Running on Empty Right Now?
You don't have to fix everything. Start here:
- Tap the side of your hand while saying: "Even though I'm completely burned out and have nothing left, I accept where I am."
- Keep Tapping: "I've given everything. There's nothing left. And maybe that's okay. Maybe I'm allowed to rest."
- Breathe. You are enough, even when you're not producing.
Burnout isn't weakness. It's what happens when you've been strong for too long.
What Burnout Does to Your Body
Burnout isn't just "being tired"—it's a state of chronic stress that has depleted your nervous system. Cortisol that should spike and recover stays elevated. Your HPA axis (the stress response system) becomes dysregulated. Your body is stuck in survival mode, which paradoxically makes rest feel impossible.
Traditional advice—"just take a vacation" or "practice self-care"—often fails because it doesn't address the nervous system dysregulation. You can lie on a beach and still feel exhausted because your stress response is still activated.
How Tapping Restores the Nervous System
Tapping sends direct calming signals to the amygdala and reduces cortisol levels. Studies show cortisol drops by an average of 43% after a one-hour Tapping session. This gives your nervous system the reset it desperately needs—something that sleep alone often can't achieve when you're burned out.
Real Results of Burnout Recovery
Shelley
"This morning I was searching for a Tapping meditation and stopped at Burnout Recovery—I have never done it before and I guess it just jumped out to me today—because burnout is exactly what I have been feeling for a while—just didn't know what it was. Wow, what an amazing relief I felt afterwards. I did it again in the afternoon, and it has calmed me down."
Keisha
"One of my favorites. Couldn't have survived COVID without it. It regularly helps me through motherhood now. This meditation keeps me sane. Helps me deal with chronic overwhelm."
Sandra
"I love this and I feel fabulous! I was feeling burnt out and this is just what I needed. I realized that I can take time out to care for myself, and still help others after I help myself to calm down."
I didn't expect to see burnout. I've been telling everyone how I feel burned out. I feel supported. I feel better in my body.
Michelle, who added it to her daily favorites
Pamela
"I go through really difficult things having a child with autism and mental health issues. I'm on constant alert and a never-ending roller-coaster plus... life in general. Talk about burn out, yeah that's what I feel a lot."
Caregivers often experience the deepest burnout because they can't stop—someone depends on them. This session is particularly popular among parents and caregivers.
Robin
"I am a teacher... I find I like to say 'I am enough'... but then always add 'the way I am right now.' This really locks in my self perception of being ok, and REALLY being enough."
Tine
"This one helps me so much. Feeling grounded and loving myself more."
Signs of Burnout
- Exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix
- Feeling detached or cynical about work/life
- Reduced effectiveness despite working harder
- Physical symptoms: headaches, digestive issues, frequent illness
- Loss of motivation for things you used to enjoy
- Feeling like you have nothing left to give
If these resonate, burnout recovery isn't optional—it's necessary. Tapping can be part of that recovery.
The Permission to Rest
One of the most powerful things about this session is that it helps address the guilt many people feel about being burned out. The belief that you "should" be able to handle everything, that rest is laziness, that your worth comes from productivity—these patterns often drive burnout in the first place.
Tapping helps you feel that you're enough, even when you're not producing. That's often the breakthrough burned-out people need most.
Ready to Begin Recovery?
Try the Burnout Recovery session—used by over 70,000 people.