Have you ever wondered if you’re experiencing burnout? Prolonged stress over months or years, without a break from the cycle of chronic stress, can lead to burnout.
In upcoming posts, we’ll explore various ways stress manifests. Interestingly, stress often intensifies when combined with traumatic experiences. Toward Wellth aims to provide a consistent approach to breaking the cycles of chronic stress and unaddressed traumas.
Consider the impact of COVID: a global crisis that forced people into different, stress-filled lifestyles for over a year. Now, many face an unfamiliar sensation—burnout.
Before COVID, in 2019, the World Health Organization officially classified burnout as a clinical syndrome. Primarily focused on occupational burnout, this recognition came after organizations like Deloitte found that up to 21 out of 30 employees experienced some form of burnout in 2014.
In 2022, mental health surpassed COVID as America’s top health concern, according to an Ipsos survey. Around the same time, it wasn’t hard to see that burnout was also significantly impacting parenting and caregiving.
Our fast-paced modern culture was already stressing us out, and then COVID arrived, testing our resilience. When resilience fell short, we sought alternative coping mechanisms or allowed our nervous systems to disengage slowly from overwhelming situations. If you’re nodding in agreement, you know exactly how this feels.
In 2023, the US Surgeon General declared loneliness an epidemic.
To address chronic stress, unhealed traumas, and loneliness, we must become more social and equip ourselves with additional life skills. Toward Wellth is developing the social component while focusing on breaking cycles in core areas:
Exercise
Diet
Mind-body connection
Social skills (to combat loneliness)
Sleep
Silencing your inner critic
Time management
Journaling
Goal setting
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