You’re burnt out from constantly giving without replenishing, deeply empathetic to the point where the world’s pain weighs on you, and keenly aware of what and who is around you in ways that make your environment feel overwhelming. These feelings of exhaustion, combined with anxiety and a sense that life (or what you do) lacks meaning, are not uncommon, especially if you’re a high-achieving, highly sensitive, queer millennial navigating a culture that undervalues rest and authenticity.

What if the problem isn’t that you’re not doing enough, but that you haven’t had the space to live in alignment with your true self?

Burnout is on the rise. But what is it and what can we do about it? Let’s take a closer look at burnout and ways we can start to recover and prevent burnout in our lives.