Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, by Amelia & Emily Nagoski

02/27/22 • 48 min

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We are back after a long break! Our first book of season 3 is Burnout: The secret to unlocking the stress cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men—and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life. We discuss the burnout that we experienced that forced us to go on a break, the signs that we encountered that made us identify that we were in a burnout and amazing insights from the book like "the mad woman in the attic", "human-giver syndrome", and body positivity that adds to our stress cycle and our experiences with each of these concepts.

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