The Burnout Ladies’ 4 R’s of Burnout Recovery
What's the point of talking about burnout if we don't talk about burnout recovery? One of our biggest pet peeves in leadership writing and teaching is when people explain something…
Using Vacation To Prevent Burnout
Can you use vacation to prevent burnout? I may have some bad news for you. Preventing burnout is never as easy as simply taking a vacation. Part of the big…
What You Need To Know About Unpaid Labor
“Unpaid labor” sounds like an aggressive phrase, doesn’t it? Maybe even a confusing one? ‘Labor’ is often associated with specific types of work – manufacturing, landscaping, welding, things that require…
Using Boundaries To Prevent Burnout
If we had a nickel for the number of times people have recommended better boundaries as a “cure” for burnout, we could retire (seriously). Boundaries are a huge part of…
How Does Gender Affect Burnout?
Gender plays a huge role in how guys, gals, and non binary pals experience burnout. We did a lot of research on this particular topic for our book. What we…
Is It Possible to Achieve Work-Life Balance?
So many people ask us if it is possible to achieve work-life balance? Yes but also no. Let me explain. If we treat balance like something you achieve once and…
My Top 5 Restful Books
What does it mean to be a restful book? Welcome to yet another list of books from one of us. To practice my rest, I read all the time. But…
The Burnout Ladies’ Ultimate Guide to Burnout Recovery
All of our best ideas come through conversations with each other, about anything (really). We can make a connection between burnout and Taylor Swift, but that’s not why we’re here…
Understanding Caregiver Burnout
Caregiver burnout is one of the least talked about types of burnout. Heck, I didn’t even know it was a real thing until we started researching for our book. Reading…
Our Personal Stories of Burnout
We wouldn't have written our book without our personal stories of burnout. It's important for us to share them with you, so up first is Kristen: Kristen's personal story of…