11/07/2026
I’ve been burned out for a few weeks. My AuDHD means I get burnt out fairly quickly if I don’t take the time to look after myself and manage my time, and honestly, I got to a point where I wasn’t doing that.
I’ve found my second year of uni a lot harder than the first year (who knew doing a degree was difficult?!?), especially when also juggling gigs, production work, family life and generally being an adult, so looking back, I can see I stopped taking care of myself properly. A few tell-tale signs of this were that music didn’t have the same impact or connection, even the smallest life tasks felt massive and I could feel myself withdrawing.
I haven’t been posting as much as a result, because honestly, there is a huge expectation with socials to always post positive stuff. In this industry, comparison can be extremely hard to avoid. When you already feel like you’re failing, comparison is literally the last thing you need.
So why am I posting this? Well, part of my branding & marketing module for uni earlier this year was identifying my brand values, and this post is all about three of them - connection, integrity and vulnerability. For me, being authentic and human is more important than being perfect, especially in a world of AI-generated everything. So f**k it, here I am, warts and all.
Fortunately, I’m coming out of the burnout now and starting to get back to where I need to be - a place of creativity and fun. Once I hit that point of mental exhaustion, the only things that can truly solve it are time and space. And just to be crystal clear, I’m ok - no need to panic! But burnout and overwhelm can set in so quickly that I feel it’s important to talk about it, especially when we’re all expected to be available and consistent all of the time - whether it’s for an algorithm or a boss or for the sake of hacking life and optimising the s**t out of everything. We’re all just trying to make the best of the hand we’re dealt, and do the best for those we care about, so even if just one person reads this and relates to it, then it’s 100% worth it.
Here’s to getting back to me, enjoying music again and being human. Big love 💜