Career Counseling as a Practice of Liberation
Burnout and Healing, Grief and Work Transitions, Liberation and Career Counseling, Mental Health and Identity, Workplace Systems and Oppression, Rest and Redefining Success, Bianca Shaw LMSW CPC Bianca Shaw, LMSW, CPC Burnout and Healing, Grief and Work Transitions, Liberation and Career Counseling, Mental Health and Identity, Workplace Systems and Oppression, Rest and Redefining Success, Bianca Shaw LMSW CPC Bianca Shaw, LMSW, CPC

Career Counseling as a Practice of Liberation

What gets called burnout is often something deeper: grief, identity loss, and the long-term impact of surviving inside systems that were never built to care for us. For many people—especially Black folks, queer folks, caregivers, immigrants, and anyone who's been made to shrink or overperform at work—burnout isn’t about a lack of resilience. It’s about what had to be held, swallowed, or sacrificed just to get through the day.

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Beyond Burnout: Understanding Workplace Trauma
Stress and Burnout, Workplace Trauma and Mental Health, Healing and Recovery, Capitalism and Labor, Identity and Self-Acceptance, Rest and Resistance, Bianca Shaw LMSW CPC Bianca Shaw, LMSW, CPC Stress and Burnout, Workplace Trauma and Mental Health, Healing and Recovery, Capitalism and Labor, Identity and Self-Acceptance, Rest and Resistance, Bianca Shaw LMSW CPC Bianca Shaw, LMSW, CPC

Beyond Burnout: Understanding Workplace Trauma

We recognize burnout when we can no longer function as quickly or effectively as we once did. When we find ourselves disconnected, brain fogged, or constantly feeling stressed. The physical and emotional effects are damaging and they can impact our personal lives and relationships. 

When navigating burnout, self-care and rest are often viewed as the remedy. It is placed on the individual to push through their depleted state and somehow reignite their passion. 

The issue with this though is that for some, self-care alone isn’t enough to recover.

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