Burnout isn’t a weakness. It’s a signal that your body needs real rest. 

Dr. Shauna Pollard is back for the second episode in our “Breaking the Burnout Cycle” series to answer the question: What is rest?  

Cate and Dr. Pollard talk about what true, restorative rest looks like (hint: it’s not just zoning out on your phone), and how to start taking small, doable steps toward rest when you’re already deep in burnout.

For more on this topic: 

• ADHD burnout
• Full Catastrophe Living, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
• Your Money or Your Life, by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin

Timestamps: 

(00:00 ) Intro

(02:08 ) How do you realize that enough is enough and you need to rest?

(03:58 ) How do we know if the “rest” we’re taking is actually restorative? 

(09:10 ) Feeling guilty or uncomfortable with resting

(15:18 ) How to decide what to pursue, and what to wait on

(20:14 ) The relationship between perfectionism, procrastination, and burnout

(23:41 ) Finding small moments to integrate rest, and other suggestions from Dr. Shauna

(29:07 ) Outro and credits

For a transcript and more resources, visit Sorry, I Missed This on Understood.org. You can also email us at sorryimissedthis@understood.org.

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