What If Burnout Is Surviving Too Long

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Join Dr. Watson in a live (or recorded if you prefer) for Burnout 101. A webinar to help you understand all forms of burnout (occupational, caregiver, academic) and be supported by a community of survivors. scholarships are available! 

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Burnout isn’t proof you failed, it’s often proof you’ve been surviving for too long. I connect trauma, nervous system survival skills, and the real research-backed signs of burnout so you can replace shame with clarity and start moving toward recovery. 
• survival mode as a powerful teacher that was never meant to be permanent 
• why naps, vacations, and days off may stop working 
• my story of foster care, trauma, and becoming an overachiever 
• the cost of carrying other people’s hardest stories in behavioral health 
• values mismatch and lack of choice as a core burnout driver 
• burnout myths, including the idea it only happens when you hate your job 
• Christina Maslach’s three hallmarks: exhaustion, cynicism, reduced efficacy 
• trauma-linked protective behaviors like perfectionism, people pleasing, and overgiving 
• how to build compassion, boundaries, and nervous system safety over time 
• details on my Burnout 101 live group and upcoming recorded option 

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