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Field Notes for the Overwhelmed is where I write regular letters and occasional longer essays about the intersection of overwhelm, burnout, compassion, and the unseen stories in between.

I come to this work from many places: years in trauma research and clinical practice, a personal history of burnout, and a deep curiosity about how we rebuild our lives in the midst of breaking.

My first book, Ballad of Burnout: A Helper Lost And Found, was described by readers as a lyrical hopepunk tale of recovering from burnout, devastatingly honest and singing with humanity.

My second book, Start Here: A Practical Guide for the Overwhelmed, was born of my own need for a brief, practical guide to move from languishing to flourishing. It's an illustrated, science-based cookbook for all of us.

Now, in this mailing list, I keep writing the questions I haven’t yet finished solving—because I think the world deserves hope, care, and more thoughtful solutions.

Here’s what you’ll find in Field Notes:

• Weekly reflections: short, honest, rooted in research and real life.
• Long-form essays: deeper dives into themes like burnout, identity, resilience, and the human cost of caring.
• An invitation: for helpers, for the weary, for those who often give and may rarely get refilled.

Whether you’re a therapist, a doctor, a teacher, or someone quietly navigating the day-to-day of overwhelm, you’re welcome here.

Just as you are.

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