Burnout & Overwhelm for Writers with Becca Syme

May 2024

Class Begins May 13, 2024

$199

One-Time Registration Fee

What Students Are Saying

If you’re a writer, and you think you’re overwhelmed, or in burnout, please check out this course to get some support for the process of burnout recovery.

What you’ll learn…

  • What is burnout vs. what is overwhelm
  • What causes burnout to happen
  • How it looks in writers
  • How to recover
  • How to keep it from reappearing
  • Build energy pennies

For WBF Alumni or for new-to-the-BFA Writers…

This course has seven modules and lasts for three weeks. Another three weeks later, we do a live Q&A to check in with how the homework went. It is a coached course, designed to personally assess your burnout phase, your plate size, and the way out of your burnout, into writing again.

The class includes:

Welcome and Introduction

  • Welcome to Burnout and Overwhelm for Writers
  • Troubleshooting and FAQ
  • Course Schedule
  • Learning Objectives
  • Introductions
  • Is It Burnout or Is It Overwhelm?

The Seeds of Burnout

  • Systems and Change
  • Expectations
  • Essential Pain
  • Burnout Process Discussion
  • Reflection Homework (Part I)
  • Reflection Homework (Part II)
  • Quote of the Day

The Source Of Your Burnout

  • Process Discussion
  • What Is Burnout?
  • Reflection Homework
  • Over The Weekend…

Individualize Your State

  • Your Strengths
  • Energy Assessments
  • Any Questions?

Energy Penny Drains and Saves

  • Energy Pennies
  • Impact on Recovery
  • Tell A New Story

Individualizing the Plan

  • Your Personal System
  • Questions to Answer
  • Your Strategic Plan

Final Lecture and Live Call Registration

  • Final Thoughts
  • Get ready for the Live Call
  • What Happens Next?
  • Your Burnout Recovery Path