Do you belong to the 3am club? You know, the one where you wake up at 3am every night, and you just lay there, staring at the ceiling? If yes, this post is for you.
When Your Job Defines You (and what to do about it)
There’s one aspect of burnout that’s particularly insidious because it masquerades as an aspiration. This is the conflation of career identity with personal identity. In this post I explore, through my own experiences, what it means to identify your whole self with your job or career, and the health and life consequences that can result. I also offer some tips for escaping this situation, re-defining your self, and reclaiming your worth- so you can live a happier life!
My Surfiversary: How Surfing Saved My Life
Joy and a sense of purpose always play a key role burnout recovery. In my life, surfing became that source of joy and purpose. That’s why on February 14th I like to celebrate my “surfiversary”. To most people, it’s just Valentine’s Day. But for me, February 14, 2017, is the day I re-entered the water with my surfboard after sustaining a traumatic brain injury that had left me on the sidelines of the ocean- and LIFE- for months. Here’s my story.
