Most emotions only last 90 seconds—unless we interfere. Here’s how emotional repression at work fuels burnout, weakens teams, and creates long-term harm.

Burnout isn’t about stress. It’s about selfhood. You don’t just lose energy—you lose your edges. Your confidence. Your clarity. Your you.

And most coaches never see it coming.

In this blog, Kelly Swingler reveals what Burnout really does to identity—and what happens when awareness meets truth.

Sick of hearing about Burnout? Same. But here’s the truth: most of what’s being shared is surface-level, outdated, or just plain wrong. If your idea of Burnout Awareness stops at the WHO definition or a 12-stage graphic, you’re missing the real story, and real solutions.

You’ve lived it. You’ve come through the fire. You want to help others do the same.

But here’s the truth no one wants to say out loud:

If you don’t fully understand Burnout, you might be doing more harm than good.

Your story is powerful. But without awareness, it’s not enough.

Can Burnout training be taught in a self-study course?

At The Burnout Academy, we say no, and here’s why live training matters more than ever.

Burnout. We all know it. Many of us have lived it. Yet, despite how prevalent and destructive it is, Burnout still isn’t classified as a medical condition. It sits quietly in the WHO’s ICD-11 under “occupational phenomenon,” acknowledged as a consequence of chronic workplace stress. But here’s where it gets difficult: doctors around the world are diagnosing it every single day. 

So how does that happen when it technically doesn’t exist as a formal disease or medical condition?