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The Missing Cup of Coffee: How We Quietly Drop Our Joy
Have you ever sat at your desk at 3:00 PM with a dull, thumping headache, assuming it was screen fatigue, only to realize you simply forgot your second cup of coffee? In this solo episode of The Hidden Load, Dr. Santina Wheat explores how a tiny, missed moment of self-care holds up a powerful mirror to the way high-achieving clinicians and leaders drift into professional burnout.
Dr. Wheat breaks down the "slow, steady attrition" of burnout—how nobody consciously decides to abandon their hobbies, family dinners, or exercise routines on a Monday morning, but instead quietly drops them one by…
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