These are notes from the inside — of leadership, of change, of staying whole in the face of systems that often ask us not to be. The Olive Pages is where care and clarity meet, one reflection at a time.

The Olive Pages

Fieldnotes on care, clarity and staying whole.

What Burnout Isn’t: Rethinking the real causes — and why your exhaustion might be something else entirely

What Burnout Isn’t: Rethinking the real causes — and why your exhaustion might be something else entirely

We’ve been misdiagnosing burnout for years. It’s not just about working too much — it’s about working in ways that cost you too much. This is a reframing for those still trying to make it all work in systems that weren’t built for care.

“Burnout is not a personal failure. It’s a very reasonable response to long-term mismatch, moral tension, and neglect.”

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