21. Burnout Isn’t Doing Too Much—It’s Feeling Too Little
In this episode of Reverence for Rêverie, Marrissa explores why the modern epidemic of burnout isn’t just about doing too much — it’s about feeling too little. She dismantles the cultural myth that strength equals stoicism and reveals how emotional range — our capacity to feel grief, rage, and joy (and all other emotions) — is what keeps us alive, creative, and capable of leading a life without collapse. Marrissa reframes emotional range as a form of leadership technology: the ability to metabolize experience rather than control it. She invites listeners to see burnout not as failure, but as a signal that life wants to move more freely through them.
Takeaways
- Burnout isn’t overwork — it’s emotional compression.
- Suppressing one emotion limits the capacity for all emotion.
- Emotions expand the container of the self.
- Emotional range turns endurance into embodiment.
- True strength is flexible, not rigid.
- Leadership thrives on coherence, not control.
- Feeling fully is what makes you magnetic — to yourself and to others.
Keywords
emotional range, leadership, burnout, emotional intelligence, resilience, vulnerability, grief, joy, self-awareness, personal development
Chapters
00:00 The Myth of Unflinching Strength
03:34 Understanding Emotional Range
08:48 The Power of Emotional Expression
15:32 Leadership and Emotional Capacity
21:27 Burnout and Emotional Resilience
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