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First of all, let's get clear on the signs of burnout.
Are you experiencing these?
- Emotional exhaustion: Fatigue for caring too much for too long.
- Depersonalization: nothing left to give to anyone
- Decreased sense of accomplishment: an unconquerable sense of futility like nothing you do makes any difference
If you answered yes to any of them, then keep reading.
Years ago I was experiencing burn out, but I had no idea.
I knew I was not myself and that I was no longer enjoying the things that I once enjoyed.
Teaching became drudgery and I was going to school trying to plan my day around how to survive without losing it completely. Then, I came home and had to clean, make dinner, play with my own kids, and try to relax enough to get a good night's sleep.
It was miserable and I had no hopes and dreams of becoming the person that I had dreamed of becoming.
Not only that, I was so stressed that I was doing things that were uncharacteristic and were starting to scare me like leaving my car running for almost 2 hours.
I was determined to figure out how to live joyfully without resorting to medications and compromises that felt like I was giving up parts of myself.
Staying strong and staying the course was no longer an option for me. I had to do 2 things to find my joy again.
1. Find Self Compassion
For me self compassion looked like getting realistic with the expectations that I had on myself. I started giving myself time to love myself again. I did the things that brought me joy and peace so that I could really understand what it was that I needed.
2. Seek Support
Once I understood my expectations and what was realistic, I looked for outside support. I understood that I wasn't going to be able to figure it all out myself, which is what I had done all of my life. I delegated and found friends, family, and coaches to support the things that I needed in my life.
These 2 things seem so simple, yet I was used to being self reliant and independent. Finding self compassion and seeking support were 2 things that felt like a foreign language. No one ever modeled this or taught me how to do this.
This quote by the Nagowski sisters says it all!
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"When you feel you need more grit, what you need is more help. And when you feel you need more discipline, what you need is more kindness." -Nagoski sisters
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