Burnout taught me a lie. God showed me better.

If you trusted God with your healing out of burnout,
you would make time to rest in Him.

Because you have the power you need to heal—
God already gave it to you.

That sounds like a good and basic Christian saying, but it’s harder than it sounds. I didn’t REALLY believe that when I was deep in my burnout.

I believed in God. I believed in His power. I even believed in healing—for others.
But not for me.

I was running on empty with my arms wide open, trying to prove I was enough.

Until God stopped me.
Not with punishment.
But with a mirror.

Burnout doesn’t just drain your energy.
It warps your beliefs about who you are and what you can handle.
It distorts your understanding of your God-given capacity.

It tells you that:

• Survival is the goal—not purpose

• Exhaustion is noble

• Rest is weakness

So you settle into autopilot.
You keep moving but stop believing.

And that just makes burnout worse.

Because you weren’t made for autopilot—you were made for alignment.
And your ability to heal depends not just on what you do, but on what you believe.

When your belief is anchored in God’s truth,
your healing becomes possible.
Even when the schedule is full.
Even when the world says to keep pushing.

For me, that shift in belief didn’t happen overnight—
but it started with one moment of clarity I couldn’t ignore.

During my medical training at Boston Medical Center, I was also a brand-new mom.
Two full-time jobs. One barely functioning body.

I would get home, enjoy my baby as best I could (he made that easy), and crash as soon as I put him down.

I kept pushing.
Kept showing up.
Kept doing all the things.

But I wasn’t on my own priority list. Not even close.
And when I started to feel it—in my body, my spirit, my relationships—I didn’t ask for help.

Instead, I told myself:
If this is hard for me, I must be inferior.

I felt ashamed.

As a psychiatry resident, it’s recommended you get your own therapy for your learning.
So I made the appointment—out of obligation.

But as I filled out those same intake forms I gave to my patients, I froze.

I knew the symptoms of depression and anxiety by heart—
but I didn’t recognize them in myself until that moment.

It hit me like a divine epiphany:
This is what you teach about. This is what you help others recover from. And now—this is you.

But it wasn’t shame that followed.
It was clarity.

I knew how to treat this.
I knew I could recover.
And I believed—deep in my spirit—that God would walk with me through it.

I wasn’t just diagnosed.
I was empowered.

And for the first time, I had the faith I needed to heal myself.

That’s why I created spaces for other women like me—who are healing through both faith and intentional action.

This wasn’t just medical knowledge.
It was a spiritual revelation.

Because I knew that God was the One who gave me the power to heal myself.

That power isn’t just for miracles or mountaintop moments.
It’s for everyday life.

It’s the same power that steadies you when you’re breaking,
and strengthens you when you’re weary.

God’s power within us isn’t loud—it’s often quiet.
But it’s in that quiet that He meets us and makes us strong.

Ephesians reminds us: God’s power is within us, even when we feel empty.
Isaiah shows us: Strength doesn’t come from hustle—it comes from stillness.

That moment with the symptom questionnaire?
It was my first quiet moment of clarity in a long time.
And it gave me the strength to take the next step—
Not out of desperation.
But out of trust.

The longer you stay disconnected from the power God already placed in you,
the easier it is to forget it’s even there.

And when you forget that power,
you don’t just feel tired—you start to believe that healing is out of reach.
That burnout is just your reality now.

But God never designed your life to run on survival mode.

He gave you power—
not just to keep going,
but to come back to yourself.

If you keep ignoring the nudge to return,
the cost won’t just be exhaustion.
It will be your clarity.
Your confidence.
Your connection to God's voice.

So here’s the truth:

But you don’t have to stay there.

Let today be the day you say yes to the power God already gave you.
It’s still in you.
Waiting.
Ready.

You need a rhythm that honors both your faith and your real life.

Whether you’re just waking up to burnout—or ready to walk in power—
there’s a space for you here.

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No matter where you begin,
you’ll find rhythm, restoration, and support rooted in God's power.

We don’t chase productivity.
We cultivate purpose.
And we do it with softness, rhythm, and a plan.

Because burnout isn’t the end of your story.
It’s the invitation to begin again.

Remember—this is why I created these spaces. To walk with women like you through the healing journey, just like I walked mine.

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Let this be your new belief:

And let your next step reflect it.

In God’s power,
Dr. Devin