{"podcast":{"title":"You Are Not A Frog","slug":"you-are-not-a-frog-345034","podcast_index_feed_id":345034,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/you-are-not-a-frog/","website_url":"https://youarenotafrog.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3dc0a38f-c5c3-4ad6-8220-5bf9aaf5834d/8IBFaM3Ife12SXT0hEC0P2iI.png","author":"Dr Rachel Morris | Burnout Podcast","episode_count":300,"summary":"The podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive. You studied for years, you’re really good at what you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards. Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable. It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again. Your host is Dr Rachel Morris, GP turned Executive Coach and Specialist in Resilience at Work who knows what it’s like to…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T10:21:29.675819+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034"},"episode":{"title":"Am I a Snowflake If I’m Not Coping Now?","slug":"am-i-a-snowflake-if-i-m-not-coping-now","published_at":"2026-07-06T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/am-i-a-snowflake-if-i-m-not-coping-now","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034","url":"https://youarenotafrog.com/episodes/328","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ebd2ec9c-4827-4344-89b4-2e211e654328.mp3","summary":"A doctor emailed me recently, she's been in medicine for 25 years, and the question she asked was one I've heard in a hundred different ways: \"Am I a snowflake?\" She felt a great deal of shame about finding things hard - something I see time and time again in high achievers. Like the feeling that not coping is proof of something wrong with you. A character flaw. A sign you've gone soft. But the data tells a different story. In a survey we did of over 600 health and social care professionals, nearly one in three worried about whether they or their team would cope with rising workloads. One in three. That's not a snowflake problem - that's a system problem. In this Quick Dip, I unpack why the shame about not coping is often more damaging than not coping itself. Why our ingrained programming tells us that we have to cope with everything, all the time, to feel good enough. And why protecting the appearance of coping - keeping the show on the road at all costs - will cost you more than any boundary ever could. We cover: • The \"Am I a Snowflake?\" question and what it really means • Why not coping is a sign of an empty tank, not a character flaw • The Superhero Delusion and how it keeps you trapped • Biscuit Boundaries and the Responsibility Trap • Why shame thrives when you believe you're the only one struggling • The stress curve and what it reveals about your limits • Why conflict feels more frightening than burnout for high achievers • The two stories of not coping - and which one costs you more This episode is for you if you've ever wondered whether you're the weak one. If you've been holding it together at work while feeling like you're falling apart underneath. If you've told yourself you just need to be more resilient, push harder, cope better - and it isn't working.…","meta_description":"A doctor emailed me recently, she's been in medicine for 25 years, and the question she asked was one I've heard in a hundred different ways: \"Am I a snow…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1027,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/episodes/am-i-a-snowflake-if-i-m-not-coping-now/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/am-i-a-snowflake-if-i-m-not-coping-now.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}