From Burnout to Balance: Does Creation Always Lead to Depletion?

From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

Rachel Brathen

Society & Culture

4.7 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever felt burnt out? What caused that feeling? And what happens when it’s caused by something that you love? In today’s episode, Rachel takes a walk down memory lane, connecting the dots on all the different moments where she pushed herself to the point of depletion in order to create something. And the truth is - it has been happening throughout her entire life. She shares very honestly that she is struggling to find the balance between creation and depletion, and worrying about a very scary question: what if this is just how her personality works? Life asks so much from all of us. We have to balance our dreams and goals with our families and all the logistical things that keep everything flowing. Maybe it’s all too much. And maybe time isn’t moving too fast - it’s just our stress taking us out of the present moment. Tune in for a story about burnout, not having all the answers, but preserving on when there is nothing left to do. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode of the podcast is a very vulnerable share with quite a lot of tears, honestly,
0:08.2	as I take a walk down memory lane and connect the dots to all the many, many different moments in my life
0:17.1	where I pushed myself to the point of depletion to take care of someone else or to create
0:24.5	something. And I share very honestly how much I'm struggling with finding the balance between
0:31.1	creation and depletion, knowing how to step into a project and create something magical without giving so much of myself
0:39.9	that there's nothing left for me. This is a story about burnout, about not having all the answers
0:47.7	and about the fear of it may be happening again.
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1:24.9	Let's jump in.
1:28.9	All right.
1:30.2	Hi everybody.
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