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Have you ever had the feeling of pure exhaustion? Like the feeling from work where you just cannot get out of bed, where your creative juices are no longer flowing, and where all you want to do is curl up for a good nap?  If you've been running yourself ragged in your job, you may be on the verge of burnout. In this episode we walk you through how to know if you're about to hit burnout and what to do about it.  MY GUESTS: Meredith: Meredith is a registered nurse, blogger a podcaster. She works as a trauma a transport nurse in the emergency department at a level one trauma center. She is a certified emergency nurse (CEN) a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) and has a background in critical care. The Other Half is her blog a podcast where she a her husband Justin go off script telling stories a sharing poignant insights on the Enneagram, entrepreneurship a relationships, talking about real life that doesn't make the highlight reel. They live in their hometown of Nashville Tennessee with their black lab Lady.   Katie: Katie Norris left her fire escape in New York City for a front porch in Nashville. She is an online marketing director in book publishing and a writer. You'll probably find her reading a book or obsessing over how-good her coffee really is. You can connect with her on Instagram (@KickinKate).   Episode highlights:   The meaning of work-life balance.   The average day-to-day for Meredith and Katie and how they balance it to avoid burnout.   Meredith and Katie’s burnout stories and what burnout means to them.   What Meredith and Katie did to heal and stop their burnout from happening.   How Meredith separates work life and personal life, and what she does on her resting periods to help recharge and unwind.   Katie’s thoughts on mindset shifts for the “work-hard” mentality.   Meredith’s suggestions for creating boundaries and shutoff.   Processes Meredith and Katie do to mitigate burnout and self-care practices they do to keep themselves in check.   Links   Meredith’s Website: https://www.meredithwboggs.com/ Meredith’s Instagram: @meredithwboggs The Other Half Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-half/id1459160306   Katie’s Instagram: @kickinkate   Download Work-Life Balance Smartphone Wallpapers that will remind you to slow down: www.jenaviviano.com/burnout   Quotes:   Katie - “I was working full time jobs and I was just coming home and feeling really exhausted, but I didn't really know even how to express myself.”   Meredith - “We kind of noticed it early on and we said, it's coming sooner or later we've got to figure out how to mitigate this, how to set some boundaries so that we don't get to this place that's really burnout.”   Jena - “It's like laying on the bathroom floor at work and just being like, I have got to get out, this cannot go on any longer.”   Katie - “What am I going to care most about when I'm on my deathbed?” … “I don't know that I'm going to have a long-term impact and then when I die, I'm going to look back and say this was worth it.”   “The place God calls you to is the place where your gladness and the world’s deep hunger coincide.”   Meredith - “You have to put yourself first and you have to have boundaries.”   Jena - “You want to be a woman who focuses on building wealth and relationships and building things for long-term success, not just for the quick thing that could change tomorrow.”   Katie - “For me it's really getting home with enough daylight and time to get outside to go for a walk or run or something like that, and that just sets me in the right mental space.”   Meredith - “I need to have something fun to look forward to.”