As a therapist who has worked with highly sensitive people, and as a person who identifies as highly sensitive, I have gotten all kinds of responses when I speak to people about what a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) is.

As I sit here, thinking about how to start this blog post, I’m doing an internet search for “what is burnout?” I’m looking for specific words and verbiage that generally describe what burnout is.

I have a confession - I’ve only ever experienced burnout as a parent. I have another confession - I think parenting is the thing that caused my burnout.