Why Healing Leaves You Exhausted: How to Truly Rest

Life doesn’t just burn us out at work, it burns us out when we keep trying to “fix” ourselves too.

In this Season 1 finale of Trusting Her Journey, Christalyn and Felicia talk about a kind of exhaustion few women name out loud: self-help burnout. The pressure to keep reading, journaling, watching, and healing can feel never-ending—and leave you just as drained as overworking.

Inside this conversation:

• Why rest is more than naps, spa days, or vacations (and how to recognize when your soul is tired, not just your body).
• The hidden pressure of constant self-improvement and why “working on yourself” can become another way to prove your worth.
• The difference between consuming wisdom and actually integrating it into your life.
• Practical tools for creating boundaries with yourself and practicing real rest.
• How to see rest as obedience, worship, and a way to let God do what only He can do.

✨ Fuel for the Road Ahead:
Before you add another book, podcast, or strategy, pause and ask: Where have I been trying to prove I’m okay instead of resting in the truth that I already am?

🎧 Listen now and take the pressure off proving you’re “enough.” You already are.

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Looking for Therapy?

Christalyn is a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina. She offers faith-integrated therapy for women navigating burnout, boundaries, and emotional exhaustion.
→ carolinacounselingsc.com

Felicia is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia. She provides trauma-informed, spiritually grounded therapy for women ready to heal and reconnect w...