From Surviving to Living: Rebuilding After Burnout

You don’t always see the moment it happens. For a while, you’re just doing what needs to be done—showing up, keeping the plates spinning, making sure life stays in motion. Then one morning, you open your eyes and realize you can’t name a single thing that would make you feel alive anymore.

It’s not the first time you’ve been tired, and it’s not even the day you finally admit you’re burned out. This feels different. A vacation wouldn’t fix it. A weekend off wouldn’t touch it. Even the things that once lit you up seem far away now, like they belong to someone else’s life.