02/09/2026
It was honestly thiiiiiiis close š¤š¼.
Burnout and I have a history. And after doing it 4 or 5 times (hospital style ā¦.none of this half assed s**t) ā¦I promised myself it would NEVER happen again.
And it hasnāt. Itās been 11 years and no burnout.
This time was closer than I like. And it wasnāt the usual culprits (work, social media, hands on care role with the big girl).
This time it was just the usual things that every woman carries ā¦ALL. THE. FU***NG. TIME. All that unseen, unclocked, FREE work. But this time it happened all at once and didnāt let up for around 4 months. Thatās why I kinda disappeared a little.
Everyoneās signs will be a little different but these are the ones that seem to track for almost every client I see:
šJust so tired (not sleep tired)
š ZERO stress tolerance (flipping out at tiny things)
š Constant anxiety (for me this shows up as restless + snappy)
š Not sleeping well, waking unrefreshed)
š Drop in immune function (colds that wonāt go away or descend into throat/ear/sinus/chest infections)
If you think you ācanātā pull back and rest ā¦let me tell you, either your body or the universe will contrive to MAKE you.
Take care of yourselves ladies ā¦cos no-one else will. Itās up to you to put YOU first.
Youāre the ship. And if the ship goes down ā¦everyoneās going with you š„“