These aren’t your average wellness posts.
They’re emotional breadcrumbs for the burnt-out, the grieving, the quietly unraveling.
MindSnakers
- Grief: The Heavy Blanket
Grief doesn’t rush. It settles in—quiet and full. Like a heavy blanket draped over everything. You try to move, but everything feels slower, harder. Even joy seems distant, like it’s happening in… Read more: Grief: The Heavy Blanket - Getting back in the game
After burnout, everything feels slower. Even hope. You want to create again. To show up. To care—but without losing yourself this time. And that’s the tricky part. Re-entering the world without wearing… Read more: Getting back in the game - Acceptance: A New Way Forward
Acceptance isn’t joy. It’s peace. A deep breath. A quiet okay. It’s not pretending everything’s fine. It’s knowing you can rebuild—slowly, gently, differently this time. Acceptance is the moment you stop fighting… Read more: Acceptance: A New Way Forward - Depression: The Stillness
After the fire comes the fog. The crash. The numbness. The question: What now? This isn’t weakness. This is the body asking for stillness. For nothingness. For quiet. Let yourself stop. Lay… Read more: Depression: The Stillness - Bargaining… If i Just
“If I take one more course…” “If I just wake up earlier…” “If I push through this week, then I’ll rest.” Sound familiar? Bargaining is the mind’s way of avoiding grief. Of… Read more: Bargaining… If i Just - Anger: The Wake-Up Flame
There’s a rage that comes when you realize how long you’ve ignored yourself. Anger at the system. At the job. At the relationship. At yourself. Let it come. Anger isn’t bad—it’s a… Read more: Anger: The Wake-Up Flame - Denial: “I’m Fine.”
Burnout begins quietly. You tell yourself it’s just a rough week. That you’re tired, not broken. That pushing through is the noble thing to do. But denial is heavy. It silences your… Read more: Denial: “I’m Fine.” - The Sunday Spiral
That creeping dread before Monday? Yeah, we see it too. The pressure to start fresh, be productive, and act like burnout isn’t still in your rearview. Let’s interrupt it. 🧺 Choose one… Read more: The Sunday Spiral - Creativity Is Medicine
Burnout steals your spark. But creativity lights the match again. Not for the likes. Not for perfection. But to remember who you are. Make something useless. Doodle. Bake. Build a playlist. Rearrange… Read more: Creativity Is Medicine - Boundaries Are Brave
Saying yes to everything got you here. Saying no is what gets you out. Burnout recovery demands boundaries—awkward ones, scary ones, ones that disappoint people. But here’s the truth: If your peace… Read more: Boundaries Are Brave - Nervous System FirstBurnout doesn’t just live in your mind. It hijacks your nervous system—tight shoulders, shallow breath, racing thoughts. To heal, we start with the body: 🫁 4-7-8 breathing 🧊 Cold water on the… Read more: Nervous System First
- The Myth of Bouncing BackBurnout doesn’t go away with a weekend off. It lingers in your bones, your breath, your sense of self. Healing isn’t about bouncing back. It’s about becoming someone new—slower, softer, and more… Read more: The Myth of Bouncing Back
- Burnout doesn’t hit all at once.It’s the slow unraveling—forgetting what joy feels like, dreading the day before it even begins, feeling like rest is never enough. If you’re here, you might be somewhere in that fog. And… Read more: Burnout doesn’t hit all at once.