Tag: Braving Through Burnout
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You’re Not Lazy, You’re Healing: Living with Post-Burnout Depletion
You’ve slowed down. You’ve stepped back. Maybe you’ve even quit the job, ended the draining relationship, or finally given yourself permission to rest. But instead of feeling alive again, you feel… flat. Not tired exactly, but empty. Not lazy, just numb. You can’t focus. The simplest tasks feel heavy. And you keep wondering why you…
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What really is self-care?
As part of burnout prevention or recovery, the term “self-care” frequently appears. It’s plastered all over social media. A bubble bath here, a green smoothie there, 10-minute meditations in the mornings, perhaps a serene yoga pose on a mountaintop. And while I’m all for a relaxing soak or a good stretch, this representation of self-care…
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6 Burnout Myths You Need to Stop Believing to Truly Heal
“But you don’t look burnt out.”If I only had a naira for every time I heard this, I might just fund my entire recovery season and beyond. Sigh! The thing is, burnout doesn’t have “a look”. It’s silent, sneaky, and so misunderstood. It doesn’t always look like sobbing into your keyboards, collapsing mid-meeting, or passing…