This may look like it’s a fitness post, but it’s not really a fitness post. It’s more about the process we go through to achieve our goals in general and appreciating our progress along the way. The picture that you see at the top of this blog is one that was taken maybe a little over three years ago.

As I prepare for a new month after yesterday’s full moon (Aroooooo!), I tend to go inwards in reflection; looking at where the last month has taken me, especially in October because that’s when my son’s birthday is. He is turning 20 this year, what?!

A few blogs ago I wrote about recovering from burnout. In that blog I mentioned that I believe there is a spiritual aspect of burnout and that this occurs when we have starved our soul from what it yearns for, when we have become disconnected from ourSelves.

One of the groups of humans I coach are lawyers and once a month I host a call for them that includes various stress-management techniques and a guided meditation. I usually base the topic of the month on what challenges and stressors for clients show up as a theme; this month overwhelm won out.

I had a shitty day. The day itself wasn’t shitty, but the way I felt throughout it sure was. Still kind of is. OK maybe it’s been a shitty week. What do I do when this happens? This time, the first thing I did was wallow. Actually that’s not true either, the first thing I did was panic, then I wallowed.

When I posted one of my Soul Shares about burnout last week I received a lot of direct messages and comments. It reminded me about the stigma that still exists for people going through burnout and the shame and feeling of failure that surrounds this diagnosis (or lack thereof).