Sacred Listening Podcast

A revolution to reclaim what self-care is uniquely for us by listening IN to our inner wisdom. It’s not about the glamor, the red light therapy, or the 10 kinds of supplements. It’s simple, daily, nurturing acts of self-love to help balance depletion and stress.

Listen IN to personal stories, expert interviews, and guided practices as we reclaim self-agency over our health and wellbeing.

Elaine Oyang Elaine Oyang

Ep 5: Is burnout real? Transforming busyness and exhaustion to nourishment and flow

Have you noticed that oftentimes when asked: “how are you?”, many reply by saying: “oh, I’ve been super busy.”

Busyness seems to be a badge of honor nowadays. There’s this constant need to do, achieve, perform, and succeed. While there is nothing wrong with accomplishing goals in healthy measures, when there’s an obsession with it, when the drive to accomplish stems from feeling insecure about ourselves, then that could be a recipe for burnout.

In this episode, we discuss the burning (pun intended) question: "Is burnout real?" We will dive into the definition of burnout, what leads to burnout, and my own personal story of how I burnt out 3 times (and probably still counting) and how I regained my inner strength by nurturing myself.

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