Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

Gather initial thoughts and broad opinions about the book.

1. How did Burnout compare to other self-help or wellness books you’ve read (for instance, Sonya Renee Taylor’s The Body Is Not an Apology or KC Davis’s How to Keep House While Drowning), especially in the way it blends scientific research with cultural critique? Did this combination feel effective or overwhelming?

2. Which ideas in the book challenged your existing assumptions about stress, productivity, or self-care? Were there moments where you felt resistant to, surprised, or validated by the authors’ perspective?

3. Looking at the book as a whole, which parts felt most actionable for your own life, and which felt less applicable? What might explain the difference: your personal context, the authors’ framing, or the broader cultural lens of the book?

Encourage readers to reflect on how the book relates to their own life or work and how its lessons could help them.

1. The book emphasizes completing the stress cycle rather than simply eliminating stressors. When you think about your daily routines, where do you notice unfinished cycles in your body or emotions? What might it look like to complete them more intentionally?