The Best of HelloHealth Today: Elinor Fish—Mindfulness Remedy for Burnout
Sometimes You Have to Slow Down to Speed Up
Have you just joined us in listening to our podcasts? Did you miss some, or all, of our first four seasons? Well, you’re in luck! Dr. Carmen introduces a new podcast offering in this episode, “The Best of HelloHealth Today,” in which she revisits her June 2020 interview with Elinor Fish, an ultramarathoner, entrepreneur, and mom. The two women speak about Ms. Fish’s experience with burnout, when she felt so overwhelmed by everything that she had to do in both her professional and personal life that she spent an entire weekend in bed searching for the energy and motivation to keep going. Learn how Ms. Fish began practicing mindfulness to carve a path for herself back to health.
Performing personal health experiments is a HelloHealth pivotal skill that allows us to get clear on what health means for us. Once we’ve assessed that, mindfulness practice allows us to listen to our bodies and find our way back from burnout. When we practice mindfulness, we learn to listen to what we need, and we give ourselves the grace we need to rest and find our way to a healthier place. Whether that means going to bed earlier, walking instead of running, or setting boundaries with our family, friends, and colleagues. When we take the time to slow down, listen to what we need, and then incorporate that into our daily routine, we become more productive and perform better.
Action Steps:
Download our free “Mindfulness Tracking Sheet” and use it to identify and track your mindfulness progress.
Perform a personal health experiment to determine what being healthy means to you. Remember, this is a skill, and practice is key, so don’t be discouraged if you aren’t successful the first time.
Contact us to set up a group mindfulness training clinic. Mindfulness practice is a central way to build resiliency.
Elinor Fish has worked in the travel, tourism, and running industries since 1999. The Canadian ex-pat, who now calls Colorado home, has long been an avid trail runner, writer, and traveler, having lived most her adult life abroad. She spent four years as the managing editor of Trail Runner magazine and founded Run Wild Retreats + Wellness in 2010. Drawing from her career in tourism marketing for such destinations as Banff and Lake Louise (Canada), the Province of Alberta and Catalina Island, California, she has grown Run Wild Retreats, Inc. into an international travel company offering running and wellness-focused tours in six countries.
As a writer, Elinor has written numerous magazine articles and recorded dozens of podcasts that have helped thousands of runners make their running a mindfulness practice to reduce their stress, overcome obstacles to consistent running, and improve their overall well-being. She lives in the mountain town of Carbondale, Colorado, with her mountain-bike-loving son and husband and their senior black Lab.
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