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Well, hello there. My name is Morgan Harper-Nichols. I'm an artist and a writer, and this is a space where I share words that I hope can make a

little room for you to slow down and take a few deep breaths as you prepare for whatever lies ahead.

Thanks for being here today. And now on to today's episode.

As someone who shares and creates a lot, I get asked a lot about burnout and how do I avoid it? Burnout often refers to, but is not exclusive to, a certain kind of stress.

Miriam Webster describes burnout as the condition of someone

who has become physically and emotionally tired after doing a difficult job for a long time.

Of course, this is just one definition, and there are many ways that one might define burnout,

but if you have ever used this word, burnout, we all do have this in common.

Burnout is something we would like to avoid.

Now, I'm not an expert on getting rid of burnout, but as an autistic person who, in addition to being autistic, also has relatively low energy each day,

I can burn out pretty fast. And there's also such thing as autistic burnout, which is another

whole topic for another time. The only way that I have been able to avoid it and continue

doing the work I love to do

is by looking for creative ways to find peace in daily life.

Peace is a state of body, mind, heart, and soul that gives us room to breathe.

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