Podcast Notes

Today we talk burnout with Dr. Karinn Glover, an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Glover helps us examine what has become a burnout crisis among healthcare workers – and shares insights that can help prevent burnout or fight back if it already has a grip on you. She offers tips and strategies for getting the support you need, from DIY remedies like self-care to professional care and how to find it. Dr. Glover also runs down some outside influences that can contribute to burnout and what you can do to overcome them.

The Takeaway

• Find a mental health therapist through the Benefit Funds’ Provider Directory: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/find-a-provider.
• Connect with a therapist online through Teladoc: www.Teladoc.com or (800) TELADOC (835-2362).
• Visit the Healthy Minds section of our Healthy Living Resource Center for additional information and resources: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/healthyminds/
• For additional support, call our Wellness Member Assistance Program: (646) 473-6900.
• Contact our partners at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for a wide variety of community resources: www.naminycmetro.org.
• Reach out to the New York State Office of Mental Health Emotional Support Helpline at (844) 863-9314.

Guest Bio

Karinn Glover, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she teaches psychopharmacology and aspects of psychotherapy to Psychiatry and Family Medicine residents. Her decade-plus experience as a psychiatrist and leader in the primary care division at Montefiore Health System has informed her approach to health equity, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI+B), and the styles of leadership that produce organizational success. Dr. Glover attended SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and obtained a Master of Public Health from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health via the highly competitive Macy Scholars Program.