You’re burnt out (burnout). You know you need rest. But you also have work, deadlines, bills, and people depending on you. You can’t just stop. You can’t take a week off. You might not even be able to take a full day to yourself right now. This is not a glow-up plan. It’s a survival plan for burnout - a guide for getting through the day when you’re running on empty and still have to show up. Because sometimes the gentlest thing you can do is admit you’re in survival mode, and

You’re exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix. Getting through the day feels like moving through fog, and the thought of adding one more thing to your plate makes you want to cry or disappear. You’ve tried to push through, to be stronger, to do better but it’s not working. That’s because burnout doesn’t respond to willpower. It responds to rest, gentleness, and a different kind of care. In this post, you’ll learn the signs of burnout and a gentle 7-day burnout recovery pla