Mental Health & Dentistry: Strategies to Combat Burnout (w/Dr. Brett Gilbert) [Ep.71]

As you know, my goal with this show is to help you succeed both personally and professionally.  In that light, I decided to have Dr. Brett Gilbert on to discuss mental health and wellness.  This is a deep and powerful conversation that will help you regardless of where you are in your life/professional journey! 

We discuss:

• Why dentists are so prone to stress, anxiety, and burnout.
• How to recognize if you are “out of balance” and what to do about it.
• Why you need to invest in yourself first before you can achieve wellness and fulfillment.
• How and why burnout and fulfillment have changed between generations.
• The step that is absolutely necessary to be your best self.
• The role that prior trauma plays in our current decision-making and how it impacts wellness.
• The importance of creating a vision for who and what you want to be.
• Practices to ground yourself and create joy in your life.
• Why it can be difficult for scientific minds to believe in a higher power or something greater than ourselves.
• How the thoughts we put out to the universe can become a self-fulfilling prophecy (Law of Attraction). 
• The importance of recognizing that life is happening FOR YOU, not to you.
• How to view suffering and disappointment as a blessing and a natural part of the human experience.
• The importance of finding your true inner self and purpose, and how to do it.
• The value that Brett found in emotional intelligence training and how it helped him overcome burnout.
• How to keep your failures and disappointments in perspective. 
• Strategies to change your mindset from one of stress and anxiety to one of peace and gratitude. 
• The blessing and curse of perfectionism.
• What gratitude practice is and how to do it.
• How to reimagine the way you want your professional and personal life to look.
• And much, much more!

 LINKS:

-Dr. Brett’s Instagram: @DrBrettGilbert

-Dr. Brett’s Podcast (On The Cusp): https://plinkhq.com/i/1704062186/e/?to=page

-Dr. Brett’s Coaching Platform (Access Endo): https://www.accessendo.org/

-The Truth Behind the Smiles (book by Melissa Methven): https://a.co/d/4fEQOj4

-A Man’s Search for Meaning (by Victor Frankel): https://a.co/d/hKSvXY2

-The Gifts of Imperfection (by Brene Brown): https://a.co/d/hPnqAnK

-Dr. Gilbert’s Breathing Exercises: https://www.youtube.com/@breathewithsandy 

-Motivational Monday on Selfishness: https://youtu.be/zq1mcOWFp3M 

-Motivational Monday on Perfectionism: https://youtu.be/275xlwkYiQc