80: Burnout Bounceback Part 2 | The slow climb out

About this episode

In this episode, Holly discusses the gradual process of recovering from burnout through small, manageable changes.

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of the burnout bounce back series is here, and we are chatting about the slow crawl out of burnout No magical fix, no huge life-changing breakthrough, just lots of tiny things that actually helped me start feeling human again. I talk about why my nervous system was absolutely cooked and the little shifts that helped (like less screen time, tiny walks, better routines, more connection, and being way kinder to myself instead of trying to fix everything overnight) I...

People in this episode

Host: Holly Gawthorne

Topics covered

• burnout
• mental health
• self-care
• nervous system
• personal development

Keywords

• burnout recovery
• self-kindness
• screen time
• routines
• connection

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