The Sneaky Truth About Burnout: How It Becomes Chronic Without You Noticing (And What Actually Helps)
I've burned out twice in my life. The second time, it cost me my business. Not because I was lazy. Not because I wasn't trying hard enough. But because I was doing too much—and my body forced me to stop in the only way it knew how: complete collapse. Here's what no one tells you about burnout: it doesn't announce itself. You don't wake up one day and think, "Oh, I'm burnt out now." Instead, it creeps in so slowly, so subtly, that by the time you realise something's wrong, you've been living in depletion for months—maybe years. And here's the part that terrifies me most when I see it in my clients: burnout becomes your new normal. You stop remembering what it feels like to wake up rested. You...