Burnout

Let’s get super real for a minute. I have talked about this on my page a lot. I am just a few years out of a very traumatic, chronic situation. I am still tired and each day consists of carefully considering what is best for my body, mind, and soul. If I am not very careful to do this. I burn out. This is a part of what can happen for those of us that have endured long term trauma/traumatic situations/events. And this post-COVID society we are in, MANY people are in the same boat.

So, what is this? And how do we deal with it?

This, my friends, is burnout. There are many forms of burnout. People experience Autistic burnout. There is also Caregiver burnout. We have Occupational burnout, just to name a few of the different situations in which we experience burnout.

I had to take a break from doing content because computer work burns me out faster than anything. I do this because I love you, my readers. I do this to get out a message that I think is timely and important! And I have to pace myself in every area of life to get this message to you.

This is part of my journey. I do not believe any of us has to be perfect, or have “achieved” some sort of perfection in order to share. If we waited until that point, we would possibly be dead or ineffective. To take a slight rabbit trail, I think that we can gauge our abilty to be effective by slowing down enough to see ourselves as we really are. Struggle does not make us ineffective. Imperfections do not make us ineffective. What makes us ineffective is an inability to have true self awareness and self responsiblity.

Back to burnout. How do we deal with burnout? We need to slow down. The pace of this society has reached epic proportions. Slowing down enables us to see ourselves, our habits, and places we could improve.

Nutrition is key in recovering from burnout. Staying hydrated and eating well renews and restores our body processes. Poor nutrition increases our symptoms of pain, fatigue, brain fog, etc. Good nutrition can assist us in rewiring the brain by giving us what we need to produce the hormones that are our brain chemicals.

Sleep. Enough sleep and quality sleep is important. And this brings me back to slowing down, being mindful, and knowing yourself. We need to sunderstand why and how to be able to do these things. Is sleep a barrier for you? Why? How can we mitigate this barrier? Do you struggle to eat well? Do you feel like you just might die if you slow down?

Please reach out, my friends. Let’s talk about how I can help you recover from burnout. Take this journey with me. Schedule a FREE Wellness Discovery Session.