Between Hustle Culture, Work-From-Home, and other trends and changes in the work and business culture, we’ve seen a large rise in burnout within the community and so we’ve become very interested in hosting conversations around how folks can avoid or overcome burnout.
Kamila Robinson
I’ve experienced burnout firsthand, and it’s something I think most mental health therapists face at some point. For me, it hit when I realized I was running on empty and not showing up as my best self or enjoying my work with the same passion. I had to take a step back and give myself permission to take several days off to get back to basics and focus on my own care. Read more>>
Cheyenne Garcia
Always take breaks! Give yourself off days where you can focus solely on you and self care. Mondays are my days to reset and get ready for another work week. Find a day that fits your schedule best and make time for yourself, family, or friends. Let yourself relax! Read more>>
Capt. Mike Illig
Working long days, weekends and holidays can be tiring and tough on family, especially in summer when it’s busy and hot here. Two key components for me to avoid burnout are health and vacation/family goals.
My family and I look forward to a trip to the mountains for a week at the end of a busy summer. The break is something we set a goal to do every year to have some quality time together before school starts back up…much like my clientele that comes to fish with me but in the opposite direction. Coming back to the saltwater after the break brings a fresh appreciation for the natural beauty and lifestyle here in our coastal town. We have also taken some trips in the winter to fish for bonefish and even Africa for the giant black marlin in those waters. All season long leading up to these less frequent vacations I am especially motivated to keep working hard for that goal. Read more>>
Heather Rhodes
It’s interesting that burnout is something almost anyone can relate to, feel, experience but it is hard to actually define. For me, I’ve been a serial burnout queen- if it wasn’t from school while in college, it was from working out & finding purpose while a young adult, motherhood as a parent. What I’ve learned through each season is that the burn out never comes from too much on my plate, to many “to-do’s”, or not enough time. It always stems from expectations and my perspective of them. A mismatch in how I want to show up versus how I am, a constant comparison game, a never enough syndrome. What I’ve learned is the key to overcoming this is by not ever looking for outside circumstances to chance but rather deciding to change who I’m being. Am I being a mom that takes care of herself? Read more>>
Angelyn Franks
Great question! The first thing I want to mention is that, burnout didn’t happen for me overnight—is was a build up of stress that crept in slowly. It’s definitely a cycle for me that started as early as my speech therapy graduate program. The most recent time was in 2020. It came from trying to juggle everything: a full-time doctoral program, an almost full-time caseload of therapy clients, and the learning curve that comes with being a new mom. I never paused to ask myself what I needed. By the end of each day, I’d collapse on the couch, scrolling my phone and mindlessly snacking, too drained to do anything else. At night, I’d lie awake, exhausted but unable to sleep and my mind would race thinking about all the things I had to do the next day. Read more>>
Virginia Rose
I made sure to take breaks even if I didn’t feel like I needed one. Sundays I try to take off from things related to my author business and focus more on activities that are relaxing and don’t require as much hard thinking. I’ll also try to take breaks after I finish a first draft of a novel or a particularly hard round of edits. Sometimes that break will just be working on another project or maybe focusing more on art for a bit. That all said, I also love what I do, so that certainly helps me to not feel burned out as easily or as often. Read more>>
Julia Valdesalice
Being in a creative industry, overcoming burnout is a real challenge. When I first started my photography journey, I was inspired by my own children. I was determined to capture beautiful family moments for not only myself but my clients. The drive to perfect posing, lighting, expressions kept me going. Until it didn’t anymore and I felt overworked and bored. I knew I had to make a change that might not be popular with my clients, but in order to maintain creativity and drive, I needed to shift for myself. That’s when I went in studio and learned how to pose newborns. Again, the learning and practicing of something new helped stop the burnout. This has happened several times throughout my journey and each time I’ve gotten close to burnout, I shift gears. The newest gear shift has been being trained in color analysis. As I style my photography clients by making suggestions on wardrobe and color choices, it was an obvious pathway to keep me energized and interested. Read more>>
