140 Burnout Happens

AMDG.  After making the choice to homeschool, it can be difficult to admit when hard days arrive.  After all, we signed up for this, right?  It’s easy to forget that every road comes with bumps and leads to blisters sometimes.  As the school year stretches on and the excitement of the holidays dissipates, Therese Prudlo, Amanda Hayes, and Krysten Pizzurro share their experiences with burnout: what it is, what it feels like, what it tells us we need, and what can make it better.  The group discusses ways to address and mitigate burnout, the reassurance of community and vulnerability, the importance of asking for help when you need it, and the power of silence and rest.

Related Kolbecast episodes:

• 61 Middle Ground with Amanda Hayes and Alex Pischke
• 124 In This Together and 125 Call the Advisor with Krysten Pizzurro, Karen Allgood, and Erica Treat
• 36 Embrace the Fifth Day and 37 Take a Moment with Therese Prudlo
• 29 The February Staredown

Other resources:

• This blog post about mottoes might be helpful right about now.
• Schedule a call with your Kolbe advisor.
• How to connect with Kolbe families via the Schoology directory
• org Help Center

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