Recovering from mid-year burnout
In our previous post, ‘Are you experiencing mid-year burnout’, we helped explain what mid-year burnout is and why it happens. In this post we outline easy, actionable steps that address the root cause so you can both a) prevent burnout in the future and b) return to feeling energised.
Our life is defined by our small daily habits and implementing the recipe for burnout prevention and recovery sets you up for a life defined by ease and balance, not crashes and breakdowns.
It involves choosing one habit to balance your mind and one habit to nourish your cells. When given both these tools, it promotes your body’s natural desire to return to balance.
The daily recipe for recovering from mid-year burnout:
One moment of relaxation
Choose at least one moment of relaxation each day:
- Guided meditation (can be for 30 seconds!): use a free app like ‘Headspace’ or ‘Insight Timer.’
- Eat lunch without your phone.
- Do a 15-minute yoga class on YouTube and type in beginner if you’re intimidated by the crazy poses. Trust me, ANYONE can do it!
- Go out in nature (for a walk, swim, or to sit down). I love to walk around the park next to my work on my lunch break, just as an example of how you can fit it in.
- Take a bath
If you feel that you can’t possibly squeeze relaxation into your day, I dare you to check your daily screen time on your phone. Trust me, you have five minutes in your day, whether on the commute to work or just before bed, to intentionally lower your cortisol and adrenaline to reverse back through the stages of stress.
One healthy meal and supplement
Choose at least one supplement and healthy meal each day:
You can find naturopath and nutritionist-designed healthy meal and snack ideas that are easy and delicious by clicking here!
- A healthy breakfast is great to begin the day on the right foot! If you are running out the door in the morning, our vanilla protein overnight oats take less than five minutes to prep the night before, and you can grab them straight out of the fridge, ready to eat on the go.
During the stress response, we rapidly use up nutrient stores whilst also inhibiting absorption within the intestine, leaving us depleted and exacerbating the burnout symptoms we already feel.
Nutrients like:
- Magnesium
- Vitamin B5
- Vitamin B6
- Zinc
- Vitamin C
Can all become low during periods of stress, and supplements can help restore your internal nutrient level to support the immune system, energy production, neurotransmitter synthesis for mood and productivity.
Retail supplements often use synthetic nutrients with low absorption rates to keep costs down. Choosing products off the retail shelf may not be suitable for you and in some cases, can cause more harm than good.
At Mullen Natural Health, we stock practitioner grade ranges that work, and the best part is by calling our clinic for a FREE 15-mininute phone chat, you’ll speak with a qualified practitioner who will prescribe unique individualised prescriptions and arrange for supplements to be posted to your door.
No appointment is necessary and available for everyone, even those who haven’t been a patient.
If you feel a little lost with your health, our qualified practitioners are experts at getting to the root cause and creating comprehensive, holistic treatment plans that work.
You can book an appointment online at any time or by contacting our lovely care assistants on 02 4961 4075.
