Welcome to After Burnout.

This isn’t a self-help guide. It’s a lens.

After Burnout explores what happens when the systems that promised success—hustle, productivity, perfectionism—leave us depleted. And what it takes to rebuild when you’re no longer interested in optimization as a goal.

I started writing this after my own burnout—not the “take a week off and bounce back” kind, but the kind that forces you to reevaluate everything: how you work, how you rest, and who you are without the constant doing.

You won’t find 5-step plans here. But you will find essays that challenge how we think about ambition, healing, and worth.

I write about the disconnect between the work we do and the lives we want. About rest that isn’t passive. About recovery that doesn’t fit neatly into an app. And about the quiet, complicated process of building something sustainable—personally and professionally—after breaking down.

If you’ve ever hit a wall and asked, “What now?”, this is for you.

Thanks for being here.
Kelly