Real change always begins with honesty — and just a bit of courage

If you’re here, you already know what it means to feel burned out. 

That subtle moment when you’re still “doing your job,” ticking all the boxes (almost) — but inside something’s dulled. 

I understand this, because I’ve been there too. Once, I burned out not from stress or overload, but from being underused. For a short time, I worked in a setting where I was overqualified and couldn’t use my full potential. The job was fine — but I wasn’t. I could feel my personality fading. For me, being a professional isn’t just a role — it’s part of my identity. Losing that made every day feel heavier than any “too much work” ever could.

That experience taught me something essential: burnout isn’t only about stress. It’s about disconnection — from your strengths, your impact, your meaning.
And the way out isn’t just “self-care.” It’s rebuilding the relationship between who you are and what you do. And when you do it for yourself, your voice suddenly sounds more important to others, too.

What burnout can look like

People call burnout many different things.
Sometimes it’s not just overload — it’s the quiet self-ignorant and self-harming decision to keep pushing long after the body and psyche have sent their signals, until you finally crash.

It can feel like a constant conundrum – I need to work more to accomplish, prove and not feel worthless, and, simultaneously, I need more rest, peace and quiet to sense that fulfillment and figure out who I really am.
Sometimes it’s the environment — toxic, unresponsive, or simply chaotic — like an orchestra trying to play without a conductor, where everyone is exhausted and no one feels heard.
And sometimes, it’s a simple misfit: the work isn’t wrong, but it’s not right for you. Yet instead of accepting that, we blame ourselves or others, get stuck in battles, and lose perspective.
In all these forms, burnout is less about weakness — and more about being human in a system that stopped working for us.