Burnout Prevention: How to Spot Early Signs and Protect Your Capacity (Sandwich of Capacity™)
Burnout Prevention: Protect Your Capacity Before You Hit the Wall Burnout rarely arrives suddenly. More often, it’s a slow narrowing of capacity: You recover more slowly Small tasks feel heavy Sensory tolerance drops Irritability rises You start living in survival mode (hyperarousal or shutdown) Burnout prevention works best when you treat it as a […]
The Sandwich of Capacity™ for Couples: Stop Escalation, Understand Shutdown, Build Safety
The Sandwich of Capacity™ for Couples Why We Escalate, Shut Down, and Miss Each Other (And How to Come Back) In conflict, couples often end up in the same painful loop: One person escalates (more words, more urgency, more pursuit) The other shuts down (less words, more distance, more freeze) Both feel unsafe, unseen, and […]