{"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":"How to Break the People-Pleasing Cycle That's Burning You Out","slug":"how-to-break-the-people-pleasing-cycle-that-s-burning-you-out","published_at":"2026-05-04T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/how-to-break-the-people-pleasing-cycle-that-s-burning-you-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034","url":"https://youarenotafrog.com/episodes/319/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/945cfade-a66f-44af-9120-0b4bbccd4ac3.mp3","summary":"If you have ever ended a clinical day exhausted not from the medicine itself but from the weight of everybody else's feelings, this episode might hit home. Josh Connolly, resilience coach and author of ‘It's Them Not You’, joins me to explore why many healthcare professionals take on so much of the emotional load for everyone - and how that pattern almost always began long before medical school. Key Takeaways People-pleasing at work usually has roots in family roles from childhood. The 'high achiever', the 'mascot' and the 'scapegoat' all carry those patterns into adult professional life. Holding space for someone is not the same as absorbing their emotions. The moment you start feeling what they feel, you have crossed a boundary - and your ability to help them actually decreases. When you are about to say yes under pressure, ask: 'Who have I become right now?' If the answer is your childlike self desperately seeking approval, that is the moment to pause. Get more episodes and resources by joining FrogXtra Resources mentioned: It's Them, Not You: How to Break Free From Toxic Parents and Reclaim Your Story by Josh Connolly The Shapes Academy Mentioned in this episode: 🟦 Permission to Thrive 🌞 [FREE DOWNLOAD] Summer Recharge Checklist for Doctors","meta_description":"If you have ever ended a clinical day exhausted not from the medicine itself but from the weight of everybody else's feelings, this episode might hit home…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4104,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/episodes/how-to-break-the-people-pleasing-cycle-that-s-burning-you-out/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/how-to-break-the-people-pleasing-cycle-that-s-burning-you-out.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}