Fuel Before You Fix: A Quiet Manifesto for Rest, Recovery, and Remembering You’re Not Broken — You’re Depleted by J.D. Veyne

You’re not broken.

You’re just out of fuel.

We live in a world that tells us to push through, perform, and prove our worth — even when we’re running on empty.

But exhaustion isn’t failure. It’s feedback.

In Fuel Before You Fix, J.D. Veyne offers a quiet, grounding guide for those who are tired of “healing” through overwork and ready to start recovering through care.

Across seven deeply human chapters, you’ll explore:

• Why burnout isn’t brokenness — it’s depletion

• How clarity begins with nourishment, not overthinking

• Why rest is not indulgence but intelligence

• How to rebuild capacity instead of chasing discipline

• Why your worth was never tied to productivity

This isn’t a motivational manual.

It’s a reset button for the nervous system — a reminder that you can’t fix what’s empty until you fill it.

If you’ve been blaming yourself for burnout, this book will meet you where you are — not to push you forward, but to hold you steady until your energy returns.

(28 pages — a short, powerful manifesto for anyone learning to rest before they rebuild.)