Podcast Welcome: A Toast to Truths is where I share the mental, financial and emotional frustrations of being an entrepreneur. This is Season 9 Episode 6, "Blooming Beyond That Burnout".

Q: What caused your burnout?

Part I

• The difference between burnout and compassion fatigue
• Experiencing burnout a few times
• Being part of the sandwich generation
• A therapist needs a therapist
• Life transitions
• The emotional loss of losing family members
• The downpouring of how Vernetta crashed and burned in 2018
• Burnout can lead to losing your voice
• Learning to recognize patterns
• Finding your footing as an introvert
• S9E2
• The seasons of when cycles happen in your life
• Having preventative tools
• Doing the internal work
• Knowing when to fall back so you can treat yourself with kindness
• S8E6
• Living the life others expect by giving my all to everyone but myself
• Everyone is overwhelmed
• Finding something that connects you to others

Take a sip:

Houston Catering Concepts is a full-service catering company located in Houston, TX. They are looking forward to catering your next event or family celebration. You can choose from Mexican, Persian, BBQ and more. Oh, and they are the food sponsor for Get Me Paid Influencer Bootcamp. Contact them today by phone 832-594-7296 or email [email protected].

Mark your calendars. September 19 is the Get Me Paid Influencer Bootcamp. It's a one-day conference helping you understand the operational side of being an influencer so you make more money. Throughout the day you'll learn different strategies you can add to your action plan. And that action plan is what you will implement when you leave. Make sure you go to https://gum.co/getmepaid19 to get your ticket today.

Part II

• How a failed business equipped me with skills for my emotional recovery
• Using journaling to get through tough situations
• What is real self-care?
• How to create an intentional journal
• What is fun for you?
• Collection of yeses
• Struggling with where God is taking you vs where you are now
• Creating a new normal
• Being tested when you're changing and evolving
• S5E4 Self-care will not save you
• Trying to figure out who we are
• How do you care for you?
• Self-care is simplistic
• Managing your time to incorporate self-care
• What type of tired are you?
• Kids or teens aren't always able to express themselves on what's going on or how they feel
• How the spiritual world can manifest into the physical world
• Burnout is a progression of you not caring for yourself
• Mood tracker
• Learning to delegate
• Tap into resources and sources to help you
• Evolving as a person
• Give yourself credit for doing the heart work
• Link to the branding bar IG post

Final Toast:

• Stephanie – Breath. Deeply. Take time to inhale and exhale.
• Vernetta – Tune into who you are.

This has been A toast to truths with me, Vernetta R. Freeney. This is season and the consequences I've encountered.

Go to http://vernettarfreeney.com

HUGE NEWS: I'm on iTunes, Libysn, iHeartRadio, Google Play, Stitcher, Youtube. Find your preferred platform and tune in.