Business after burnout, with Dr. Yumiko Kadota

After experiencing burnout, it becomes crucial to prioritise self-care and mental well-being in order to regain balance and avoid falling into the same trap again. This shift involves recognizing the signs of burnout, setting boundaries, and implementing effective techniques to give yourself time to nourish yourself. By valuing self-care and establishing a healthy work-life balance as business owners, we can foster creativity, productivity, and sustainable growth. This new perspective allows you to develop a more balanced and mindful approach to your business, leading to increased fulfilment and success in the long run.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Yumiko Kadota, a medical doctor and author of Emotional Female, to talk about the business after burnout, cultural abuse of financial success, how to find intrinsic motivation, and being brave enough to walk your own path outside of expectations. Dr. Yumiko experienced burnout in its most dangerous form after working 24 hours on core shifts 19 days straight, which led to very severe mental and physical burnout. Mentally and physically exhausted beyond repair, it took Dr. Yumiko 18 months of significant recovery to sleep properly again and years of medication to repair her mental condition. 

Tune in!

Episode Highlights:

• [00:01] Intro and a bit about our guest today, Dr. Yumiko Kadota
• [02:51] A bit about Dr. Yumiko's background and what she does
• [03:21] About Dr. Yumiko's book, Emotional Female
• [05:56] How Dr. Yumiko accidentally landed into business and her fears of burnout
• [08:20] Dr. Yumiko's experience in entrepreneurship coming from medicine field
• [11:34] How growing up in a Japanese culture impacted how Dr. Yumiko's financial perspective
• [18:24] Dr. Yumiko's belief that pushed her not to invest in her business 
• [27:26] Dr. Yumiko's drive from culture and burnout to keep her business small
• [34:31] What financial comfortability looks like for Dr. Yumiko
• [37:40] Dr. Yumiko's intrinsic motivation and where her inspiration comes from 
• [44:33] The importance of having a flexible and backup income plan
• [40:46] Commercial Break
• [47:39] How Dr. Yumiko's journey from medicine to business has changed her identity
• [54:34] Dr. Yumiko’s family's reception of her quitting medicine and what changed
• [59:14] What next for Dr. Yumiko and her experience giving her practice to someone else 
• [01:05:52] How to reach out and connect with Dr. Yumiko 
• [01:06:03] Ending the show

Resources Mentioned

Emotional Female by Dr. Yumiko Kadota: https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Female-Yumiko-Kadota-ebook/dp/B08NTW8MCD

Standout Quotes:

• “Time is more important, and having the time to nourish yourself emotionally and spiritually keeps you healthy.”- Dr. Yumiko [21:25]
• “Sadly, we as women feel guilty for being successful; we should be lifting each other and cerebrating each other successes."- Dr. Yumiko [30:27]
• “Knowing that there are other avenues for income if you need more puts less pressure on all the individual jobs you have.”- Dr. Yumiko [49:39]
• “We deserve to live a good live that we enjoy and not worry so much of others expectation of what we should be doing.”- Dr. Yumiko [49:56]
• “It’s out there if you look for it, and you can manifest it; putting it out in the universe and believe it can happen for you is a huge part of manifesting.”- Dr. Yumiko [01:04:18]

Stay Connected

Dr. Yumiko Kadota

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindbodymiko/?hl=en

Emma Edwards

Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/?v=518f4a738816

LinkedIn: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration

Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegeneration

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