Fire has four stages: ignition, growth, full development, and decay. Sometimes fires are cleansing, creating fertile ground for new growth. And sometimes fires consume everything in their path until they run out of heat, fuel…oxygen.
If the latter sounds like something you can relate to, you’re not alone. Burnout has become so prevalent, it’s being talked about as “the new normal,” with some studies showing 77% of workers saying they have experienced burnout at their current job. Healing burnout is past the point of being a collective imperative. We all need to take a beat. Breathe. And find ways to skillfully use our resources to replenish and renew.
Healing burnout isn’t about self-care—it’s about systems.
In order to find relief, we have to be able to see the larger systems we’re a part of, how we contribute to them (whether through resistance or support), and how they affect us and those around us.
