Why Burnout Isn't Your Fault (Even If It Feels Like It)

In this soul-deep episode, we're dismantling the harmful myths around burnout and reclaiming the truth about why so many of us are exhausted, not just physically, but emotionally, spiritually, and systemically. Burnout is not a personal failure or a sign of weakness. It is a natural response to living in a world that demands too much, values too little, and punishes rest, sensitivity, and humanity.

We explore how systems like capitalism, Eurocentric norms, ableism, patriarchy, and productivity culture define success at the expense of our nervous systems. We name the difference between being tired and being burned out, how marginalized identitied (especially high-masking neurodivergent individuals, empaths, and healers) uniquely experience burnout, and how emotional labor, trauma responses, and energetic depletion are often dismissed or pathologized. 

But this isn't just a breakdown, it's a breakthrough.

Together, we talk about how to:

• Recognize the signs of burnout beyond just fatigue
• Redefine productivity and worth through a nervous-system-informed lens
• Practice restorative rest instead of collapsing in survival
• Design a life aligned with your natural rhythms, not societal expectations
• Reclaim self-trust, spiritual connection, and your right to rest

This episode is a love letter to the part of you that's tired of holding it all together. It's a call to honor your exhaustion as wisdom, not weakness, and to remember that healing from burnout is not just a personal act, but a revolutionary one.

If you're ready to stop blaming yourself for your burnout and start honoring the truth of your body and being, this episode is for you. 

Let's reimagine a world where rest isn't earned, it's embodied. 

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