How to Recognize Burnout
I teach self care. My job is to help women navigate burnout, how to move away from survival mode and move into a space of thriving. But, what kind of teacher would I be if I didn’t listen to my own advice?
Earlier this year, I launched my Better Me. Better Mom. Self Care Challenges. I saw a need for women and thankfully was able to fill it with this in-depth challenge. It has been life changing.
The first challenge was in January, but there were many women that were not able to join in time and so I opened the doors to a self care challenge back to back to start in February. As much as I wanted to believe I could totally make it happen in advance, I started to feel the pressure, the exhaustion and the non stop pace I was setting myself up for.
That’s not what I am about. That is not what I believe nor is that what I teach.
So I shut down the Feb challenge in order to rest and recharge myself. I realized it was time to practice what I preach and say no. Say no to something I really wanted to believe I could do and say yes to rest, resetting myself, and gearing up for our next challenge in May. SO that’s just what I did. I want to be able to give my highest self to YOU, to my kids and to my husband. And I cannot do that when I am burnt out myself. The May challenge came and went but I still felt the same way after. Just worn down and burnt out and realized that I was resenting this process and I did not like how much it wore me down. So I shut the challenges down completely and changed it into a self-paced course that launches 2020.
Changing this large aspect of where my time was spent was so helpful. What good am I if I am burnt out and empty?
So how can you recognize burnout so that you can make better decisions for yourself? Whether that be in motherhood, your job, your business, your church or anything else you do.
Here are some signs that you might be headed for burnout and you need to rethink what you are doing and re-establish some better self care habits.
inability to concentrate
a sense of feeling overwhelmed
unable to make decisions
exhausted
a short temper
negative self talk
decreased desire to socialize
negative attitude
Now while a lot of those typically go hand in hand with motherhood, I want to challenge you to fight back. Rethink things. Strategize. Change your mind. Move things around.
You have choices. And those choices matter.
