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Not Lazy. Overloaded: What Your Nervous System Might Be Trying to Tell You

Feeling stuck or unmotivated? Your nervous system may be in shutdown, not failure.

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Kathleen Barnes
January 30, 2026

January 30, 2026

A Message from Kathleen:

Dear Friends,

Ever have days where everything feels heavy and even simple tasks seem impossible to start? It is easy to label that feeling as laziness, but that explanation often misses what is really happening.

This week’s article takes a compassionate, science-backed look at nervous system burnout and the freeze state that can follow long seasons of stress or overwhelm. If you have been hard on yourself for “not doing enough,” this is a gentler and more accurate framework that can help you understand what your body is doing and how to slowly come back online.

Read the full article below to learn why this is not a character flaw and what small, safe steps can help you move forward.

Be well,

Kathleen

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Feeling lazy but exhausted? Learn how nervous system burnout and freeze mode affect motivation and how to gently recover with steps.

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