7 Reasons Burnout is so Common in Traditional Treatment – and how Infinite Recovery is different
1. They’re told to be professional, not human
Staff are expected to hide their own struggles and show up as blank slates.
– We train from lived experience – where humanity is an asset, not a liability.
– We train from lived experience – where humanity is an asset, not a liability.
2. They carry the emotional weight of a failing model
– When clients relapse, staff blame themselves.
We don’t teach people to manage clients – we teach them to trust the intelligence beneath the struggle.
We don’t teach people to manage clients – we teach them to trust the intelligence beneath the struggle.
3. They’re stuck enforcing outdated rules
– Rigid structures create resentment.
We offer principles, not protocols – staff learn to meet people as they are.
We offer principles, not protocols – staff learn to meet people as they are.
4. They work in silos, not synergy
– Therapists, support staff, case managers – everyone’s on a different page.
We build shared language and shared presence. Recovery becomes a collective field, not a role.
We build shared language and shared presence. Recovery becomes a collective field, not a role.
5. They’re trained to ‘fix’ people
– Trying to fix people all day is exhausting.
We teach how to witness, not rescue. That changes everything.
We teach how to witness, not rescue. That changes everything.
6. They’ve been taught to pathologise suffering
– If you believe your clients are broken, and your job is to fix them – it’s only a matter of time before you break too.
7. We work in a non-pathologising paradigm that honours resilience
– They’re disconnected from their own nervous systems
Burnout happens when staff override their signals for too long. We bring nervous system literacy and regulation into the core of our training.Burnout doesn’t start in the body – it starts in the system, and you absolutely can’t breathe your way through a job that asks you to be someone you’re not.When staff work in a model that’s rooted in truth, trust, and presence, burnout doesn’t just reduce….
It disappears.Not because we do less – but because we no longer abandon ourselves in the doing.Curious what that would look like in your centre?
Burnout happens when staff override their signals for too long. We bring nervous system literacy and regulation into the core of our training.Burnout doesn’t start in the body – it starts in the system, and you absolutely can’t breathe your way through a job that asks you to be someone you’re not.When staff work in a model that’s rooted in truth, trust, and presence, burnout doesn’t just reduce….
It disappears.Not because we do less – but because we no longer abandon ourselves in the doing.Curious what that would look like in your centre?
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