Burnout isn’t just being tired.
It’s full-body, full-brain exhaustion.
And if you run a wellbeing business, you’re more at risk than most.

You’re giving energy out all day — to clients, to marketing, to endless bloody admin.
If you don’t protect your own energy properly, you will crash.
Hard.

The good news? You can spot it coming.
And you can do something about it before it wipes you out.

5 Signs You’re Heading for Burnout

1. Constant fatigue — no matter how much you rest

You can sleep 8 hours, 10 hours, even 12 hours… and still feel shattered.
Your body’s not recovering properly because your nervous system is fried.

If coffee is the only thing keeping you upright, take that as your warning light.

2. Losing interest in your business

You used to be excited.
Now?
You don’t care. You resent it. You want to burn it all down and go work in a garden centre.

This isn’t laziness. It’s emotional exhaustion.

3. Feeling irritable or detached

Small things wind you up.
Big things numb you out.

You snap at your partner for breathing too loud.
You zone out during client calls and feel guilty after.
Your brain is trying to conserve energy because it’s overloaded.

4. Struggling to concentrate or make decisions

You read an email three times and still have no idea what it says.
Choosing what to post on Instagram feels like climbing Everest.

That’s cognitive fatigue. Your brain’s had enough.

5. Physical symptoms: headaches, tension, gut issues

Burnout doesn’t just live in your head.
It trashes your body too.
If you’re getting sick more often, feeling heavy, or carrying tension like armour, your body’s screaming for attention.

How to Start Reclaiming Your Energy

1. Set real boundaries (and stick to them)

Not just “I’ll stop working by 5pm” and then checking emails at midnight.
Real boundaries.

• Block out time where no clients, no work, no business talk is allowed.
• Say no more often. Even to “just a quick chat” or “can you just…” requests.
• Protect your time like your business depends on it — because it does.

2. Practise actual self-care (not just performative stuff)

Self-care isn’t all spa days and gratitude journals.
It’s recognising when you’re running on empty and doing something about it.

• Daily movement (even a slow walk)
• Nourishing food
• EFT tapping to process emotional overload
• Enough water and sleep

Small, boring things repeated daily are what actually rebuild your energy.

3. Get support

You’re not a machine.

You’re not supposed to do this alone.

• Hire a coach or mentor.
• Find a community who get it.
• Outsource the stuff that drains you (even if it’s just a few hours a week).

Asking for help isn’t weakness.
It’s survival strategy.

Final Words

If you’re burnt out, it’s not because you’re doing business wrong.
It’s because you’re human.

The wellbeing space doesn’t need more exhausted martyrs.
It needs strong, grounded leaders who know when to rest.

Your energy is your most valuable asset.
Treat it like gold.

Because when you’re well, your business thrives.
When you’re broken, everything else falls apart too.

Choose yourself first.