Cognitive Fog and Emotional Volatility: Not Personality Flaws

Cognitive fog and burnout — understanding brain fog from stress and emotional volatility and stress Why burnout symptoms are not personality flaws and how cognitive fatigue and burnout quietly reshape your thinking and reactions Learn practical ways to recognize hidden burnout symptoms, protect your brain, and respond to emotional volatility with more compassion and control

What You'll Learn:

• Differentiate between normal stress and workplace burnout mental health patterns that cause persistent cognitive fog and emotional volatility
• Recognize key signs of emotional exhaustion and cognitive fatigue and burnout, including slowed thinking, forgetfulness, and difficulty prioritizing
• Understand how burnout affects the brain through chronic HPA axis activation, neuroinflammation, and changes in memory and executive function
• Reframe brain fog from stress and emotional reactivity as burnout symptoms not personality flaws, reducing shame and self-blame
• Spot common misconceptions about burnout vs depression and why the two can look similar but need different responses
• Identify real-life triggers of stress and emotional reactivity at work and at home so you can anticipate and reduce flare-ups
• Use a simple 3-step reflection exercise: write down key insights, find one area of your life they apply to, and choose one small action this week
• Develop a more compassionate, science-informed approach to your own workplace burnout mental health and to the people around you