Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

by Emily Nagoski

emotions are tunnels. If you go all the way through them, you get to the light at the end.

Exhaustion happens when we get stuck in an emotion.

We may get stuck simply because we’re constantly being exposed to situations that activate emotion—our

No wonder “helping professions” are so exhausting—you’re confronted with people in need, all day, day after day. No wonder parenting is so exhausting—once you’re a parent, you’re never not a parent. You’re always going through the tunnel.

Human Giver Syndrome is our disease.

We thrive when we have a positive goal to move toward, not just a negative state we’re trying to move away from.