Publisher: SELF


What’s the Difference Between Stress and Burnout?

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In a culture that prizes productivity, it’s unfortunately all too common to feel utterly exhausted, depleted, and, some would even say, “burnt out.” But actually, there’s a major difference between run-of-the-mill stress and true burnout, Jessi Gold, MD, chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System and author of How Do You Feel?: One Doctor’s Search for… Read More


Are the Therapy Sessions on Reality TV Shows Even Remotely Legit?

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The major benefit of having a reality star like Frankel work with a therapist on TV is that it normalizes therapy, psychiatrist Jessi Gold, MD, chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System and author of How Do You Feel?, tells SELF. (Roughly 1.4 million viewers tuned into each episode of Bethenny Ever After in 2011!)


What to Do If Your People-Focused Job Completely Drains Your Social Battery

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If you, like me, are tired of being tired from your people-focused job and want to know how to preserve your energy for your loved ones, you’re in good company. It’s impossible to totally balance it all, all the time, but I asked a group of experts for a few ways to feel less socially… Read More