“The Cure for Burnout is full of clear, actionable tools to help you find greater balance, energy, and fulfillment in today’s overstressed world. Ballesteros’s relatable, necessary book will revolutionize your work/life balance.”—Marie Forleo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything is Figureoutable
“This is not the kind of book you read and then decide if you want to change; reading this book changes you. You’ll learn how to set limits, honor yourself, and build a life you enjoy waking up to. You’ll also learn how to create real-life, actual spare time. Spare time! Funny, wise, and full of apply-today knowledge, I loved this total reset of a book.”—Katherine Morgan Schafler, author of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control
“A liberating guide to letting go of your guilt and putting yourself first, The Cure for Burnout shows you how to create a healthier, more rewarding life. With warmth, wit, and wisdom, Ballesteros challenges the pressures we feel to be the best colleagues and friends to others in favor of being our happiest, freest selves.”—Elise Loehnen, New York Times bestselling author of On Our Best Behavior
“Insightful, eye-opening, and lovingly direct, The Cure for Burnout gives you the tools and strategies you need to reclaim your time and energy to start enjoying your life. It should be required reading for anyone in the workplace today.”—Tara Schuster, author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
“Blisteringly good . . . Reading this, I had the tone of a good friend in my head, which is what makes this book so successful. . . . No matter what industry you’re in, you’re bound to find some good takeaways with this volume. I cannot be more effusive in my praise (other than to say this is a book that I would now buy) except to say that this is one of the best self-help manuals I’ve read in some time. It is excellent. It is profound.”—Medium
“Burnout has catapulted into the zeitgeist, leaving people with the language to identify it but without the tools to address it. The Cure for Burnout is a practical, step-by-step guide to reclaim our lives from its clutches. In a sea of quick hits and social media quips on the subject, The Cure for Burnout is a lighthouse for the weary.”—Simone Stolzoff, author of The Good Enough Job
“In a world where burnout feels like a constant threat, Emily Ballesteros’s The Cure for Burnout arrives just in time. This book is not just another self-help guide; it’s a lifeline for anyone feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected. The tools are practical, actionable, and most importantly, sustainable.”—Jessica Baum, author of Anxiously Attached
“Emily Ballesteros recommends tips for establishing a better work-life balance, setting personal and professional goals, and detaching from stressors. . . . Readers will be heartened by Ballesteros’s forceful pushback against a culture that celebrates running on empty.”—Publishers Weekly
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