The Truth About Burnout

Published: August 8, 2022

Let’s talk real quick about burnout. Burnout is the bane of a deep-feeler’s existence.

You overthink, you feel deeply, you overcompensate for your perceived shortcomings, you people-please, you try to hide out, and all of that constant analyzing burns you the fudge out!

The truth is, however, that burnout is just a symptom.

Burnout in and of itself isn’t the thing to focus on or to “fix” or “heal” or “overcome.” The truth: Burnout is a symptom of shame, an effect of shame.

Tune in for more and how to begin understanding yourself and finding the confidence to thrive in body, mind, and spirit.

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Hi, I’m Devon.

I believe many of the ways we’ve been taught to live—and even many of the ways we’ve been taught to heal—lead to disconnection from ourselves.

Through InnerSpark, I guide people to the root of what’s keeping them depleted, overwhelmed, unwell, and not fully themselves, so they may create a simpler, more natural way of living.

Through cultivating whole-person self-care, living the wisdom of nature and daily and seasonal rhythms, you can come into a deeper relationship with life itself.

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