By Alexis Lopez, LPC-S Most people don’t burn out overnight. Burnout tends to build slowly — one extra responsibility, one more “yes,” one more late-night email — until you hit a point where even small things feel heavy. If you’ve been feeling chronically overwhelmed, fatigued, or emotionally drained, there’s a good chance burnout and boundaries are connected. In this post, I’ll walk through common burnout symptoms and practical boundary-setting examples (especially for wor