Why Highly Sensitive People Are Prone to Burnout
This month, I was invited to be a guest on the podcast SecondWind with Joyce Buford.
The title of the episode is Why Highly Sensitive People are Prone to Experiencing Burnout.
In our conversation, Joyce asked me how I was using the word “burnout” in the title of my new book, “The Burnout Antidote: A Spiritual Guide to Empowerment for Empaths, Over-givers, and Highly Sensitive People.”
I told Joyce that I see burnout as a crisis in meaning. What I’ve noticed in the past 10-15 years is this: even if you’ve found your path and purpose and it brings you a lot of joy, you can still burn out.
In the podcast episode, I talk about my own burnout journey, coming to understand how something that was aligned with my passion and purpose—one-on-one coaching, in particular—was causing my burnout.
Highlights of our 35-minute conversation include:
- Investigating the root causes of burnout
- Why do we hold on to trauma
- The power of processing emotions
You can listen to the podcast episode wherever you get your podcasts; you can also access the podcast player above, or visit the episode page: Why Highly Sensitive People are Prone to Experiencing Burnout.
Want to learn more about burnout?
Read an excerpt from “The Burnout Antidote”: “Redefining Burnout, Service & Empathy” —it includes a daily practice for managing your burnout and connecting with what matters most to you.
