Everyday Burnout Conversations

Sophie Cliff | How choosing joy can prevent and relieve burnout

Flic Taylor / Sophie Cliff Season 4 Episode 35

In this episode, I chat with author, podcaster and coach, Sophie Cliff. 

Sophie Cliff is also known as the Joyful Coach. She is a qualified positive psychology practitioner and holds an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology from the University of East London. 

Sophie founded Joy Futures, a workplace well-being consultancy designed to help organisations bring the joy back into work. She is also the host of chart-topping podcast, Practical Positivity, and the author of Choose Joy - Relieve Burnout, Focus on Your Happiness & Infuse More Joy into Your Everyday Life. 

In this fabulous conversation, Sophie shares her own experiences with burnout and how they led to her to help others embrace more joy in their life.  Sophie talks about her new book and shares some tools and prompts that help her clients  manage and prevent their burnout. 

Listen out for these key moments:

  • Her own experience of burnout
  • The pivotal moment she chose to prioritise herself and change her approach to life
  • The differences between joy and happiness 
  • Why joy protects us from burnout
  • Sophie’s anchoring prompt that helps her avoid exhaustion and burnout
  • A tool to help anyone tackle imposter syndrome


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Sophie’s brilliant new book Choose Joy - Relieve Burnout, Focus on Your Happiness & Infuse More Joy into Your Everyday Life 

Tune into her podcast Practical Positivity 



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