The Calm Journal

Supporting High-Functioning Women to increase confidence and reduce overwhelm and stress
Focus on Confidence, Stress Reduction, Nervous System, Perimenopause and Nutrition.

Why I am grateful for burnout

Why I am grateful for burnout

Why I am grateful for burnoutAli Conacher
Published on: 07/04/2026

Burnout taught me everything about myself that I had been taught to forget. For my burnout is something I am grateful for, it helped me find myself again. My only regret is not listening to the signs my nervous system sent much earlier.

ConfidencebusinessImposter syndromeStressBurnoutnervous systemVagus nervepeople pleasingperfectionism
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How People-Pleasing and Perfectionism Affect the Nervous System

How People-Pleasing and Perfectionism Affect the Nervous System

How People-Pleasing and Perfectionism Affect the Nervous SystemAli Conacher
Published on: 01/08/2025

Explore how people-pleasing and perfectionism are nervous system responses, not personality traits — and what you can do to break the freeze/fawn cycle and reclaim calm.

ConfidenceImposter syndromeBurnoutnervous systempeople pleasingperfectionism
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