From Burnout to Balance

  Burnout is now recognized as a real problem. Our 24/7 lifestyles promote the sense that we have to have-it-all and do-it-all immediately, encouraging behavior that leads to burnout. The warning signs are easy to miss once we get into long-term patterns of stress and adapt to these constant, over-elevated levels of stress hormones. It begins to feel 'normal' to be functioning like this, strung out, unable to concentrate, wired, constantly exhausted – and then it takes time, sometimes months and years to re-set our internal stress thermostat to normal.In From Burnout to Balance, Harriet Griffey helps readers to reclaim their life by recognizing their own signs of stress, managing these and avoiding their escalation through positive lifestyle changes, and ensuring basic self-care measures every day – adequate sleep, regular nutritious meals, exercise, and relaxation – to keep body and mind resilient, all helps. Saying no to excessive demands on our time, asking for help when it's nee