Continuing my learning of recovery from burnout, I recently wrote about the need to “do less”, which is far easier said than done, particularly if you are anything like me and are recovering from a lifelong addiction to perfectionist productivity…
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The Price of Stress is Too High
In April 2023, I wrote a post on LinkedIn about my experience with burnout – Beyond Burnout: Reflections and Red Flags – where I shared some my lessons in the hopes I would help others to avoid a similar “fiery fate”. Since then, I have had multiple conversations with people both online and in person who are in various stages of struggle and recovery, and have noticed some recurring patterns for those of us who find ourselves in this position of being overworked and overwhelmed. I have also found myself to a whole new place of positivity, partly thanks to a new ethos of “living like we’re on holiday”, which I felt warranted a follow-up piece here on my personal blog.
Free To Be Me
I need a space where I’m free to be me. No pressure to be anything I don’t want to be. No expectations or obligations to show up a certain way. Just space and freedom to be me. No reason, or purpose, or focus, or outcome. No progress, no meaning, no consequences. Just space and freedomContinueContinue reading “Free To Be Me”
Living In Alignment
Do you know that feeling you get when you are acting from a place of complete alignment? I physically feel it in my heart – it’s a warm sensation, as if I’m wrapped in an internal hug. Good things happen to me when I’m in this place – opportunities seem to appear out of nowhere,ContinueContinue reading “Living In Alignment”
Letting Go
I’ve always found it hard to let go – whether it’s saying goodbye, or letting someone else take charge, but I’ve attributed that to my sentimentality or playfully ascribed it to my ‘control freak’ or ‘perfectionist’ nature. I used to think these were good things – it’s taken me a long time to realise theyContinueContinue reading “Letting Go”
Siobhán Kangataran 