Just As Well, The Women's Health Podcast - Mind Racing? One Way to Carve Out Headspace while WFH

Episode Date: November 3, 2020

Hello Going for Goal listeners! We're just sliding into your podcast app of choice to let you know what’s coming up on the show this week. We're unpicking the tricky topic of mental and emotional burnout - what it is, what it isn’t and how, as the nation prepares for a second national lockdown, you can protect yourself from sliding into its joyless clutches. The full episode drops on Thursday, but until then, here’s a little snippet, in which Professor Josh Cohen, psychoanalyst and lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London, shares his advice on how to stop your to-do list taking over those quiet moments that are so essential for guarding against burnout and keeping mentally well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello, going for goal listeners, I hope your week's going well. I'm just sliding into your podcast app of choice to let you know what's coming up on the show this week. On Thursday, we're unpicking the tricky topic of burnout. What it is, what it isn't, and why it's really weird its head this year. And, of course, how you can stop it sucking all the joy out of your life. The full episode drops on Thursday, but until then, here's a little snippet in which one of the experts on the show, Professor Josh Cohen, who is a psychoanalyst and professor at Goldsmiths in London, shares his advice for how you can avoid getting in your own head about everything that needs to be done

when you're trying your very best to relax. I think we all have the experience of sinking inersially into the sofa and closing our eyes in exhaustion. And then what happens to most of us these days is that we feel a kind of stab behind our temples which says, oh my God, what do I have to do next? Listen out for that voice, but instead of becoming its servant, tune it out. Say, I understand, I understand you feel that there is something urgent that I need to do, but actually this moment of shutting my eyes and withdrawing into myself is more important.

In a way, it's about training, about cultivating yourself, to recognise the claim of your own tiredness and your own commitment to yourself. Tune in on Thursday for the full interview.