Rewiring your brain, new neural pathways are formed to replace old habits of thinking. This phase is critical, because thoughts lead to emotions, which lead to behavior. To do that:

• Keep a daily journal or meditate. Notice the repeating thoughts, especially the ones that feel heavy and make you anxious.
• Daily, at the end of the day, list 10 things you’re grateful for. Gratitude can quickly shift your internal world.
• Let go of your victim story. Remind yourself that you no longer want to be a victim.
• Choose and test your beliefs daily.
• Believe in something bigger than yourself. Faith in a higher power can be the antidote to two symptoms of burnout — helplessness and hopelessness.

When you hit burnout, you become numb to the world; it’s difficult to feel joy and gratitude, which is what keeps you fueled in the face of challenges. So recovery means getting adequate rest and reestablishing joy to your life.

While recovering do things that make...