breaking the cycle of burnout: breakdown vs. re-birth

the three abandonments are at the foundation of the somatic sunday live retreat protocol back to calm. in this clip I touch upon what happens at our final abandonment, the abandonment of ourselves in confusing our experience with our identity and our identity with our fate.

at burnout, depression and dissociation - we all but give up on pushing forward.

we tried, through extended periods of hyper-vigilance and hyper-independence and it took us to ends that we did not desire.

and at those ends, we say, well it’s not worth it… my body is against me, the world is against me, look at where i am, how could this possibly improve?

it is that moment we have to explore with a sense of curiosity how we can detach events from ego, how we can take a helicopter view with an objective alien in the pilot seat as to what other paths are available…

new mentors vs false idols

listening to the neverous system vs being at war with it

compassionate contextual inquiry vs the heavy load of blame and shame.

to your healing 💙,

Jas