Professor Freudenberger noted in his research that for some people, burnout involves the “dynamics of mourning” due to dealing with the “loss of something within yourself, something you treasured and valued, your ideals.”55 Freudenberger argued that recovering from burnout involves a grieving process to let go of those ideals. I had not factored this into my journey and did not expect how hard it would hit me in that first month. I settled into a slower pace as my trip through Europe shifted from a celebration to rest and recovery.
