This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Tammie Chang. In our discussion, we talk about recognizing and addressing burnout in healthcare, depression, and leave of absence.  KEY TAKEAWAYS:What contributes to health care provider burnout and burnout in generalHow patients can show up to get better care from their providers Signs and symptoms of burnoutAMA toolkit for organizational joy: how to create well-being programs. GUEST SHARED HELPFUL TIPS ON:How to thrive as a health care providerWhat you can do to treat and prevent burnoutHow to be an advocate for your own healthTools available to the healthcare system to create well-being programs to prevent burnout in the workspace ABOUT GUEST:Tammie Chang, M.D., is a board-certified physician in pediatric hematology/oncology and author of the book, Boundaries as a Woman Physician: The Key to Loving Your Life and Career in Medicine (February 3, 2021.)and coauthor of How to Thrive as a Woman Physician. Boundaries as a Woman Physician focuses on the understanding that to heal and serve others, one must first focus on having a healthy body, spirit and mind. Tammie highlights the importance of good self-care habits and boundaries in a physician’s life to avoid burnout, stress and exhaustion. She shares her own debilitating burnout story and that of three other physicians, acknowledging her struggles and the ways she broke the barrier of shame many physicians have when it comes to mental health and self-careTammie earned her bachelor’s and medical degree from Brown University in Providence, R.I. She completed her residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts and completed her fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. WHERE TO FIND       :Tammie's personal burnout story can be found on HBR Ascend: https://hbr.org/2022/03/my-burnout-nearly-cost-me-everything-now-i-help-other-physicians-overcome-itAs well as her new book, which is #1 on Amazon in 15 health categories: https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-Women-Physicians-Career-Medicine-ebook/dp/B09R7VY1QFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tammiechangmd/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammie-chang-md-254821195/https://www.tammiechangmd.com/WHERE TO FIND CHRISTA:https://www.christabiegler.com/On IG:instagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review and ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY NOW!Sharing & reviewing this podcast is the BEST way to help us succeed with our mission to help integrate the best of East & West empower you to raise the bar on your health story. Just go to https://reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressedlifeSPONSORS:A special thanks to our VIP sponsor RUPA Health, our lab concierge service that helps our clients get standard bloodwork 2/3 off retail direct to consumer lab test pricing. Let them know I sent you when you sign up fo