Health Professionals Are Burning Out—Here’s How to Thrive Again | Podcast with Helen Malinowski #

In this insightful episode of the S.M.A.R.T.-Performance Podcast, Helen Malinowski dives deep into the realities of burnout among health and helping professionals.
She opens up about her personal experience with burnout—how it affected her fulfillment, her energy, and her passion for helping others—and shares powerful strategies for prevention, recovery, and long-term resilience.

Whether you're a therapist, nurse, caregiver, coach, or in any helping profession, this conversation gives you the tools to reclaim your purpose without losing yourself in the process.

🎙 Guest: Helen Malinowski
🔥 Topic: Burnout Prevention, Treatment & Thriving in the Helping Professions

⭐ What You’ll Learn

Why burnout is so common among health & helping professionals

Helen’s personal burnout journey—and how she overcame it

The difference between fatigue, stress, and true burnout

How to identify early warning signs

How to rebuild fulfillment when work becomes overwhelming

Daily practices to prevent burnout

Evidence-based strategies to recover and thrive

🔥 Why This Episode Matters

Burnout doesn’t just steal energy—it steals passion, creativity, and purpose.
Helen provides a roadmap for breaking the burnout cycle, creating sustainable routines, and rediscovering joy in the work of helping others.

⏱ Suggested Chapters

00:00 – Introduction
00:32 – Meet Helen Malinowski
02:10 – Why Burnout Is Rising in Health & Helping Fields
05:40 – Helen’s Personal Burnout Story
09:22 – What Burnout Really Looks Like
11:48 – Early Warning Signs to Watch For
12:20 – How to Build Fulfillment in Your Work
15:55 – Tools & Strategies for Burnout Prevention
17:45 – Treatment Approaches That Actually Help
19:30 – Final Thoughts & Advice
21:00 – Outro

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