled message? - 35:30
Mindset around recovery - 42:22
Solid foundations - 44:00
People wanting the next big thing makes them forget the basics - 46:00
Stress and behavioural nutrition - 49:20
How to contact Bernie - 52:25
If you want to learn more about stress management contact Bernie on instagram: @bernadettedancy_healthcoach or on her website https://www.bernadettedancy.co.uk/
Bernie offers health coaching - https://www.bernadettedancy.co.uk/coachingservices
And also runs a podcast - https://www.bernadettedancy.co.uk/podcast