When Rest Feels Impossible: Burnout at the Intersections of Identity
You’re overwhelmed, but still showing up.
Exhausted, but still producing.
Burnt out — but somehow, still holding everything together.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone!
Burnout is not just about “too much work”…
For many of us — especially women, queer folks, neurodivergent people, BIPOC and immigrants — burnout is about too much everything:
too much pressure,
too much caregiving,
too much navigation of systems not made for us.
It’s about over-functioning in a world that under-supports us.
What Does Burnout Look Like at the Intersections?
Burnout might not look like a full collapse.
Sometimes, it looks like:
Not remembering the last time you truly felt rested
Becoming short-tempered with people you care about
Crying over “small” things and not knowing why
Feeling numb, like you’re watching your life from far away
Feeling disconnected from your creativity, your community or your sense of self
Feeling like you have to be everything to everyone — all the time
Many of us have been taught to keep going… To suppress… To push through!
But survival isn’t the same as healing.
And burnout isn’t a personal failure — it’s a response to chronic mis-attunement, (internal or external) overstimulation, and neglect (whether of ourselves or by others).
Why Therapy Can Help, Especially Now
Therapy isn’t just for crisis.
It’s for reclaiming yourself — your pace, your presence, your permission to rest.
In therapy, we can explore:
Where your burnout lives in your body
The roles and expectations you’ve outgrown
How to create space for grief, anger and softness
What your nervous system is trying to tell you
How to start choosing rest, even when the world won’t slow down
This isn’t about "fixing" you…
This is about meeting yourself with compassion — in the mess, in the in-between, in the moments when it feels like too much.
You Deserve Support That Sees the Full You
If you're carrying too much for too long — you deserve to set it down.
You don’t need to explain why you’re tired.
You don’t need to perform strength.
You get to feel seen, held, understood and supported.