This 18 minute presentation at the 2023 Disaster & Emergency Management Conference covers:
- the role of adrenaline in providing short term energy
- the role of shaking & trembling in dissipating adrenaline
- the role of adrenaline in triggering cortisol release for long term energy
- how the first stage of burnout is one of high energy (not low energy)
- the critical need for finding ways to switch off adrenaline & cortisol
- the impact of chronic cortisol elevation on physical & mental health
- the benefit of a culture of recovery in First Responders Organisations