"Burnout has been on my mind a lot lately, and that's saying a lot since my burnout brain has trouble focusing these days. Between working from home while raising two young kids and traveling back and forth across the country to spend time with a sick loved one, I've felt stretched in more directions than I thought possible. I know many of you can relate to the constant push to keep going even when your body and mind are begging for rest."
"Therapist Morgan Johnson's 8 Keys to Healing, Managing, and Preventing Burnout is part of the long-running 8 Keys series, which focuses on a variety of mental health issues. What sets this book apart is its broad perspective: it doesn't just talk about work stress, but also acknowledges the toll of caregiving, parenting, social pressures, and cultural systems. And it offers a wide range of practical, research-backed exercises to help us move through burnout and start to heal."
Burnout arises from combined demands of work, caregiving, parenting, travel, and cultural pressures, producing physical and mental depletion. Practical, research-backed exercises target reconnection with body, emotions, and meaning rather than quick fixes. Techniques include Dan Siegel's "Name it to tame it," which can reduce stress by up to 50% by noticing and naming internal states to downregulate threat-detection centers. Three highlighted exercises are simple, actionable, and effective for individuals, relationships, and families, offering tools to manage, heal, and prevent burnout while accommodating caregiving and parenting responsibilities.
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