When Rest Doesn’t Work Anymore...
Anyone else here super familiar with burnout?
A few months back, I woke up one morning and realized I had no more fuel left in the tank.
I felt like I had been giving and giving and getting almost nothing in return. I couldn’t handle pouring my heart and soul into another post just to receive crickets… again. I agreed to give myself the day off from writing. That day very quickly into several weeks.
Sleeping more didn’t fix it. Journaling helped, but always eventually devolved into “I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel like a failure.”
The problem wasn’t a lack of rest.
It was burnout.
I’ve hit burnout a few times over the years.
Typically, it can take a few months to get over, and I’ve noticed I slide into it without noticing the exhaustion until it’s too late. I get in my head about what my output should be, and I push myself until I realize my exhaustion has become an emergency.
You know what doesn’t fix it?
→ Canceling plans.
→ Taking time off.
→ Resting more.
...somehow, you still wake up feeling hollow, disconnected, heavy.
This most recent burnout helped me realize something important: burnout isn’t just about doing too much — it’s about being disconnected from yourself.
No amount of bubble baths will fix it if your nervous system and your spirit are fried.
That’s exactly why I created something I wish I had years ago.
→ A system.
→ A guide.
→ A 10-minute-a-day practice that helped me heal my burnout in only a month’s time — not just so I could work again — but so I could actually enjoy being alive again.
More soon. Stay close. 💌