Key takeaways Burnout isn’t just feeling tired. It can look like having less patience and capacity, feeling overwhelmed by things you would normally handle, and noticing that you’re not showing up in your life the way you want to anymore. Burnout can happen when what life is asking of you keeps exceeding what you have available to give. And it’s not just about what’s on your to-do list. The mental work of remembering, planning, anticipating, and keeping everything running tak