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.

Erin Meyer

I worked in food security and sustainability for more than 8 years directing food rescue programs and food pantries. I was passionate, driven, and committed to my mission, but over time, I started to feel the weight of constant stress, exhaustion, and the emotional toll of fighting an uphill battle. The difficult work coupled with eco-anxiety, a pandemic and a traumatic event led to burnout and a health crisis. I pulled myself through with self-accountability and family support and love.  Read More>>

Jamie Logan

Burnout is unfortunately very common among activists because we often go full force and forget to nourish and care for ourselves, which is unsustainable in the long term. As a passionate animal rights activist, I’m constantly attending or organizing demos, rescuing animals, posting content online, and being exposed to intense suffering. For many years, I tried to act invincible and stay strong for the animals and the cause. Read More>>

Judith Camann

Avoiding Burn Out
Judith Camann

I first began teaching, when public school technology consisted of one mimeograph machine, two office phones and one black & white TV on each floor which balanced on a tall rolling cart. I knew then I never wanted to be the teacher who one day would be whispered about “she used to be an excellent teacher but…” or “If only she had retired sooner when…” Thus, I began implementing strategies to avoid niche burnout my first-year. Read More>>

Ryan Galway

I learned to step away. Take a breath and meditation has been a great influence how I deal with stress and being overwhelmed. If I don’t take a break for myself nothing will ever get done. Read More>>

Sarah Dulany-Gring

Do you remember that metaphor about the frog in boiling water? That a frog dropped into a pot of boiling water will quickly hop out, but put that frog in a pot of tap water and put the stove on “low,” and that frog will die. That is burnout.

We all have those weeks that are busy. Just flat-out busy. Too busy, really, and you know it. You say to yourself, “It’s temporary.” That’s you hopping into the boiling water and then hopping out. Those of us in burnout will also have those weeks, and we’ll also say to ourselves, “It’s temporary,” but we mean it on a larger scale toward some far-off time when life will allow us to rest. Read More>>

Emily Winesberry

I see burnout as something that is a part of life and will come up now and again. Burnout is a marker that your life is out of balance with too much energy going to just one aspect of your life and feeling stress and overwhelm from this. One of the strategies I offer to clients around managing burnout and alleviating its effects is to double down on self-care. Read More>>

Carmen

Being in the healthcare industry, burnout is very common. We’re constantly expected to give—emotionally, mentally, and physically—often at the expense of our own well-being. I really recognized my burnout during the pandemic, when we were working through all of it—day in and day out, with no real pause to process what was happening. I was physically exhausted, emotionally drained, and spiritually disconnected. That was my wake-up call. Read More>>

Dr. Janet Little

Burnout is often misunderstood as a one-time event. You hit a wall, you crash, you recover—end of story. But that wasn’t my experience. Burnout, for me, wasn’t just an endpoint. It was a wake-up call… and later, an invitation to go even deeper.

Years ago, I was living the dream my 10-year-old self had envisioned—becoming a physician, a leader, someone who made an impact. I was a wife, a mother, a medical director overseeing over 20 offices and 75 providers across the Mid-Atlantic. From the outside, I was everything I’d hoped to be. But on the inside, I was disappearing. Read More>>

Leqi Wang

This is a crucial topic that runs throughout my entire graduate program. As far as I know, art schools in the United States, including RISD, SVA, FIT, and my school, SCAD, all have extremely intense programs. While their focuses may vary—some emphasizing commercial aspects and others prioritizing academic depth—regardless of which art school students attend, if they truly want to excel in art, burnout is almost inevitable. Read More>>

Simon Eisenbach

In 2016/2017, I was going through a period of rapid growth in my business which required a lot of my time. It was basically 12 hour days 6-7 days a week whether sitting in front of a computer or out in the field filming for client work. I was so focused on building the business that I forgot about my health & wellness along the way. Looking back it was totally unsustainable, but at the moment I thought it was what needed to be done in order for success to happen. Read More>>

Jaclyn Strominger

How I Overcame Burnout and Built a System for Sustainable Success
I worked myself into the ground. I pushed, I hustled, I said yes to everything—and then it hit me. That moment of realization where exhaustion isn’t just physical; it’s mental, emotional, and even spiritual. I knew something had to change. I made a promise to myself: Never again. Read More>>

Leah Foreman Sullivan

I want to start by saying that as a healthcare provider, this is an ongoing mission, and I would say healthcare providers, depending on your setting, have chronic burnout that comes in flares and goes into remission.

So without said, how do I get my burnout to stay in remission? Read More>>

Andrew Corter

Truly by creating balance. Merman Andrew, my company Trident Tails Entertainment and my human side are all completely separate. Yes they overlap occasionally but, by compartmentalizing my life it has made me avoid burn out. Read More>>