Resources for managing stress and preventing burnout:
Below are some additional resources, not mentioned in the presentation, that are relevant to managing stress and preventing burnout. Feel free to add to this list in the comments!
1. This podcast episode features Dr. Anna Lembke, a leading expert on dopamine, who explains how lifestyle choices and substances like alcohol affect brain chemistry and contribute to dopamine depletion. She outlines practical daily habits that support healthy dopamine regulation, which is directly relevant to burnout prevention since dysregulated dopamine can drive fatigue, reduced motivation, and poor stress resilience. This resource is valuable for counselors seeking to understand the neurobiological underpinnings of burnout and how to protect their mental energy.
Bartlett, S., & Lembke, A. (2025, January). Dopamine expert: Doing this once a day fixes your dopamine! what alcohol is doing to your brain!. YouTube. • Dopamine Expert: Doing This Once A Day Fix...
2. This book introduces practical strategies for building resilience through self-awareness, mindfulness, and shadow work, emphasizing how individuals can transform fear into a source of strength. Its focus on cultivating inner resilience makes it a useful resource for counselors seeking tools to prevent burnout and maintain balance under career pressure.
Brown, J. (2025). Fear to Fearce: Embrace your shadow. Unleash your mental warrior. Maximize your psychological potential. Fearce Academy Inc.
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3. This guided meditation combines mindfulness practices with relaxation breathing, using ocean imagery to promote calm and presence. It provides students with a short, accessible mindfulness practice to reduce stress, improve focus, and cultivate resilience, guarding against burnout.
Fear to Fearce ch.2: Ocean meditation / c2zod5vgosrxfqztsb
4. This audio track provides continuous ocean wave sounds, making it a simple way to incorporate natural soundscapes into a relaxation environment, or outside the door of a counseling office.
Relaxing coastal ocean waves. Spotify. (2010, August 18). https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4rp...
5. This manual introduces and explains the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT), a validated instrument designed to measure burnout as a multidimensional construct across four core domains: exhaustion, mental distance, cognitive impairment, and emotional impairment. It includes both a general version (capturing burnout symptoms in life overall) and a work-related version (framing items specifically in the context of occupational demands). The manual provides evidence of reliability, cross-cultural validation, and guidance on interpretation, making it a foundational resource for practitioners and researchers assessing burnout. ***Please note that the BAT is not a diagnostic tool, but rather a self-reflective measure designed to support self-awareness in your professional or personal context.
Schaufeli, W. B., De Witte, H., & Desart, S. (2020). Manual Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) – Version 2.0. KU Leuven. Retrieved from https://burnoutassessmenttool.be/wp-c...
6. This YouTube channel is dedicated to creating long-form binaural beats tracks, many lasting up to eight hours or more without ads, designed to help listeners manage insomnia, return to sleep after waking, or deepen focus while working. A unique feature of this channel is its supportive community. The comment section is consistently positive and encouraging, which can help reduce feelings of isolation during nighttime hours when the mind is more sensitive to stress and negative thought patterns. *** Because of the way this sound is engineered, headphones are necessary to get the full benefits. However, emerging research shows that there are certain mental health conditions that Binaural Beats can exacerbate. Please do your research before listening, especially with headphones!
YouTube. (n.d.). Sleeptube - hypnotic relaxation. YouTube. / @sleeptube
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