Chronic Stress & Burnout

Whole-System Support for Exhaustion, Overdrive & Emotional Fatigue

When stress becomes the norm, rest can start to feel out of reach. You might be keeping up on the outside—working, caregiving, managing tasks—but inside, your system is straining. Over time, this long-term tension can lead to fatigue, fog, irritability, sleep issues, or even a feeling of emotional numbness. The spark may still be there, but it’s buried beneath layers of effort.

In East Asian Medicine, we understand burnout not just as a mental state, but as a whole-body depletion. The nervous system has been stuck in survival mode. The body’s reserves have been drawn down. And the deeper rhythms that regulate rest, energy, and clarity have gone off course.

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Our work together isn’t about pushing through—it’s about tending to the systems that help you recover. We use acupuncture, herbs, and restorative strategies to help calm overactivity, restore internal balance, and gently rebuild your capacity to feel like yourself again.

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Common Experiences We Support

• Long-term stress that no longer feels manageable

• Emotional flatness or a sense of going through the motions

• Fatigue that doesn’t improve with sleep

• Irritability, brain fog, or a short fuse

• Feeling tired and wired at the same time

• Trouble winding down, even when you’re exhausted

• Loss of joy, creativity, or inner spark

• Postpartum depletion or post-trauma fatigue

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Our Approach

Chronic stress affects more than the mind—it alters how your body circulates energy, handles input, and restores itself. We look at the broader picture: how your digestion, sleep, hormones, and emotional rhythms have been shaped by stress over time. Then we build a treatment plan that supports repair, not just relief.

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Sessions may include:

• Restorative acupuncture to regulate the nervous system and ease internal tension

• Herbal formulas to replenish energy, soothe irritability, and restore your baseline

• Moxibustion to warm and nourish where the system feels cold or vitality is depleted

• Thoughtful guidance to help shift habits, patterns, or expectations that perpetuate burnout

Healing from burnout takes time, but it doesn’t have to feel like a solo process. We’re here to walk beside you, helping you rebuild not just capacity—but a sense of possibility.
 

What to Expect

Every session is personalized to your needs and your stage in the process. Some patients arrive in a state of full depletion, while others are still outwardly functional but beginning to fray. Whether you’re in a slow unraveling or a crash-and-rebuild moment, we’ll move at a pace your system can handle.
 

Related Services

This condition is most often supported through:

• Reclaiming Calm – acupuncture for nervous system repair and emotional restoration
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• Clarifying the Path – herbal consultations without acupuncture
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