Hurting for the Holidays: Avoiding Burnout by Flowrsinherhair

photo by Jennifer Upton
For the 2013 holiday season, I am hosting a blog series called Hurting for the Holidays.  Twenty-six amazing guest writers are sharing their hearts, hurts, and helps to help those of us who carry an internal ache to navigate this celebratory season.  Find all posts in the series here, and participate via social media through the hashtag #HurtingfortheHolidays.


A few years ago now, I suffered burnout.  It wasn’t a physical condition and it wasn’t a nervous...