Conflict at Work: The Conversation You're Avoiding (And How to Have It)

That difficult conversation you've been putting off at work isn't going away - and avoiding it is actually fuelling your burnout. In this episode, Dr. Jo Braid explores why healthcare professionals who excel at difficult conversations with patients often freeze when it comes to workplace conflict …

The One-Percent Rule: Why Tiny Changes Beat Grand Gestures in Burnout Recovery

When you're burnt out, the last thing you need is another overwhelming plan — and in this episode, Dr. Jo Braid explains why the grand reset almost always fails, and what the science says actually works. Drawing on behavioral research, neuroplasticity, and the concept of atomic habits, Jo unpacks …

The Difficult Colleague Dilemma: When Your Teammate Becomes Your Trigger

In this episode, Dr. Jo Braid tackles one of the most requested — and least talked about — topics in healthcare burnout: the colleague who makes an already demanding job feel almost impossible. Drawing on her own experience as a doctor of over 20 years, alongside research on workplace incivility a…

The Recovery Roadmap: Your Personal Burnout Prevention Plan

In this episode, Dr Jo explores how to create your personal burnout prevention plan using fire readiness parallels—from recognizing early warning signs to building defensible space around your time and energy. She breaks down the critical 80/20 reality: 80% of burnout stems from systemic workplace …

Energy Audit: Where Your Mental Energy Really Goes

In this episode, we explore where your mental energy really goes and why healthcare professionals feel so depleted. I share the story of Kate, a coaching client running her own allied health clinic while navigating the demands of the sandwich generation, and the profound exhaustion she experienced.…

The Perfectionism Paradox: When High Standards Become Self-Sabotage

Dr. Jo shares her raw, honest experience as a locum doctor in a Sydney trauma hospital, where perfectionist expectations led to sleepless nights, self-doubt, and rumination over clinical decisions. She explores the crucial difference between adaptive perfectionism that drives professional growth a…

Micro-Recoveries: The 5-Minute Reset That Actually Works

Feeling exhausted before your day even starts? In this episode, Dr. Jo shares how a simple 5-minute morning micro-recovery can transform anticipatory dread into intentional energy. Drawing from Stanford neuroscience research on the "physiological sigh," she explores evidence-based techniques that s…

The Comparison Trap: Social Media and Professional Inadequacy

In this episode, Dr. Jo shares her personal struggle with social media comparison when she started her coaching business five years ago and how she overcame the constant feeling of professional inadequacy. She explains the neuroscience behind why social comparison activates our threat-detection sys…

Digital Boundaries: When Your Phone Becomes Part of the Problem

In this episode, Dr. Jo Braid explores how our devices can become sources of chronic stress and burnout for healthcare professionals, sharing a personal story about digital overwhelm while building her coaching business alongside her medical practice. She dives into the latest neuroscience research…

When Work Follows You Home: Breaking the Mental Load Cycle

Do you ever feel like your brain never gets a break? In this episode, Dr. Jo explores the invisible cognitive burden that healthcare professionals carry and how it's damaging the relationships that matter most. Drawing from Stanford WellMD research showing that over 40% of physicians report work …