Getting back up after burnout
Over the last 2 years (almost 3), I’ve been slowly resetting my mind, body, and spirit from severe burnout.
Burnout was a difficult experience — it took away my energy, enthusiasm, and motivation for doing what I love. It left me feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, confused, hypervigilant, and emotionally drained.
I couldn’t focus, concentrate, or remember anything. In short, I was a hot mess. Like, a hot, hot mess. Overall, my brain-body was completely out of whack, flooded with cortisol, in debilitating adrenal fatigue — and that made showing up as my best self really hard. And it made doing my job really hard.
One of the first steps in getting past my severe brain fog was taking time for myself every day. Not easy to do! I set my intention to focus on getting enough sleep and making time for activities that I enjoy. Again, not easy to do!
I poured myself into research (cuz that’s how I roll), and that helped me tremendously (I acknowledge that probably sounds strange). I reconnected with my core creativity & spent a lot of time with my two (weirdo) dogs because they make me smile endlessly. 🐶😁
I bought a neurofeedback device called Mendi, which helped a lot (no affiliation).
And I doubled down on meditation (a practice I’ve had for a long time) and bilateral stimulation in different formats. I bought a pair of tactile stimulation bracelets called Touchpoints (no affiliation).
I wrestled with the idea of balance for quite some time and the idea that balance is an illusion. I’ve come out the other side of that with the realization that a pound of feathers and a pound of iron look very different on the balance scales — but they’re both a pound. The balance is not an illusion, it was the time and energy I was giving to certain facets of my life. So — that was a helpful lens through which to assess my priorities.
So, my focus was on re-balancing my mind, and spirit to give me more energy and focus. More sparks. And reconnecting with Source for flow, passion, creativity, and joy — ultimately.
I had to apply all the tools I’d been teaching forever. WHAT?!? Yup, that was weird — lol.
So, yes — burnout definitely knocked me down and kicked my butt — but with determination and a little bit (a lot?) of self-care, I got back up again.
It’s been a very slow process. Sometimes painfully slow. But I finally feel back to my full self again — which allows me to focus on and celebrate what truly matters. 💖
Take care of yourself! For real. For really real.
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