March 6, 2021

How to Avoid Burnout – Dr. Yvonne Ator

Dr. Yvonne Ator is a physician, coach, facilitator, mom, and founder of Thriving Physicians and Thriving Idealists. She is a life-long learner and certified Personal and Executive Coach in positive psychology, Daring Way Facilitator, Dare to Lead Facilitator, and Unbeatable Mind Coach.

Yvonne has struggled with the pitfalls of being an overachiever. She shares that when living out of alignment with her ideals, she felt disconnected and resentful, which eventually led to burnout. Yvonne’s own experiences help her give others tools like emotional resilience, mental toughness, and self-compassion, through her program, Thriving Idealists. She teaches physicians and mission-driven professionals sustainable skills to prevent compassion fatigue, disillusionment, and burnout to ensure that they can live life with purpose.

In this episode, we talk about Yvonne’s own journey as a 3rd culture adult who was always pushed to be an over-achiever. She shares why Oprah is her personal hero, and we dive into systems and accountability to ensure driver-types personalities avoid burnout.