Self-help workbook
Burnout Recovery
Burnout Recovery
A workbook for adults who are running on empty
By Veronica West, registered psychologist
Personal use: for your own use, or your family's for the children's titles.
Clinician licence: print and give copies to your own clients, individually or in groups.
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Instant download, fillable PDF in US Letter and A4
Use it on your own or alongside therapy
Written by a registered psychologist
About this workbook
About this workbook
82-page fillable PDF workbook, instant download
Burnout usually builds slowly. You keep going because people are relying on you, rest stops making a difference, and one day you notice you have nothing left for the things you used to enjoy. This workbook helps you understand what has happened, work out what is using up your energy, and recover at a pace you can actually manage.
It has 10 chapters and 38 worksheets. Each chapter explains one part of burnout in plain language, then gives you worksheets to apply it to your own life. The exercises draw on pacing, relapse prevention, boundary and communication skills, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
What this burnout recovery workbook covers
The first chapters help you take stock. You list everything you are currently carrying, learn how burnout differs from everyday stress and from depression, and map your own warning signs and the way burnout tends to build for you.
The middle chapters focus on rest and recovery. You practise ways to settle your body after a stressful day, look at the boom and bust cycle, and plan a paced week around the energy you have now rather than the energy you had before.
The later chapters look at the unhelpful rules many people hold about work and rest, such as "I should be able to cope", and help you set boundaries and keep them with the people around you. There are pages for burnout connected to work, for carers, and for situations that cannot change right now. The final chapters cover reconnecting with what recharges you and a plan for staying well.
Who this workbook is for
Designed by a registered psychologist. This workbook is for adults who feel exhausted and stretched past what they can keep up, whether that comes from work, caring for someone, study, family life or a mix of these. No background in psychology is needed.
Psychologists, counsellors and other practitioners who work with stress and burnout can also give it to clients as a structured program between sessions, with the clinician licence.
How to use this workbook
Start with the Where to Start page to choose your first chapter, then work at a pace that suits your energy. Type your answers into the pages on a computer or tablet, or print the workbook and write by hand. If you see a psychologist, counsellor or doctor, you can bring completed pages to your sessions.
Choose the personal licence for your own use. The clinician licence lets one practitioner print and give copies to their own clients, individually or in groups they run.
What you receive
- A complete 82-page workbook with 10 chapters and 38 worksheets
- Two fillable PDF files, one in US Letter and one in A4
- Pages you can type into, or print in full or one at a time
- A greyscale design that prints well at home
- A page on when to check in with your GP, a page on when to seek more support with crisis contacts, and a page on what to do if saying no to someone is not safe, with services for Australia, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and Ireland
This workbook is an educational self-help resource, and it does not replace individual assessment or treatment. Ongoing exhaustion can have physical causes, so please see your GP if you have not already.
If you have any questions before or after purchasing, please contact us through our contact page.
Accessing your files
Accessing your files
Your files are available straight after purchase, on the checkout page and through a download link sent to your email. You receive two fillable PDFs, one in US Letter and one in A4.
What this workbook is
This is a complete self-help workbook, written by a registered psychologist. Each chapter explains one part of the topic in plain language, then gives you worksheets to apply it to your own life. You can work through it in order, at your own pace, and come back to the pages you need.
Ways to use it
On your own
Start with the first chapter and work at a pace that suits you. No background in psychology is needed.
Alongside therapy
Bring completed pages to your sessions, so you and your therapist can talk through what you noticed.
With your clinician
Clinicians can set a chapter between sessions. The clinician licence covers giving copies to their own clients.
This workbook is an educational self-help resource. It cannot diagnose, and it does not replace individual assessment or treatment. It includes a page on when to seek more support, with crisis contacts for Australia, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and Ireland.
What's inside
10 chapters and 38 worksheets
- When the Load Feels Too Heavy
- Understanding Burnout
- My Burnout Pattern
- Completing the Stress Cycle
- Pacing
- Unhelpful Rules About Work and Rest
- Setting Boundaries
- Keeping Boundaries With Other People
- Reconnecting and Recharging
- Staying Well
Licence details
Personal use
- Print it or fill it in on a device as many times as you need
- For your own use, or your family's use for the children's titles
- Sharing, reselling or distributing the file or printed copies
Clinician licence
- Print and give copies to your own clients
- Use it with groups you run
- No limit on the number of copies
- Resale, uploading to shared or public sites, or sharing the file with colleagues
Common questions
Which licence should I choose?
Choose personal use if the workbook is for you, or for your family with the children's titles. Choose the clinician licence if you are a practitioner and plan to give copies to your clients.
What do I receive?
Two fillable PDF files, one in US Letter and one in A4. Your download link appears straight after purchase and is also sent to your email.
Can I print only some pages?
Yes. You can print the whole workbook, or only the pages you need, as often as your licence allows. The pages are designed to print well at home.
Is this workbook part of the membership?
No. The workbooks are sold separately and are not part of the membership or the Whole Shop Bundle.
Does the workbook replace therapy?
No. It is an educational self-help resource. It does not diagnose or replace assessment or treatment, and it includes a page on when to seek more support, with crisis contacts.
