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Book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Cover of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
Self-Care, Stress & Burnout

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski · 2019

A research-based and warmly written guide to completing the stress response cycle.

Best for: Clients — especially women — experiencing burnout who want science-backed strategies for actually finishing the stress cycle.

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Why we recommend it

A research-based and warmly written guide to completing the stress response cycle.

The Nagoski sisters explain how to complete the physiological stress cycle, with a particular focus on women's burnout. We often suggest it to clients running on empty.

Best for: Clients — especially women — experiencing burnout who want science-backed strategies for actually finishing the stress cycle.

A note. This is reading material, not clinical treatment. If you’re working through something difficult, books complement therapy — they don’t replace it. Book a session with our team for personalised support.

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