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Podcast: The Burnout Recovery Podcast
Episode: Digital Boundaries: When Your Phone Becomes Part of the Problem
Description: In this episode, Dr. Jo Braid explores how our devices can become sources of chronic stress and burnout for healthcare professionals, sharing a personal story about digital overwhelm while building her coaching business alongside her medical practice. She dives into the latest neuroscience research, explaining how notifications simultaneously trigger dopamine cravings and cortisol spikes, while "attention residue" from constant interruptions takes 15-23 minutes for our brains to recover from each distraction. Dr. Jo provides practical tools within her four-pillar framework and introduces three essential digital boundary strategies: conducting a notification audit, implementing scheduled check-ins, and using the 15-minute rule...