Welcome,
I'm Teresa.
This meditation is for when you are tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix.
When your body feels heavy.
When your thoughts feel thin.
When even small things feel like too much.
If you are navigating burnout,
Masking exhaustion,
ADHD fatigue,
Autistic shutdown,
Or long-term nervous system stress,
You are especially welcome here.
There is nothing wrong with you.
Burnout is not a failure.
It is often a sign that you have been surviving for a very long time.
Let's begin gently.
First,
Let's reduce effort.
Let your spine be supported.
Let your shoulders drop.
Let your jaw soften.
Burnout often happens when we have been overriding our bodies for too long.
Your nervous system may not need motivation.
It may need safety.
So,
We start there.
Take a slow breath in,
And a gentle exhale.
And again,
Long exhalations signal we can soften to the body.
Burnout can feel like emptiness,
Irritability,
Numbness,
Brain fog,
Decision fatigue,
Not recognizing yourself.
If any of that is here,
Just notice.
No fixing.
No self-criticism.
Just noticing.
If it feels okay,
Place one hand on your chest and one on your belly,
Feeling the warmth of your own touch.
You are not lazy.
You are not weak.
You are not falling behind.
Sensitive and neurodivergent nervous systems often burn out not because they're fragile,
But because they process deeply.
They care deeply.
They notice everything.
That is not a flaw.
It is intensity without enough recovery.
Right now,
We are building recovery.
Press your feet gently into the floor,
Or your back gently into the surface supporting you.
Feel the weight of your body.
Feel gravity holding you.
You do not have to hold yourself up alone.
Burnout resets do not begin with doing more.
They begin with stopping the override.
So just for this moment,
I invite you to stop pushing.
Let your breath be small.
Let your body be supported.
Let yourself be exactly as you are.
If you've been masking,
Imagine gently setting that down.
If you've been masking,
Imagine gently setting that down.
Take another slow inhale and longer exhale.
Your nervous system is allowed to downshift.
Your body is allowed to rest before it collapses.
Your energy is allowed to rebuild slowly.
You are not meant to live in a state of constant output.
And burnout is often the body saying,
I need rhythm,
Not pressure.
Stay here for a few quiet breaths.
Take one more slow breath.
And notice if even a small amount of space has opened.
Burnout recovery does not happen all at once.
It happens in moments like this.
Moments of not pushing.
If this meditation supported you,
You may also find comfort in my other gentle practices for sensitive and neurodivergent nervous systems.
You deserve rest that restores,
Not just sleep that numbs.
I'm so glad you're here.
And as you return to your day,
Remember as always,
You are loved.
You are whole.
You are enough.
