ASCP Skin Deep

SPRING 2023

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New member benefit! Get the ASCP SkinPro app at ascpskincare.com/skinpro 83 When it comes to your mental health, self-care can help you manage stress, lower your risk of illness, and increase your energy. Even small acts of self-care in your daily life can have a big impact." 1 Grant yourself some grace, cut yourself some slack, and don't come down too hard on yourself (or your staff). We didn't know the lasting effects the pandemic would have on our industry. Don't burn out trying to play catch-up. You'll get there and you've already been through enough. A key to success is creating a schedule. Obviously, we can't all skip work every day and run off to our yacht (that only exists in our heads) for a day in the sun. But we can make sure we're not getting so wrapped up in work that we forget to live. Just like you schedule a doctor's appointment or an extra shift, schedule that vacation and day off—no excuses. CARING FOR YOURSELF NOW TO BENEFIT THE FUTURE YOU According to a Gallup study conducted in 2019, 76 percent of full-time employees reported feeling burnout at work at least "sometimes" and about 28 percent of those respondents said they felt burned out "very often or always." 2 Despite popular belief, the word burnout is not strictly interchangeable with exhaustion. The concept of burnout is so multifaceted that it took the World Health Organization (WHO) until 2019 to define it as a syndrome and officially recognize burnout as an "occupational phenomenon." 3 According to the WHO, "Burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed." 4 They also outlined three classifications that define burnout: • Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion • Increased mental distance from one's job • Feelings of negativism or cynicism about one's job and decreased professional efficacy If you don't figure out what your limits are, you can bet they are going to find you—and when they do, they're going to hit you hard. The steps you need to take to avoid burnout take intentional work. Make sure you're doing yourself this favor, because only you can know when you're about to hit that burnout point. Feel yourself creeping toward a burnout stage? Take the day off, go for a hike, make your favorite drink—do something (anything!) to help reset and avoid the oncoming burnout. There's more to life than skin care and skin treatments. Being passionate about your career isn't a bad thing; in fact, it is a huge blessing. There are scores of people out there who would be thrilled to be passionate about their jobs. But at the end of the day, one passion doesn't define you. Invest in your personal life and well-being and don't let your career rule everything. If you do, you can bet a career-ending burnout is headed your way. When we grant ourselves, and others, more grace, we can strike a better balance between the busy demands of our careers and self-preservation. By learning our warning signs, building boundaries, and practicing self-care, we can fight burnout and usher in a more sustainable and enjoyable career in the industry. Notes 1. National Institute for Mental Health, "Caring for Your Mental Health," accessed February 2023, nimh.nih. gov/health/topics/caring-for-your-mental-health. 2. Gallup, "Employee Burnout: The Biggest Myth," accessed February 2023, gallup.com/workplace/288539/ employee-burnout-biggest-myth.aspx. 3. World Health Organization, "Burn-out an 'Occupational Phenomenon': International Classification of Diseases," accessed February 2023, who.int/news/ item/28-05-2019-burn-out-an-occupational- phenomenon-international-classification-of-diseases. 4. World Health Organization, "Burn-out an 'Occupational Phenomenon.'" If you don't figure out what your limits are, you can bet they are going to find you— and when they do, they're going to hit you hard.

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