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Severe burnout damages the same brain regions as alcoholism. Healthcare often prescribes better work-life balance. 💬 "Women are just more prone to stress." 💬 "It's part of being a working mother." 💬 "You need better work-life balance." These responses ignore the biological reality. Burnout has measurable, physical markers. The research is clear: 👉 Women are 49% more likely than men to have raised cortisol levels 👉 Women with high burnout show blunted cortisol output in response to stress 👉 Hair cortisol increased 29% median in healthcare workers during high-stress periods 👉 Burnout leads to HPA axis dysfunction, fatigue, depression, and suppressed immunity 👉 Women experiencing burnout have 27% higher odds of developing metabolic syndrome 👉 Burnout lowers TSH and T3 levels, causing brain fog, fatigue, and weight changes 👉 Neuroimaging shows structural brain changes in areas controlling emotion and stress This isn't weakness. It's measurable biology. Women aren't inherently more stressed. We're often managing more responsibilities with less support in systems often not designed for us: 👉 Women aged 35-54 in the UK have 50% higher work-related stress than men 👉 27% of women report extreme stress vs 21% of men 👉 Women are 2x more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety disorders The medical response should match the biological reality. Test cortisol. Assess HPA axis. Evaluate thyroid. Support immune recovery. Instead, we get lifestyle advice for a biological condition. Burnout recovery requires more than bubble baths. Your nervous system needs regulation, not just rest. Your body needs to learn the threat has passed. Breathwork is a physiological intervention that: ✅ Regulates your nervous system in real-time ✅ Signals safety to your overactive stress response ✅ Lowers cortisol through direct intervention ✅ Resets your HPA axis when stuck in overdrive ✅ Addresses biological markers of burnout Our Aeva breathwork expert Fini Cooper shares some incredible nervous system regulation techniques using your breath. 📲 Access the full breathwork here: https://lnkd.in/eMR8he94 An incredible practical tool when your body is stuck in stress mode. At Aeva Health, we don't treat burnout as a character flaw. We treat it as a health condition requiring proper care. Have you been told your symptoms were "just stress"?