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How to Know When You’re Ready to Evolve after Burnout
In the process of piecing life together after burnout, healing has to come first. Any attempt to rush back into ‘normalcy’ will set you back further and potentially cause you to sink deeper into burnout.
I speak from the lived experience, 12 years ago, of being a highly impatient and deeply burnt out person.
At the lowest point of burnout, my Spark was totally extinguished. I felt disconnected from life as if I was just going through the motions.
In my book, I outline the four first steps to healing after burnout: Breathe, Restore, Nourish and Talk. By taking these steps, deliberately and with patience, you create space for your body, mind and soul to heal. Your physiological systems replenish. Your nervous system finds equilibrium after prolonged exposure to chronic stress.
This. Takes. Time.
Then, something almost imperceptibly shifts.
One day, eventually, you notice you have a little energy. Your Spark is starting to relight. Your curiosity stirs. Perhaps you even feel tentatively excited about what lies ahead.
When you’ve done the hard work of healing, you come to a point where your sights are no longer on the floor. Your gaze lifts.
