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Burnout doesn't happen all at once—and healing doesn't end with rest.

In this episode, Dr. Malorie traces the full arc from chronic boundary erosion to burnout, from rest without guilt to the slow, intentional rebuilding of rhythms that support long-term nervous system regulation. Drawing from neuroscience, polyvagal theory, and clinical psychology, this conversation explores why rest restores capacity—but rhythms are what help us stay well.

You'll learn how burnout disrupts interoception, why predictable rhythms signal safety to the nervous system, and how to rebuild regulation without slipping into rigidity or perfectionism. This episode also weaves in a Christian faith perspective, offering a grace-forward understanding of limits, formation, and trust.

Listeners are invited into a gentle practice for the week, a blessing, and a closing prayer—making space not just for insight, but for integration.

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Please note: This episode is intended for educational and spiritual reflection purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, mental health treatment, or medical care. Listening does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of personalized support, please seek care from a qualified mental health professional.

Next week, we'll continue this series by exploring how to protect the rhythms you're rebuilding when stress increases and life speeds up.

Restored: Where Psychology Meets Grace

Burnout doesn't heal by pushing harder.
It heals by restoring what's been depleted.

In this episode, Dr. Malorie continues the conversation on burnout by exploring why rest can feel so difficult—and even unsafe—for so many of us. Drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and faith, we look at what happens in the brain and nervous system when we rest, why guilt often shows up when we slow down, and how rest becomes recovery rather than something we have to earn.

You'll learn why rest is more than stopping, how chronic stress keeps the nervous system on high alert, and how small, gentle moments of restoration can begin to bring safety, clarity, and healing back online.

This episode includes reflection, a guided practice, and a closing prayer—offering space to slow down and begin restoring what burnout has quietly taken away.

✨ Continue the journey:
If this episode resonates, you're invited to go a little deeper by subscribing to receive reflection journal prompts created to support integration, nervous system awareness, and gentle restoration throughout the week. No pressure—just an open invitation to reflect at your own pace.

Next week, we'll talk about rebuilding gentle rhythms after burnout—how to return to life and work without losing yourself again.

Until then, rest well.

In this episode of Restored: Where Psychology Meets Grace, Dr. Malorie explores what burnout really is—and what it isn't. Moving beyond the idea of "just being tired," this conversation looks at burnout as a state of deep emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual depletion.

Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, and faith, you'll learn:

• How burnout affects the brain and nervous system

• Why chronic stress makes rest feel difficult or unsafe

• Common signs of burnout we often overlook or minimize

• The difference between stress, fatigue, and true burnout

• Why burnout isn't a failure—it's a signal

This episode invites you to slow down and listen to what your body has been trying to tell you. Rather than offering quick fixes, it creates space for awareness, compassion, and truth.

If you've felt numb, exhausted, irritable, foggy, or disconnected from yourself or God, this conversation may help you name what you're experiencing—and remind you that you're not broken.

✨ Burnout is not a personal weakness.
✨ Your body is wise.
✨ Awareness is the first step toward restoration.

This episode sets the foundation for next week's follow-up, Rest Without Guilt, where we explore how healing begins by restoring what's been depleted.