Interesting thoughts in this NYT piece from , on the topic of burnout, loneliness and isolation:
“The temptation will be that an individual reader will think: “What can I do on my own to resolve this thing that I feel, whatever this is?” But no individual can resolve this on their own.
“… your brain needs the help of another brain. Your brain is not going to be OK until or unless you have the experience and opportunity of being in the presence of someone else who can begin to ask you the kind of questions that will allow you to name the things that you’re experiencing.
“The moment that you start to tell your story vulnerably to someone else, and that person meets you with empathy — without trying to fix your loneliness, without trying to fix your shame — your entire body will begin to change. Not all at once. But you feel distinctly different.”