Tag: burnout recovery
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Burnout is often described as exhaustion.As overwhelm.As stress that went too far. But there is another layer that rarely gets named — and yet weighs just as heavily. Shame. The shame of not coping.The shame of needing rest.The shame of slowing down in a world that keeps speeding up. Many people who experience burnout don’t…
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Burnout doesn’t always arrive with a crash. Sometimes it begins quietly — a slow unraveling that turns ordinary tiredness into emotional exhaustion. You might brush it off at first, telling yourself you just need a good night’s sleep. But then the fatigue lingers. Focus fades. Joy feels distant. And one day, you realize you can’t…
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There’s a kind of tiredness that runs deeper than sleep.The kind that lingers in your bones even after a full night of rest.The kind that doesn’t go away with coffee or a weekend off. This kind of tired is not laziness.It’s not failure.It’s not something to push through. It’s a signal.A whisper from your body.A…
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There was a time when being busy felt like a badge of honor. Full calendars, inboxes overflowing, days of 10 to 12 hours work — all signs that you were doing something right. That you were needed. That you mattered. But lately, something has shifted. Not in a loud or headline-worthy way.Just small, deliberate choices…