It’s the start of back to school and routine for many coming off of summer vacation, but the past 18 months have seen us experience life at a very different pace. Maybe summer was relaxing and a nice change of pace, but maybe it was just added stress from a seemingly endless lack of structure. Regardless of what your reality is as we shift into September, I think this week’s subject will be helpful.

In my last blog I wrote about overwhelm and I shared about how extended periods of unresolved overwhelm and stress can lead to burnout. The Canadian Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says burnout is a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress.