4/7/26

Caregiver Stress & Burnout with Tessa Shahid (Balancing Work and Life as a Caregiver)

Host Brittany Canaski interviews Tessa Shahid about stress and burnout in caregiving. Tessa describes caregiving as more than full-time direct care - ranging from emotional support to helping friends or family through recovery. They discuss burnout drivers like always being β€œon,” lack of control and boundaries, emotional strain, limited resources, and losing oneself.  They share ideas for workplace support like therapy benefits, ERGs, talking with your manager, and FMLA, noting companies often do not do enough.

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