As a healthcare provider, you dedicate your time and energy to caring for others—but what about caring for yourself? It’s easy to overlook your own needs when life gets busy, but prioritizing your well-being is essential for staying resilient and avoiding burnout. In this post, we share simple, practical tips to help you recharge, set boundaries, and protect your mental health. Because when you’re at your best, everyone benefits.

As a student who just completed her first year of college under virtual and pandemic circumstances, I have learned about the difficulties of maintaining motivation and finding the right balance of working and taking breaks. With our two mental breaks during a very long semester, I found myself counting down the days until I would no longer have to open my computer and join a zoom call and study for more time after. I realized quickly that I was not the only one to have these difficulties and learned about how many of the people around me were struggling with burnout.