1. The Honest Truth About Healing From Burnout
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What happens when you finally decide that what you've been doing for most of your life just isn't working out for you anymore? My name is Hetal Baman and today, I'm telling my story of reinvention after experiencing burnout and depression. One of my very best friends - Catherine Santis (AKA Cat) is interviewing me today. I’m addressing what happened with the first iteration of this podcast and why I deleted EVERYTHING after over a year of recording.
Sometimes, when your job is making you sick and you’re leading a life shaped around other people's expectations, you do have to burn it all down. And that is exactly what I did. I realized the degree I worked tirelessly for landed me in a position that wasn’t making me happy. And that realization led me down the long path to healing. Why am I re-launching the podcast now? What’s different and what can you expect moving forward? I lay it all out for you today.
In This Episode, We Cover -
Why I got an engineering degree
How being the child of immigrants influenced my decisions as a young person choosing her path
What happened when I landed my dream job at J&J and realized it wasn’t such a dream
How difficult quitting was as a lifelong over-achiever
Healing from burnout and reprogramming through stillness
The illusion of security in the corporate world
The first time I visited India with my family and it led me to develop a deep interest in Global Health
My experience finding good organizations to support and work with and one not-so-fulfilling trip
My Shitty First Draft
My mission with this podcasts re-launch
Resources -
Books that have helped Hetal through the rough and tough times:
