Aug 25

Aug 25 When You're Caught Between Seasons and Burnout

It’s the last stretch of August. The air feels heavier. There’s a nudge toward routine, productivity, “back to it” energy — even if your soul’s not quite ready.

There’s that quiet panic that says I’m not ready to go again.

That creeping guilt because you’re not full of plans or energy or goals for the season ahead.

That lingering hold of summer you don’t yet want to shake off.

If you feel this way right now, this week's episode of A Thought I Kept where I interview Lyndsay Kaldor is for you.

Lyndsay is a writer, mother and creative whose life changed when her yoga teacher shared something simple but radical:

““Flowers don’t bloom all year round.””

It landed at a time in her twenties when she was living what she calls a “summer existence” — always outwards, productive, performing, never pausing. That line became a turning point — an invitation into rest, seasonality, and a whole new way of living.

In this week’s episode, Lyndsay and I talk about:

Why burnout often looks like numbness, sameness, or disconnection
How to tell when it’s time to stop pushing and start tending
What seasonal living actually means (no picture-perfect routines required)
How to mother, work, create or just exist without being always “on”
The quiet power of letting growth be unseen, slow, and small

Maybe your life doesn't look seasonal.

Maybe you’re in a job that doesn’t change pace, or a home that feels full of noise and needs.

Maybe you're tired of trying to change things — and just need to know you're not doing it wrong.

This conversation won't tell you to quit it all and start over.

But it will remind you that it’s OK to rest. To reset slowly. To resist the pressure of the algorithm, the to-do list, the inner critic who tells you to keep up.

This episode is for the part of you that needs permission.

To be quiet. To not know. To not be blooming right now.

We are not machines. We are living things. We shift. We fade. We return.

And just like the natural world, we’re allowed to move in cycles.

Burnout isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it’s just the weariness of being endlessly outward when what you need is inward.

So if you’re in that messy, in-between moment — not quite summer, not quite autumn, not quite ready — this is for you.