Burnout, stress and resilience

A collection of quotes and videos for our mental wellness.

Recgonising and preventing burnout

• NEJM article

Stress is your friend

Stress is not always bad. The physiological effects of stress actually help us to perform better in certain situations. Found this talk particularly useful...

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My very own inspiration from home- my husband Kumaran Rasappan. His 1 year stint to climb was an inspiration for many, especially for the Mithras in prison. How he inspired the prisoners was a story that left tears in my eyes. (3rd video)

Kumaran Rasappan's videos

Do you see the step between failure and success: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASvmKPpW5Rs

Failures in Success

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUchb6JwGAY

Singapore Youth award video- motivation to the Hindu Mithras

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQa3HmggPm0

Its not just about the summit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbFcTJoPyn0

Testimony of courage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PDp7OXh68k

Take me to Everest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABHwgqEJWzs

Recognising burnout

Staff burnout is common in the field of healthcare. But many a times, we would push on as we take the responsibility of our patients upon ourselves or it may be seen as weak to be stressed. However it is natural to be stressed and we need to recognise when we need a break or when we need help. Here is a good article from NEJM.

Dark side of A&E

Dark side of A&E written by Adam Kay from the UK is a much needed article in the profession of medicine. Doctors are humans too... and the feelings we experience are as real as it is for anyone else.


There is much truth in this article. Even our family members and loved ones have difficulty understanding what we go through at work. And the media may not help when they highlight bad events. We too can be quite harsh to ourselves by not giving ourselves enough 'pats' on ours or our colleagues back. This article goes to show we are not alone... and perhaps talking about it early may help with our well-being... we need to start by supporting each other...