Beating Burnout with authors Emily and Amelia Nagoski: "The real answer is connection."

You asked for this one, listeners. Hello Monday is on hiatus this week as we pull together a phenomenal group of episodes for the rest of the year. So, I asked your thoughts on what we should share from our archives. The answer was overwhelmingly consistent: you want to talk about burnout.

And, I get it. We've all been working hard. Rather than waiting for the pandemic to end, we're learning to live with it. It weighs on the psyche as we all make a thousand small decisions every day that we never even had to think through in before times: do I commute today, or work from home? Can we have an indoor playdate? Is this just a cold, or should I get a COVID test? I overheard my three-year-old give his stuffed puppy a "nose tickle" this morning and then announce to his sister, "No Covid!" And I thought, times have changed. I also thought, I'm tired.

Which brings me to today’s guests, doctors -- and sisters--?Emily ?and?Amelia Nagoski . They have a great book called?Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle .??In this episode, which we originally ran at this time last year, we talk about what causes burnout. We talk about emotional exhaustion--how emotions work in our bodies physically.

And we get to the fix: the fix to burnout and exhaustion and to all the bad feels we are feeling, is not a secret. When we feel?all the way?through them, we get to feel more connected—to the people we love, to ourselves. And that, it turns out, is?how you fix?burnou t.

This episode is longer than usual, and you will see why. It's important, and I hope that if you're experiencing burnout, it'll give you the tools and the energy to find your way through it, too. You?can?download the episode ?to hear about it, or listen to it below. Then, please,?share your own thoughts ?and tag them #HelloMonday so I can jump into the conversation.

??My highlight this time through….

Thoughts on life's purpose: "Life is not a competition for resources. Life is an experience to be had and shared with others. You're here not to be productive, but to be?you."?

???Office Hours : Taking your questions

We'll talk about burnout—and what we all can do to address it—when we go Live at this week's Office Hours. Office Hours is our weekly collective coffee break—a time to get together with listeners for a little community. Producer Sarah Storm and I go live?every Wednesday at 3pm EST?to talk about the week's episode, get ideas for the future shows, and generally catch up. You can RSVP below or email us for a link at [email protected].