{"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":"What to Do When Your Career Map No Longer Fits","slug":"what-to-do-when-your-career-map-no-longer-fits","published_at":"2026-05-11T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/what-to-do-when-your-career-map-no-longer-fits","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034","url":"https://youarenotafrog.com/episodes/320/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/32896010-81ce-4211-abc0-ebcd3d23733e.mp3","summary":"You know something needs to change, but you just have no idea what, how, or where to begin, and your lack of a plan may be starting to feel like failure. In this Quick Dip, Rachel unpacks why the belief that you need everything mapped out before you're allowed to move is the very thing keeping you stuck, and introduces the AB-Z method: a simple framework that replaces the impossible task of knowing your whole future with a far more manageable one. This episode is about how to craft your work, not how to leave your job completely or blow everything up, but how to get a genuine say in the shape of your working life - one honest step at a time. Key Takeaways You don't need the whole career plan - you need A, a sense of Z, and B - the very next step. Z is not a job title. It's how you want to be: internally, and with the people you love. Recovering from burnout is not the same as arriving at Z. The absence of burnout is a step, not a destination. Comparing your Z to someone else's is one of the most reliable ways to stay stuck. Crafting your work and career can happen alongside your current role, not instead of it - and it can start at any grade, any stage. Get more episodes and resources by joining FrogXtra Mentioned in this episode: 🟦 Permission to Thrive","meta_description":"You know something needs to change, but you just have no idea what, how, or where to begin, and your lack of a plan may be starting to feel like failure.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1879,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/episodes/what-to-do-when-your-career-map-no-longer-fits/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/what-to-do-when-your-career-map-no-longer-fits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}