Life Coach Carter

03/13/2021

It isn't you. It's the workplace.

People refer to various forms of malaise as “burnout,” but it’s technically a work problem. And only your employer can solve it.

12/21/2019

Matt Haig is a treasure.

In his 20s, Matt Haig’s depression was so crippling that a Christmas run to Morrisons caused a panic attack. Sixteen years on, he explains how learning to live with the holiday has been key to his recovery

12/11/2019

Nothing makes the hard stuff worth the effort quite like messages like this- but an engaging speaker is only so good as the audience.

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We would like to thank you again for recommending Jennifer Carter. She is a passionate communicator with a quick wit and energetic personality. She delivered and shared her experiences overcoming some of life’s most difficult obstacles including work burnout, and provided recommendations that could be used for others.

Her carefree and informal manner opened the audience up to asking many questions and hit home with numerous people, who decided to contact Jennifer privately.

I would like to thank The Speakers Bureau for all their assistance in providing us with someone dynamic who met all our expectations in capturing all the major symptoms and major stressers that attribute to work burnout.

12/11/2019

I gave a keynote address recently at the National Managers Community National Learning Day. What an honour to be asked and a more important honour to have people want to listen. Thank you Managers!

Part 1
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7EIeTtQNlUQ


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pm3B0Ei_2SA

10/26/2019

In my talks on burnout and recovery, just over the last 6 months, I have met public servants who:
- are temporarily homeless and terrified anyone will find out
-want to help their first responder friends, and teacher friends and family with their burnout symptoms and recovery
- have had family deaths and they or their spouse are going through PTSD
- stand up and share their stories of suicidal tendencies, reporting their mental illness and being abused afterwards
- stand up and share their stories of psychosis and depression and bipolar disorder to offer help and support to their colleagues
- want to affect change in their sphere of influence
- have a mixed level of appreciation for country music
- find me hilarious

This is so inspiring I can't explain. I am exhausted after these sessions but mostly I'm inspired to continue doing these sessions as often as I can.

I can help. I have a sliding scale for fees. Email or message anytime.

11/02/2018

As my brain prepared for a severe mental breakdown I had a great memory.

After I crashed I couldn't remember how to make breakfast. I'd make a smoothie with no liquid. I'd go to the grocery store but when I'd get there forget where I was or how I got there. I'd panic mid-shopping because I couldn't remember what I was doing or how far I was from home. I'd watch a movie and to this day can't remember what the movie was about. I forgot people I had met during my way down. So embarrassing to get back to work and have people coming to welcome me back I had no idea who they were. None. Black hole.

Stress is a killer. Of people. Of relationships. Of recipes and favourite books.

Of memories.

I've learned a lot of ways to ground myself in times when my brain starts to get anxious and I feel nervous of another break.

Message for some tips or to meet up for a consult. Emails and consults are always free.

https://positiveoutlooksblog.com/2018/10/27/stress-might-lead-to-memory-loss-and-brain-shrinkage-study-says/

10/19/2018

New talk on resiliency today! People starting to roll in...

09/14/2018

A fellow coach posted this on twitter. I think its brilliant for a quick change of brain. The last 2 days I've been extremely anxious and sometimes I even notice I'm holding my breath. But changing brain patterns for a minute or two can at least be a little break for the anxious!

My favourite dessert is a butter tart with raisins. Gotta have the raisins!

Do something nice for yourself this weekend.