Why summer burnout looks nothing like winter burnout
By now, the longest day has been and gone. The garden is full of growth, the diary is full of plans, and everyone around you seems to be operating at full throttle, barbecues, weddings, school holidays, "just popping over," the endless yes. And yet, if you're feeling frayed rather than fuelled, you're not imagining it. Summer burnout is real. It's just wearing a disguise
The season that asks too much
We are living in the most energetically abundant arc of the year. The days are long, the light is insistent, the social calendar fills up, the garden calls, the children are home, the school year ends, and somewhere beneath all of it, a bone-deep tiredness has been accumulating since January without anyone quite noticing.