Battling burnout | Recover from Fatigue, Overcome Brain Fog, Stress relief

What Is Burnout From a Brain And Nervous System Perspective

In this episode I share 4 common misunderstandings about stress, burnout and healing, which made me so much worse . When I learnt about the brain and the nervous systems part in burnout, what really stresses the body and how to fix it, I healed quickly. Within six months I was back working fulltime and exercising again. In this episode I will tell you my mistakes, and what I did instead to overcome burnout, fight my fatigue and stop my brain fog. 
 
Key takeaways:
Stress is more than just too much to do, it's also all sorts of negative feelings and emotions, like high demands or worrying. 
Time outside the job isn’t necessary recovery. Training hard or taking care of family is just as demanding.  
Physical symptoms like dizziness and brain fog doesn’t mean there’s something physical wrong with you. It’s the brain and nervous systems way to say you need to wind down. Your brain forms neural pathways of feeling bad.
Occupying your mind with your burnout and the symptoms will make your brain and nervous system stressed and give you even more symptoms. It will also make you even more sensitive for the symptoms, making small things feel strong. This is called sensitization.
You can change your neural pathways and your sensitization by changing your thoughts.  

The Ugly Reality of Burnout – My Personal Experience

 In this episode I share my experience of a burnout with fatigue so serious, I barely could walk, nor take part in conversations. I talk about how worrying over my burnout gave me constant fatigue and brain fog, how it affected me, my life and my relations. It’s a story about frustration and desperation, but also about joy and healing.
Key takeaways
Burnout is more than just fatigue, it’s also physical symptoms like pain, dizziness, nausea, memory loss and brain fog. It affects all of your life.
Worry and fear make you worse.
It’s not your fault! You should not feel guilty or ashamed. Our brains are wired in a way that is a bad fit for today’s society.
Even when burned out, there is joy.

Could you be suffering from burnout – 5 signs that you risk burnout

In this episode I share 5 signs that your body is under too much stress, and you might be risking burnout. Your body can show different signs of stress before it enters a state of burnout. In this episode I talk about physical signs like pain, digestive problems, incontinence, and hunger. I also talk about mental signs like fatigue and brain fog. If I had known this earlier, I would probably not have gotten my burnout. I hope this episode will give you the knowledge and power to stop before you get burned out. 
Key takeaways
The body signals stress with physical and mental signs.
Physical signs can be shoulder pain, back pain, gut pain, digestive problems, incontinence, sweating, freezing or hunger. 
Mental signs can be fatigue, brain fog, memory loss, anxiety, depression, brain fatigue and loss of cognitive capabilities. 
Listening to the signs from the body in an early state can reduce the risk of burnout. 

Welcome to Battling Burnout - the podcast about overcoming burnout and fatigue

Welcome to Battling burnout, the podcast to ease your symptoms, get more energy and get back to the life you want. I’m Mikaela, and I’ve healed from severe burnout with neuro scinece and nervous system regulation. I’ve learned that I had the power to heal myself, and so have you.
In this podcast, I’ll share everything I’ve learned so you can start your own journey toward feeling better. I’ll talk about what stresses the body, how it impacts you, and what you can do about it. I've teach you how to ease
dizziness
pain
brain fog
memory problems
and other stress related symtoms
If I could recover, so can you. There’s hope for everyone, and I’m here to help you find it.