The Burnout Workbook: Advice and Exercises to Help You Unlock the Stress Cycle

by Emily Nagoski

Solve the cycle of overwhelm and exhaustion, and empower yourself to create positive change. This interactive workbook from the experts behind the New York Times bestseller Burnout offers up the tools and tips to help get you there.

We all want to achieve wellness. But wellness is not a state of mind or a state of being—it’s a state of action. It’s the freedom to oscillate through all the cycles of being from effort to rest, sleeping to waking, autonomy to connection. Burnout, on the other hand, happens when we get stuck. The Burnout Workbook will help you notice when you get stuck and show you how to get unstuck with stories, quotes and more!

Feel better, minimize stress, manage your emotions, and live a more joyful life. Whether or not you've listened to Burnout, this workbook will help you learn what true wellness can look like in your life.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Mental Health, Audiobook, Psychology, Feminism

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Published February 27, 2024

About the author

The official bio is:
"Emily Nagoski has a PhD in Health Behavior with a doctoral concentration in human sexuality from Indiana University (IU), and a master’s degree (also from IU) in Counseling, with a clinical internship at the Kinsey Institute Sexual Health Clinic. She has taught graduate and undergraduate classes in human sexuality, relationships and communication, stress management, and sex education."

What all that means, really, is that I am here to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. It's a small goal in the grand scheme of things - I'm not trying to bring peace to the Middle East or repair the ozone layer - but it's a goal that I think truly does have the power to change lives and, ultimately, the world.

You can find me online:

Twitter @enagoski

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Medium @emilynagoski

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Reviews

[Shelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who has dealt their entire life with anxiety and stress management, finding the Burnout book by these authors was a life-changing experience. As soon as I learned that they had created a workbook as well I immediately ordered it. I have taken my time to work my way through the reading, journaling, and activities outlined in this book. All have been helpful and worth the time and effort to engage with the material. This is definitely a book I could work through at a later time and find every bit as helpful as I encounter and process my way through new seasons and situations of challenge.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an excellent chapter-a-night before bed read.

[Kiersten · Rating 4 out of 5]

A friend recommended this workbook to me. In retrospect, it might have been better to buy the book before the workbook, but since I've not read the accompanying book, I will limit my comments to the info in the workbook. This is definitely geared towards women. (It would be interesting to see a version geared towards men as it would be entirely different.) The chapters that most helped me were the ones about completing the stress cycle, analyzing your human connections and whether they are reciprocal, and addressing the exhausting non-stop giving that women do (human giving syndrome). The chapter on rest and not putting yourself last spoke to me too. For people who wrestle with societal expectations (bikini body, perfectionism) there are some great chapters there. A lot of the book talks about the patriarchy and how it appears in our lives. It's an uplifting and positive book, blessing us exactly where we are and expressly celebrating it, from texting to your bestie a "new hotness level unlocked" picture of yourself when you first wake up to fully appreciating the food in front of you when you're comfort eating and validating your choice to eat chocolate cake for breakfast. It sheds the stupid narratives that we are all trying to live up to and allows us to embrace healthier stories that are empowering and kinder.

[Megan Heywood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great workbook and resource. Even as a clinician of almost 10 years, I've learned some things (or found a different perspective or approach). I like both the full book and this workbook and recommend getting both.

[kristy_reads_ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book to reflect on self care, check in on how you are doing, and implementation of new ways to change your overall life.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick, easy, clear read with just enough insights to make it worth your time

[Samara]

I was super into this when I started it but didn’t finish as it felt like homework :-/

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars//Physical Book//Similarly to the actual book that goes with this, I felt like a lot of the exercises and prompts were kind of basic and had already covered things I’ve explored in the past. I was surprised to find that when I tried to do the “ideal day” activity, my daily schedule/structure is already pretty much exactly what I’d want it to be realistically. There were some exercises that I felt were valuable, but there were some that I didn’t really dig too deeply into because I’ve done them before.

[Dominique · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as I expected