Quick Reads

I heard a lyric in a song this morning – Who Believes in Angles by Brandi Carlile and Elton John – that really struck me. “What does it cost to buy your soul back when you die?” And the implication is that our soul leaves us when we die. Which, yeah. Probs. But we don’t […]

I’m exhausted today – but in a good way. 😴 I didn’t really know there was such a thing before. I was used to burnout exhaustion – the kind that comes from constantly trying to play a role that wasn’t mine to play, keep up with everything no human being could ever keep up with,

I realized that “finish your homework before you can play” turned into “get your work done before you clock out” which turned into “do the chores before you go to bed.” And that’s why I believed that rest and joy had to be earned. That’s why I was so damn burned out. You think your

“That’s just the way it is” is the easiest excuse that leads to the hardest life. I’ll let you in on a secret… Life can be whatever YOU say it is. “That’s just the way it is” is blindly accepting the story the world told you – that we have to hustle to prove our

Burnout isn’t just exhaustion. It’s feeling constantly guilty. Like you’re never enough. Like you’re a failure. Like the expectations of the world are crushing you. Like you’re living in a fog and don’t even know who you are anymore. So yeah, “just relax” and “take a break” aren’t ever going to work. But this might.

Burnout isn’t a sign you’re failing. It’s a sign the system failed you. I repeat: there is nothing wrong with YOU. Burnout happens as a result of having too damn many of the world’s expectations on your shoulders, which causes you to be disconnected from what YOU really want and need. I call this space