Beating Burnout: Author Cait Donovan On The 5 Things You Should Do If You Are Experiencing Work Burnout

Slow Down On Intense Exercise — burnout is a time for yin yoga, tai chi, qi gong, restorative yoga, or honestly, just laying down. The hormonal spikes that come with long aerobic activity, or HIIT workouts are not serving you right now. If you’re still doing them, take them off your planner.

Millions of Americans are returning back to work after being home during the pandemic. While this has been exciting for many, some are feeling burned out by their work. What do you do if you are feeling burned out by your work? How do you reverse it? How can you “get your mojo back”? What can employers do to help their staff reverse burnout?

In this interview series called “Beating Burnout: 5 Things You Should Do If You Are Experiencing Work Burnout,” we are talking to successful business leaders, HR leaders and mental health leaders who can share insights from their experience about how we can “Beat Burnout.”.

As a part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Caitlin Donovan.