Self-care in Death Care Part II: How to handle job burnout | #34

The Direct Cremation Podcast

Hi and welcome to the Direct Cremation podcast. I’m your host, Will de Michaelis, death care consultant and former manager of the Omega Society, a large cremation brand that served over 4500 families per year.

You’ll notice today, I’m by myself. I’m going to bring you a different kind of content than I usually do with Tyler. We'll be talking part 2 for self-care in the death care profession. My goal is to speak to death care professionals directly and acknowledge those difficulties of the profession and talk about ways to make our way through together.

Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(00:30) Welcome to Direct Cremation Podcast
(01:54) Risk factors for burnout
(02:46) Burnout risk factor #1 - Heavy workload or long/unpredictable work hours
(04:28) Burnout risk factor #2 - If you work in a helping profession
(06:29) Burnout risk factor #3 - You feel that you have little or no control over your work
(08:06) Consequences of job burnout
(09:13) Excessive stress, fatigue, and insomnia
(11:53) Alcohol or substance misuse
(14:15) Disease
(15:29) Potential solutions for handling job burnout
(15:49) Try to take action
(17:04) Seek support
(17:38) Get some exercise and proper sleep
(19:01) Mindfulness
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