Ep 496: 4 Ways to End Your Battle with Burnout - with Dr. Greg Hammer

The Health Fix Podcast

82% of employees are at risk of burnout this year according to Fortune magazine. In 2023 physician burnout dropped from 48% to 62.8% in 2021, according to the American Medical Association. Perhaps the drop in burnout was due to increased education from docs like Dr. Greg Hammer educating physicians on resilience. Dr. Greg Hammer, MD is a recently retired professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine, pediatric intensive care physician, pediatric anesthesiologist, mindfulness expert, and the author of GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals. This proven path toward personal resilience can be implemented by anyone, anywhere, in just a few minutes a day. Increased resilience could save your practice, your patients, your marriage – or even your life. GAIN Without Pain is a four-step process toward happiness. GAIN is an acronym for Gratitude, Acceptance, Intention, and Non-judgment. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Greg Hammer on his GAIN method and why it’s so successful for anyone to prevent burnout.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• What’s happening neurologically with certain thoughts
• Why building resilience to stress can prevent burnout
• How Dr. Hammer’s method helps you to manage stress
• The connection between lack of sleep and burnout

Resources From The Show:

• greghammermd.com
• GAIN without pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals
• Instagram @greghammermd