#friedfam: Top Advice from FRIED Listeners and Burnout Recoverers
Jan 26, 2025
Discover the power of self-compassion in burnout recovery. Embrace your limitations without shame and learn that healing isn’t a race. Listeners share insights on personalizing self-care and the unique, non-linear journey toward wellness. Explore how to simplify recovery tactics and establish healthy boundaries, while also highlighting the impact of community support. With heartfelt anecdotes and practical strategies, this discussion empowers individuals to navigate their recovery paths authentically.
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Don't Shame Limitations
Don't shame your limitations, especially during burnout recovery.
Accept your physical and emotional limits with self-compassion.
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Embrace the Journey
Avoid overexerting yourself in recovery, as it can create new stress.
Embrace the unpredictable nature of burnout recovery.
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Hydrate
Stay hydrated to support your nervous system during burnout.
Dehydration can hinder recovery and overall well-being.
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“Don’t shame your limitations.” Cait Donovan and Sarah Vosen share this piece of wisdom in this #FRIEDfam episode, weaving together lessons from their community and their own experiences to explore self-compassion and meaningful burnout recovery.
How often do we forget to listen to ourselves, honor our limitations, or simplify our approach to recovery? Cait and Sarah remind us that true healing comes with self-compassion, small steps, and leaning into support when we need it most.
Join Cait and Sarah to discover practical tips, heartfelt stories, and the collective wisdom that can guide your path to a more sustainable and fulfilling recovery.
Quotes
“We’re going to start with one of my favorites that came from Chandra Dorsett. And she said four simple words. And these words, when I read them, punched me right in the gut. She said, ‘Don’t shame your limitations.’” (02:19 | Cait Donovan)
“Stop trying to work so hard on getting better that it becomes a new source of stress, and learn to embrace the wayward journey of recovery.” (05:29 | Cait Donovan)
“There is not one right way to do anything. There is a right way for you.” (18:03 | Sarah Vosen)
“My friend Lauren Baptiste said—and she’s been on the podcast before—she said, ‘Your drive for excellence isn’t keeping you excellent, it’s keeping you exhausted.” (24:28 | Cait Donovan)
“This is a fellow burnout expert, Natalia Saman, who said, ‘The purpose of self-care is to reduce stress. If your nails look great, but you’re still buried under a pile of work, a pedicure wasn’t the self-care you needed. You needed boundaries.’” (25:37 | Cait Donovan)
“Self-care is self-care if you feel cared for when you do it or after it’s done.” (27:14 | Sarah Vosen)
Burnout Recovery works better with support. UNFRIED is our small group (5 people max!) coaching program to help guide you through your recovery. Apply now! [http://bit.ly/unfried]
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