Hi, Shaline. It's Alex. I've been listening to you for two years now. I was very depressed when I started listening to you.

I suffered from anorexia and still too. And every day I put one foot in front of the other, but I can tell you that listening to you has made me realize that I can do anything I set my mind to.

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Hey there. Thanks so much for joining me today on this edition of the Shleenshow. Today we're talking about burnout.

Now burnout is more prevalent than ever in our history. And you might not be surprised to learn that burnout is most often experienced during busy seasons like the holidays.

Today we'll discuss signs to help you determine if in fact you're experiencing burnout and what you can do about it.

Welcome to the Shleenshow. Shleens is a New York Times bestselling author celebrity fitness trainer and obsessed with helping you live your dream life.

All right. So first I think it's important to point out that burnout is not just in your head. What I do also want you to think about is that burnout and depression are closely related.

So let's talk about some of the signs of burnout. You can have burnout related to people your life. You can have exercise burnout.

But in general, signs of burnout include difficulty sleeping, quick to anger, a feeling of being close-minded and feeling less effective.

So for example, if you're experiencing burnout at work, you know you're just you're not doing your best anymore.

Or if you're experiencing burnout at the gym, like you're training as hard as you can, but it's just not giving you results.

Now depression on the other hand is a feeling a sense that that mood just never leaves you.

You feel a lack of interest of joy of energy. And this goes on for days and days for at least two weeks for most experts to consider it depression.

The consequences of burnout are pretty serious when someone is feeling burnt out and they can't put their finger on it.

But this is when people quit their jobs or give up on a business that's got great potential, leave marriages or just feel like giving up just like throwing in the towel.

Now technically speaking, burnout is defined as a state of being mentally and physically exhausted.

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