A Million Downloads - Then Burnout Hit. With Dr Marisa Lee Naismith

Send us Fan Mail Burnout can creep up quietly - until one day you realise you’ve got nothing left to give. In this honest, wide-ranging conversation, Dr Gillyanne Kayes, Jeremy Fisher and guest Dr Marisa Lee Naismith (host of A Voice and Beyond) talk about burnout in the performing arts: how it happens, what it feels like, and what recovery really takes. We explore: The link between trauma, stress, and burnout Boundaries and learning to say “I don’t have the capacity” Why people-pleasing drives exhaustion The real brain changes in burnout and how to reset What it means to honour yourself as a creative This episode includes insights from Stress Burnout Reset by Kerry Norton, reflections on somatic recovery, and practical tools for singers and teachers finding their way back to balance. 00:00 Intro and Phlegm Alert 02:10 When Burnout Creeps Up On You 03:23 Losing Everything and Working Harder 05:39 Adversity vs Trauma 07:53 Burnout in the Performing Arts 08:41 Self-Worth and People-Pleasing 11:11 Learning To Say No And Setting Boundaries 15:19 The 24-7 Access Problem 19:28 The Power Of Saying "I Don't Have The Capacity" 22:07 What Burnout Does To The Brain 25:25 Recovery Tools and Somatic Practices 33:45 Maria's Final Reflections - Honouring Yourself Watch, reflect, and share your experience of burnout in the comments. Remember to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for more insightful episodes. Leave a comment below on what inspired you the most! 👇 You can find out about our Teacher Accreditation for singing teachers, vocal coaches and choir leaders and start your own journey here  https://vocalprocess.co.uk/teacher-accreditation/ We've also got this ↓  For the best self-guided learning, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - 22 years of vocal coaching resources (over 600 videos) for less than the price of one private singing lesson.  Click on the link https://vocalprocess.co.uk/learning-lounge/learning-lounge-level-2-deep-dive/   If you want to discover if our singing teacher training programme works for YOU, message us - we can share the process for joining Cohort26. https://www.cognitoforms.com/VocalProcess1/TheAccreditationProgramme  Get the One Minute Voice Warmup app here, it's got a 4.9star rating  Appstore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251  Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&hl=en_GB     Check out our Voice Journal, written with Rayvox's Oren Boder https://www.rayvox.co.uk/products/voice-journal?ref=VOCALPROCESS    Find us - follow us on the socials!  🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Vocalprocess    📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vocalprocess   📖 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vocalprocess  #vocalprocess #teacheraccreditation #voicetraining