This is part 3 of 3 in my series on burnout. Catch up here:
Part 1: When I Finally Got Overwhelmed By My Humanitarian Job
Part 2: I Can’t Remember A Time When I Wasn’t Tired
Can I cut Alaa out of my life? Stop responding to his texts forever?
“Yes!” say Brene Brown and Nora McInerny and Emily McDowell and so many others who have put their stories of loss and learning and boundaries out into the world (and Instagram).
“Yes!” say Julia Cameron and Laura van Dernoot Lipsky – author of that Trauma Stewardship book I keep talking about! – and many other authors in the self-care genre. “Yes!” says Melissa Urban, all the time on Instagram and in her new boundaries book dedicated solely to this topic.
READ MORE
This post is part of the Curious Georgie archive. I’ve made these essays accessible with a free account. This keeps the archive open to real readers rather than bots and scrapers. Takes less than a minute to set up, and you’re in for good.
Already have an account? Log in below.
[…] I Appreciate About Life In The US After Living Overseas – Curious Georgie on Why I Moved Halfway Across…