This is not an episode about avoiding burnout, because sometimes you can't. And Sam thinks Big Corporate is always pushing "avoid burnout" propaganda to prevent us from actually taking the breaks we need to heal. And also...she's burnt out. Lol. So today, we're skipping all the toxic positivity and getting real, raw, and honest about burnout—plus, how to recover from it—including how to plan, prepare for, structure, and return from an ACTUAL break/vacation. This one's good.

Listen to this episode if you've hit the wall.

Key moments:

00:00:37 Chatty life updates

00:00:52 I’m running my first 5k???

00:04:39 A CAPS LOCK workout IRL in NYC!!!

00:06:20 Follow me on Goodreads if you like books

00:07:23 Kitchen update!!! So close to the finish line

00:07:51 Sam is coming to YouTube lols

00:10:30 Burnout and what to do when you have it

00:10:39 How Sam realized she was burnt out (do you have these symptoms??) + ranting lol

00:32:10 Lowering the bar and prioritizing

00:36:30 Reducing the input

00:39:52 Are you dehydrated be honest

00:42:02 Sleeping and burnout

00:44:38 Grounding practice

00:46:26 Daily brain dump!!! Huge proponent of this

00:48:51 You actually do need to take a break lol but I promise this part is helpful

00:49:02 How to plan and prepare for the break

00:58:40 Structuring the actual break

01:02:20 Returning from the break without undoing all the healing you just did

Lots of links today so organizing them here:

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Follow Sam on Goodreads.

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