Episode 11: Burnout and When Your Work Starts Clashing with Your Values with Jess Marsh
What happens when the work you love starts pulling you away from the values that made you want to help in the first place?
In this conversation with Social Worker, Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor Jess Marsh, we explore what burnout really looks like, not just in your workload, but in your nervous system, values, and workplace culture.
Jess shares her own experiences of burnout (yes, more than one), the physical signs she missed, and what she’s learned about how values misalignment and organisational culture quietly feed exhaustion. We also talk about the pressure to “just be grateful,” and how reflective supervision can help you stay grounded and aligned, even in challenging systems.
And yes, this episode started because I was totally fan-girling over Jess’s Supervision Menu after buying myself a copy. Maybe I’m the only supervision nerd here … haha!
If this chat gets you reflecting on your wellbeing, go back to Episode 5 with Exercise Physiologist Nat Barbieri, where we talk about how movement and physical energy can support burnout prevention for helping professionals.
In this episode Jess and I chat about:
-How burnout can sneak up even when you “know the signs”
-What values misalignment really feels like in practice
-Why workplace culture matters more than good intentions
-The early-career trap of gratitude and over-giving
-How reflective supervision supports long-term wellbeing
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