KevinMD January 3, 2026
I’ve recently been intrigued by this question: Are you giving from extra or essence?
In many respects, giving from one’s essence is what burnout is all about. Your energy reserves (emotional, physical, mental, cognitive) are heading rapidly toward empty. Because of a mismatch between the energy drain from internal and external stressors and the ability to replenish your energy, you are left depleted.
I see this mismatch daily in the physicians whom I coach. Let’s face it, the health care environment is more stressful and demanding than ever, with staff shortages, endless admin tasks, and increasing pressure to do more with less.
This ramping up of stressors uncovers a mismatch that has existed for decades in medicine: one that is...
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