Recovering from Burnout: 7 Lessons I’ve Learned

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is about burnout and how recovering from burnout has been for me. I was burnt out for 8 years when I was working a 9-5. Eight years. That sounds completely insane when I think about it now. I’m now a year into my recovery, and I’ve learned a lot. So today, I want to share 7 lessons I’ve learned about burnout and what recovering feels like.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [01:15] How I felt burnt out for 8 of the 10 years I was in mty 9-5
• [02:06] What I’ve done to recover from burnout
• [03:58] Resources I recommend if you’re feeling burnt out or recovering from burnout
• [05:30] Lesson #1: Doing mode and letting the recovery happen
• [08:46] Lesson #2: Managing my energy properly
• [11:45] Lesson #3: The burnout recovery process isn’t linear
• [14:20] Lesson #4: Brain fog is real
• [15:50] Lesson #5: I didn’t feel like I was burnt out
• [17:15] Lesson #6: I realized burnout had not changed me permanently
• [18:08] Lesson #7: I can arrange my day anyway that I want to

Resources:

• Fried: The Burnout Podcast
• The Bouncebackability Factor: End Burnout, Gain Resilience, and Change the World
• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
• Get your FREE Energy Tracker here and start doing less and accomplishing more in your business.

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Noteworthy Quotes:

“What I needed to do is let the recovery happen.”

“What I need to do to recover is the same as what I need to do going forward, and that is managing my energy properly.”

“What got me into burnout was poor energy management.”

“The burnout recovery process isn’t linear.”

“Life is not just a smooth line forward. There’s ups and downs. Good days and bad days. That’s just the way life is.”

“Doing all the things is what burns us all out.”

“I can arrange my day anyway that I want to.”

Summary of the Podcast: 

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay