{"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":"Why You Can't Switch Off (And It's Not About Workload)","slug":"why-you-can-t-switch-off-and-it-s-not-about-workload","published_at":"2026-06-08T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/why-you-can-t-switch-off-and-it-s-not-about-workload","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034","url":"https://youarenotafrog.com/episodes/324/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/eb7ff7b7-24a0-4362-b5e3-9e86d0d11f07.mp3","summary":"Burnout in high stress jobs isn't always about doing too much; sometimes it's about a belief you were never taught to question. You finished your day, finished (most) of your tasks, and you still can't switch off. Most people assume that's a workload problem, but the reason people in demanding roles like medicine can't genuinely rest isn't about how much they've done - it's about what they've been conditioned to believe about rest itself In this episode, Rachel introduces the Superhero Delusion: the conviction that the rules about rest apply to other people. Not to you. She explores how that belief was built, why burnout recovery starts with understanding rest differently, and what sustainable work actually requires. We cover: Why you can't switch off - and why workload isn't the real reason The Superhero Delusion: the conviction that the rules about rest apply to other people, not you How the belief that rest has to be earned gets installed - and who installed it What sustainable work actually requires (and it isn't more discipline) This episode is for you if you're the person who has to be on even when you're officially off. Who takes annual leave and spends the first two days mentally finishing the handover. Who lies awake replaying the list of things that didn't get done - and is still asking whether any amount of done would ever feel like enough. 📩 Join 20,000 professionals: https://youarenotafrog.com/welcome/ Mentioned in this episode: 🟦 Permission to Thrive","meta_description":"Burnout in high stress jobs isn't always about doing too much; sometimes it's about a belief you were never taught to question. You finished your day, fin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1172,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/episodes/why-you-can-t-switch-off-and-it-s-not-about-workload/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/why-you-can-t-switch-off-and-it-s-not-about-workload.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}