“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
THE QUITTER’S CLUB blog
People pleasing, perfectionism, booze, skinny jeans, crappy cheese - everyone’s quitting something. Join me here in a quest for less of what’s holding you back from a life of sustainable, authentic joy.
FLOURISH: The Compassionate Plan for Burnout Recovery
Burnout recovery isn't easy, but it's entirely possible—and worth it. Each step of the FLOURISH method builds on the previous ones, creating a comprehensive approach to sustainable wellbeing.
Unlike approaches focusing solely on individual responsibility or systemic change, FLOURISH acknowledges both personal agency and contextual realities. It recognizes that while we can't control all circumstances, we can significantly influence our relationship to those circumstances through intentional practices and boundaries.
Am I Burned Out? Check This Burnout Symptoms, Stages, Coping Styles List
Most people thing burnout is failure, it’s the one who flamed out and couldn’t get it together.
But burnout is your body, brain, and heart functioning exactly how they should be in the face of chronic stress - chronic stress and stressors that aren’t your fault.
The first step to recovery is awareness. Here’s everything you need to know on what burnout actually is, what it’s not, and how to know exactly where you are in the cycle.
What Actually Causes Burnout and Extreme Exhaustion?
What causes burnout? If you came here for the short answer: burnout is caused by chronically incomplete stress cycles combined with continued exposure to stress.
What do people think causes burnout? Too much work, toxic work environment, or other stressors.
What really causes burnout? Pervasive, powerful social and economic systems that convince us our worth is equal to our economic production or service to perpetuating the systems themselves, without regard for our actual capacity and our biological needs as humans, as mammals really: connection, meaning, rest, autonomy.
