I'm exhausted and running on empty
6. I'm exhausted and running on empty
For the parent nobody thinks to check on. Parental burnout is a real and recognised state, and this booklet explains why it happens, why willpower cannot fix it, and why the emotional flatness that frightens you is not a failure of love.
It offers realistic ways to lower the demands and rebuild your reserves, including the support you may be entitled to and never knew to ask for.