Welcome to the 238th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This week, we're diving into burnout and its impact on South Asian women.

To help us navigate this important topic is executive coach and keynote speaker, Neelu Kaur.

Neelu has some great insights to share, and if you'd like to learn more about burnout in general, be sure to check out episode #114, Identifying and Combatting Burnout.

About my guest

Neelu is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and executive coach focusing on leadership development, self-advocacy, and burnout management for Fortune 500 Enterprises teams such as Sony Music, Google, Ernst & Young, RBC, and Jefferies to name a few. In 2023, Neelu published ‘Be Your Own Cheerleader,’ which focuses on self-advocacy for underrepresented voices in the workplace.

She holds a bachelor's from NYU Stern School of Business, a master's degree in social & organizational psychology from Columbia University, and she is a certified NLP Master Practitioner and Coach from the NLP Center of New York.

In today’s show on Women and Burnout

• About Neelu and what she’s working on. [02:19]
• Her Journey to becoming an executive coach [03:49]
• What the term “burnout” means to her. [05:24]
• Actionable strategies to reduce employee burnout in the workplace. [08:52]
• Neelu's top three tips for good mental health. [11:24]

Quotes on Women and Burnout

• I like to stay in my lane, and my lane is in the workplace.
• I find that South Asians have a very hard time sharing their concerns and needs, and that can lead to burnout.
• Burnout is managing the day-to-day stresses of life.
• When we get overwhelmed and can’t focus, that’s an indication of burnout.
• Do not reach for your phone for the first hour of your morning.

Resources on Women and Burnout

• Listen to Episode #114: Identifying and Combatting Burnout
• Visit her website
• Check out her book Be Your Own Cheerleader
• Follow her on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram
• Join my Mailing List and receive my free e-book here
• Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health

Work with me

Have a look at my online work-life balance course on Thinkific. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/DMMHPONC

One hour focused Sessions £150 1-2-1