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Regardless of what is going on in your life, you are always incredible, special and marvellous in our eyes.

When you care deeply about your work or mission, it’s easy to push yourself past your limits in the name of purpose. But even meaningful work can drain you if you never refill. Purpose fatigue is when passion turns heavy, when what once inspired you now feels obligatory. The solution isn’t to stop caring, but to care sustainably. This kind of burn out can be tricky to see at first, it can often be high-functioning and confusing because of the deep care related to the nature of the work. However, that doesn’t make it any less important to address. When left unchecked, it often results in people leaving the work altogether or feeling like they’ve just lost the care altogether. But, darling, when you’re exhausted and empty, even the purposeful things can feel drab. So, check in with how you’re feeling. Early signs of burnout might look like not having energy for anything outside of work, or feeling growing hesitation as you walk into spaces that once left you feeling fulfilled. Or, you might be noticing you’re already trending towards empty. Here are some things that can help you rejuvenate:

🌟 Ways to recover from purpose fatigue

✅ Action Step: Reflect on your “why” this week, but instead of asking, “What more can I do?” ask, “What do I need to keep caring well?”

Your core is more than just your abs; it includes the deep muscles around your spine, ribs, pelvis, and diaphragm. A strong, healthy core can move effectively and also stabilize. 

Core stability is about how well your core muscles work to prevent movement during different movement forces. A strong, stable core supports your posture, protects your back, transfers force efficiently during movement, helps you lift better, walk smoothly, keep your balance more easily, and lowers injury risk. 

Here are 4 ways to work on core stability:

✅ Action step: Add 30 - 60 seconds of planks and 10 slow dead bugs to your warm-up 3 times this week to start building a stable, strong, long-lasting foundation.

This week is about gently calming the chronic alertness inside you, allowing your body and mind to exhale.

Day 5: Living Beyond Constant Alert
Healing doesn’t mean eliminating vigilance completely, but reclaiming ease as a balance. It’s a beautiful thing that the body wants to keep us safe and at times this increased sensitivity can help us become aware of important red flags so we can protect ourselves effectively. It’s when that caution becomes overwhelming, depleting, and non-stop that we want to intervene. This means we can move forward thanking our system for its effort while also helping it re-evaluate and respond to cues of when to calm. 

^{Darling, don’t give up on yourself, you’re so worth it. Sending love} 💕

Celebrate efforts you’d applaud in a friend. You’re worthy of that same kindness.

What little restorative act can you grant yourself this weekend, whether it’s for 2 minutes or 2 hours? What feels caring?

Savor a past moment of joy… give an old moment new life, bringing it alive with intentional remembering, letting it dance through you body, mind, and spirit.

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With love and care,

Lola & Joshua | The Living Well Team

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