You finally did the thing everyone told you to do. You signed up for the class, dragged yourself to the gym, moved your body. And it was awful. Not because you're weak. Because your nervous system has been holding something for a very long time, and movement woke it up.

You told yourself you weren't going to be this parent. You were going to be relaxed. Supportive. And now it's March, and you've googled "when do UC admission decisions come out" for the third time this week.

Burnout isn’t just stress. Here’s how to tell the difference and what actually helps you to start feeling better.