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Burnout: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t

Burnout: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t

Written by: Reid
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Overwhelmed professionals recognizing burnout who need practical recovery steps they can start this week. Audio for this show is produced with AI assistance. Episodes are researched, scripted, and reviewed for accuracy before release. Topics include: Burnout signs, nervous-system recovery, and boundary-setting for overloaded workers.

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Episodes
  • Build Healthier Boundaries to Prevent Daily Burnout Now

    Build Healthier Boundaries to Prevent Daily Burnout Now
    Jul 16 2026
    In this episode of Burnout: Let's Make Sense Of This Sht, we ditch vague advice and dive into practical scripts for building healthier boundaries at work and in personal life. Host Reid shares a listener story of weekend emails turning Sundays into dread and a missed family dinner after an unplanned late call, showing how small leaks erode rest and focus. Learn why boundaries function as clear statements of what you'll do—not walls—and how one repeated sentence can reset expectations without overhauling everything.

    Key takeaways:
    - Identify your current boundary leaks, like after-hours replies, and test short scripts immediately
    - Set work limits, such as inbox access only on weekdays unless emergencies are pre-declared
    - Apply the same approach to personal requests that clash with recovery time
    - Protect planned events by communicating availability upfront to prevent spillover stress

    📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at burnout@senseofthisshit.com. Support the show: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/burnout-let-s-make-sense-of-this-sh-t--7148789/support
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    32 mins
  • Understanding Burnout Triggers Without Shame or Self-Blame

    Understanding Burnout Triggers Without Shame or Self-Blame
    Jul 15 2026
    In this episode we unpack how everyday work moments like email surges, back-to-back meetings, and last-minute requests can ignite burnout, and why naming those triggers without self-blame creates room for real change. Reid shares stories of inbox overload hitting triple digits by mid-morning and Friday asks that steal weekend recovery, showing how these patterns often stem from workplace structure rather than personal shortcomings. We trace one listener’s week in client services, highlighting the first signals she notices and the small experiments she tests to protect focus and downtime.

    Key takeaways:
    - Reframe triggers as data about volume or missing boundaries instead of proof of failure
    - Test one concrete adjustment, such as capping a recurring meeting or adding a response filter
    - Shift from shame spirals to actionable tweaks that reduce mental load before it doubles

    📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at burnout@senseofthisshit.com.
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    34 mins
  • Burnout Daily Coping: Energy-Saving Tools for This Week

    Burnout Daily Coping: Energy-Saving Tools for This Week
    Jul 3 2026
    In this episode of Burnout: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t, Reid shares three practical daily coping strategies you can test this week to ease the weight of constant pressure without overhauling your schedule. Drawing from listener patterns and real mornings that already feel behind, these short, repeatable resets target recovery that often gets pushed aside. They fit into existing gaps, helping loosen the grip of late-night screen staring and body signals like tight shoulders or fading focus.

    The episode grounds advice in ordinary routines where burnout builds quietly through skipped transitions and unfinished mental loops, offering small shifts that work with what you already do.

    Key takeaways:
    - Notice the first physical and mental signs of strain before they compound across your day.
    - Adjust how you move between tasks to reduce friction and rebuild energy in the moment.
    - Mark clear endings to your workday so evenings actually reset rather than extend the load.

    Tune in for actionable steps you can try today. 📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at burnout@senseofthisshit.com. Support the show: https://www.spreaker.com/podca...

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    34 mins
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