Hardiness with Dr Paul Taylor

Overcoming Burnout: Filipa Bellette's Holistic Approach

Dec 26, 2025
Filipa Bellette, a functional medicine practitioner and author of 'Ending Body Burnout', shares her insights on overcoming chronic burnout. She defines 'body burnout' and explains its wide-ranging effects on mental and physical health. Filipa delves into her personal journey through burnout, emphasizing the importance of holistic healing combining nutrition, lab tests, and metaphysical methods. She discusses environmental influences and unconscious beliefs, providing actionable strategies for recovery, including nervous system regulation and lifestyle changes.
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INSIGHT

Body Burnout Is Systemic

  • 'Body burnout' means chronic stress progresses from mind to physical body systems, not just thoughts.
  • Energy, mood and gut/inflammatory problems signal deeper systemic burnout.
ANECDOTE

Three Episodes Led To Her Method

  • Filipa had three major body-burnout episodes beginning after a traumatic first birth and a history of overdoing perfectionism.
  • She moved from symptom management to deeper functional and metaphysical healing over years.
INSIGHT

Burnout Changes The Brain

  • Clinical burnout rewires the brain: reduced frontal connectivity and an enlarged, hypersensitive amygdala.
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding add nutrient strain, worsening recovery and brain changes.
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