{"id":37685,"date":"2026-06-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=37685"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:29:26","slug":"what-is-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2026\/06\/what-is-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Burnout? This Week We Talk About What It Is And What To Do About It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week we catch up with Jenny and Tina from <a href=\"https:\/\/lifesseasons.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lifesseasons.org\/\">Life&#8217;s Seasons Care &amp; Support<\/a> and chat about something a lot of people might be dealing with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burnout. It&#8217;s different than feeling exhausted or overwhelmed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t rest it away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Real burnout is your system saying &#8220;I no longer feel safe or I no longer feel resourced enough to keep functioning the way that I was.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It affects your energy,  your emotions, your thoughts, it&#8217;s not just exhaustion. 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Often, it&#8217;s a mismatch between demand and capacity over time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Importantly, if rest isn&#8217;t working the way that it used to, that&#8217;s not weakness. It&#8217;s basically your body saying &#8216;hey, we just need a different kind of care right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are feeling like you might be burned out, reach out to Life&#8217;s Seasons Care &amp; Support. There&#8217;s help.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing that says you&#8217;re doing better in life if you can do it alone.  We&#8217;re made for connection.  We&#8217;re made for belonging.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" title=\"Blackburn Media Inc.\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/blackburnradio-sarnia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackburn Media Inc.<\/a> \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" title=\"What is burnout?\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/blackburnradio-sarnia\/what-is-burnout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is burnout?<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week we catch up with Jenny and Tina from Life&#8217;s Seasons Care &amp; Support and chat about something a lot of people might be dealing with. Burnout. 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