Part 1 of 3: The Ugly Side of Burnout
Today I'm kicking off a series I knew I'd eventually have to talk about, even though I didn't want to. It's the part of my burnout story I'd rather leave out, and it's the one so many of you have quietly told me you're living in too.
For a long time, the word I would have used for myself wasn't tired, and it wasn't busy. It was angry. And the people who caught the brunt of it were the ones I loved most.
In this episode, I take you back to the version of me nobody saw: the capable one with the full calendar, the career, the family I adore, and a body that was braced for the next thing to go wrong. I share how that bracing slowly turned into a short fuse, and why I spent years convinced the problem was who I was, when it never was.
I also walk through a verse I'd read a hundred times without really reading it, and what it quietly warns us about. I talk about what finally stopped the spiral for me, the one thing I resisted the longest, and why I believe anger isn't the enemy it feels like.
This is Part 1 of a 3-part series, so stay with me for all of it. Next week, we go inward.
Resources:
The series — The Ugly Side of Burnout
Come join me live during my FREE Wellness RESET Workshop — Tuesday, October 27 at 11 a.m. CST
One hour where we get to the root of the beliefs and habits that keep the cycle of burnout running, and we talk about how to build boundaries and a life more rooted in Scripture — practical enough to start that same week. Hold your spot HERE: worklifeboundariescoach.com/RESET
Scripture referenced:
Ephesians 4:26–27
Galatians 5:22–23
John 15:5
Music mentioned: "How Good God Is" by Brandon Lake
