Friday, July 10, 2015

RECOVERY FROM BURNOUT: Acknowledge your losses

Burnout brings with it many losses, which can often go unrecognized. Unrecognized losses trap a lot of your energy. It takes a tremendous amount of emotional control to keep yourself from feeling the pain of these losses. When you recognize these losses and allow yourself to grieve them, you release that trapped energy and open yourself to healing.

These may include:

 Idealism or dream with which you enter your career.

 The role or identity that originally came with your job.

 Physical and emotional energy.

 Friends, fun and sense of control.

 Joy, meaning and purpose that make work and life worthwhile

Source: Keeping the Fire by Ruth Luban.

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