Recovering From Burnout - Episode 1 (Workout🏋️‍♀️ Reading 📚🥰 )

[@ambarlopez3920]

A lot of you tubers start off in a specific niche and then feel like they can’t branch out into different content for fear of losing followers. But this is your place to be creative, to be YOU! People will continue to follow you because they genuinely feel connected to you in some way, almost like a friend. So don’t be afraid to use this channel as a vessel to pour out your God-given creativity and watch how He will bless everything you set out to do! Much love!!!!

[@juliahagg9242]

I love this type off videos!! As a woman who right now struggles with the same shit, I love to watch these kind of videos because it helps me to remember what is important on the recovering-journey, but mainly, and most important, it makes me feel not so alone ❤ Lots of love ❤

[@bluefroggy99]

I definitely do that when reading a really good book. The closer I get to the end the less I read it because I don’t want it to be over.

[@tcm3097]

Courtney, love getting to know more about you! I actually like this style of video more. Anything you like to share, we are here for it!

[@marthae5094]

Hey, I'm late to the party here (literally only just found your channel mere days ago), and I have never left a comment on a channel in my life. But I felt compelled to say that I have absolutely loved the videos of yours that I have watched so far. I'm digging into your hair videos cause I am just starting my wavy hair journey. But your personality and openness are so engaging and encouraging that I am excited to see your everyday life videos as well! I love videos like this anyway. Just wanted to drop this note in hopes you see it and maybe it can brighten your day as much as this video did mine. 😊

[@loriisawesome4538]

Not gonna lie one of my favorite videos you’ve made was on your book reviews. I love reading and have enjoyed many books you reviewed. I discovered I enjoy exercising way more after switching activities. I’m a yoga, cycling, mountain biking gal now. I also love going on long 3-4 mile walks and family hikes.

[@ninjachinchilla100]

GIRL I have also been having all the job burnout lately! Perfectly timed video! 😅

[@fayeberman9218]

Excellent video! I’m looking forward to the next in the series. I enjoy this type of video so much.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Glad to hear it! Thank you!

[@bizzygal7026]

Wow so nice to hear I'm not the only one who wasn't impressed with Powerless :)

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Right?!

[@eliseraifman4766]

Didn’t realize how fit you are! I’ve had two hip replacement surgeries and have a muscle disorder so I’m regulated to chair workouts and walking with my walker (I can walk without it) but when going out for a walk, for my lousy balance, I use the walker. Very grateful that I can still workout albeit from a chair and especially that I can walk. Exercise makes me feel much better too. I’m in that reading slump that you talked about. I have about 5 books waiting for me but can’t seem to pick one up! Take care of yourself and do the things that fill you up.

[@maureentoomey6521]

TOTALLY know that feeling of not wanting to finish a book!!!

[@dennissems]

Great video Courtney! I’m definitely burned out. I’m a burned out teacher. I can’t wait to recoup this summer. 😍🥰😍🥰

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Oh I bet! Enjoy your summer! Thank you for what you do!!

[@dennissems]

@@SwavyCurlyCourtney thank you 😘😘

[@donnalayne2395]

I ❤the vlog style and I am looking forward to more thank you 🥰😁

[@prayingstitcher]

So glad that you're feeling better and still sharing with us.

[@PotatoKing16]

Thank you for sharing so openly and honestly! I hope it helps you feel less alone because you help me feel less alone! Gym: ABSOLUTELY! for me, it’s at home before the gym. I’m so blessed to have membership at a gym close to my house, which super helps the motivation. But I do take time to get to the full convicted YES! Once I’m in the car, I play my hype, gym-only playlist and I’m ready. Having a gym partner helps me, we don’t do anything together, but it helps prevent the “do-I-really-want-to-go?” Reading: YES! I know I’m too addicted to my phone. I lie to myself saying I’ll just watch this one TikTok or one KZbin video or create a stop time… then ignore it. But with a book, I know I have to invest time to get immersed and somehow that feels longer… even though I know it isn’t. I have gone from someone who loves to complete tasks to someone who doesn’t. Enjoying the during. So I totally relate to now wanting a book to end! The theme I’m seeing in me is that once I get going, I can keep going (an object in motion stays in motion!). It’s not always about motivation but accountability and just beginning.

[@kimzimmerman2492]

You always bring a smile to my face. I am so happy you are working through the burn out it’s so real and so painful, but you are absolutely doing the right thing, and you have your own cheerleading squad, can’t beat that !

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Thank you!!! I love my cheerleaders here so much! I really appreciate this!

[@morgansides294]

I'm always happy to hear good fantasy book recommendations!

[@mandyratliff6285]

I'm glad to see you branching out. I think I'm going to really enjoy this style of video from you as I enjoy your personality. I originally started watching you while desperately needing to figure out how to take better care of my hair. But over the years I feel like you've become a part of my friend group. Even though we're strangers and you have no idea I exist 😅. Hope you're feeling better!

[@karen8785-d3y]

I love going to the gym it feel great 😃 like reading in summer 🌞

[@tammy73tm]

See, you can do it!!!! Love that you put a bible verse at the end❤

[@Manda698]

Like the title for this series. So many people experience burnout and don't know that's what is wrong, know what to do, or even where to start.❤️❤️❤️I'm a graduate school student and I learned about burnout quickly. I love books, that is also part of my self-care/burnout prevention routine! Find an author who's writing you enjoy, then branch out to their friends, writing circles, or similar topics. For me it looks like Anne McCaffrey to Mercedes Lackey to Brandon Sanderson to Patrick Rothfuss to Delemhach to etc. I also love Christian fiction authors Dee Henderson, Lori Copeland, and Lori Wick.

[@jenmoore2915]

Yay, I love working out at my Crunch! Great job!

[@dm_lunsford]

You go with the exercise mojo! Girl, you got ARMS! 💪 And you know you'll get better as you continue this new content endeavor, discovering ways to make it uniquely you. 👍 And it is no bad thing to take your time in savoring a book you enjoy. 🫶

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Awe thanks!!!

[@danielleegolf4290]

Aw man, those dogs! My beagle has chewed my nice leather bible...I had to sew the cover back together! 🤣 So happy to see another video from you. Thanks for sharing!! ❤❤❤

[@jessievonesh3188]

I absolutely love every book I've read from Francine Rivers! They are more modern stories based on biblical parables 🥰

[@darlasearle5955]

Well done Courtney!! Super proud of you and grateful for your influence.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Thank you!

[@BridgeOfLifeStudio]

You are wearing barefoot shoes 😃😃😃 This made me way happier then is should have 😜 Feels like spotting them on the street

[@lilscrapper67]

Great job with this 1st video breaking away from hair care!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Yay! Thank you!

[@may1nster]

One of my favorite novel trilogy is The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell! It is so good, and the audiobook is AMAZING! I have a long commute (40 min each way) so audiobooks are the only way I can get books now. Also, the phone addiction thing is so rough! I use this app called Filos and I was able to cut my phone time from 5 hours a day to sometimes 30 minutes. I’m happy you’re taking care of yourself!

[@MichelleH1791]

Here to cheer you on Courtney! 👏

[@ambarlopez3920]

I love this type of video!!! Keep it coming! You are great and you are an inspiration!!!!

[@Lw77596]

Loving this new take from you Courtney and also your dog is just adorable!x

[@shortieegrl77]

I love that you're sharing this part of your life with us!! I'm a huge reader, so I love hearing your thoughts. I want to read Powerless and Shadow and Bone. I'm a huge fantasy lover, and I'm currently reading Two Twisted Crowns, which is the sequel to One Dark Window.

[@naderineenvoud]

Thanks for sharing what you've been reading. Loved the video.

[@BenedaReisinger]

I really enjoyed this video❤ I understand the burnout all too well. I sometimes feel like I'm going to have a meltdown if I can't acquire some alone time each day. I am not a fan of working out but I do know that it is good for me. I'm unable to get to the gym on a daily so I get up early and do 15 to 30 minute Pilates workouts that I follow on KZbin. Like you, I always feel better once I start the workout but getting to that starting point can be a little rough in the morning 😋. I am an avid reader and I can usually get 2 to 3 books a week. My genre of choice is psychological thrillers. I know this is long-winded, I just wanted you to know that I appreciate your video because it makes me not feel so alone knowing someone else has some of the same struggles and same interests in their day to day. Looking forward to more videos ❤

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

I appreciate this!!! And you are doing some kind of movement for your body and is what is important! Pilates is quite the workout!

[@SraGibson2010]

You are a beast on those pull ups!!!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Haha thank you! They were assisted pull ups for sure but I'm getting close to body weight!

[@faithdrake8654]

Have you heard of Anastasis Blythe, Miss Courtney? Her Zheninghai Chronicles have it all, and they are so much fun!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

No I haven't! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@OnePersonOneOpinion]

7:42 i do that with shows, im so bad lol i haven't watched the last season of a couple different shows because, even though i havent watched them in years, watching the finale will mean its over

[@Skirkly]

You have great form with your workouts!!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Awww thank you!

[@sharonchancey8938]

I love to read too. Check out the Mitford years. Think you’d like it, . The series is by Jan Karon

[@jessicaleefeldt9661]

Wow you are super strong! I hope i can do one pullup someday lol

[@hoperusnak2774]

Some book recommendations- Julie Hall -> Life After series and Fallen Legacies series And the Lochlann Treaty Series from Robin D. Mahle and Elle Madison (and then pretty much everything they’ve written) 😅

[@fifi13912]

Courtney, I am loving your new videos. I know what I am going to ask you is to do with your hair, but is there any way you would do a video when you have your next hair cut please? I would love to know what you ask your stylist for and watch her cutting and drying your hair. If you don’t want to do that, which I totally understand, please could you tell me what I need to ask my stylist for? Think I am right in saying your hair is all one length. Not sure if you have got any long layers though. Blessings from the United Kingdom. X

[@stellakydd7301]

I am kinda doing that not wanting to finish with Bone Witch at the moment.

[@maisg3513]

Courtney! How do you get your kids to entertain themselves? Asking for a friend... 😂

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Ooooo I don’t know if I’m the best to ask. It is rough some days. My older kiddos likes legos and will work on those for a bit. My younger kiddo doesn’t really have anything that keeps them focused for longer than 10 seconds. 😅

[@maisg3513]

​@SwavyCurlyCourtney ahhh ok, I see. Yeah we're a bit like your younger kid 😅 no break for mama is hard sometimes

[@Debkuwait]

Well done on the pull up !!!👍🏻Is this your typical day? Do you have a job during the day ?

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

I work from home! But this was actually filmed on a Saturday 🤗

[@ChristianSouthernGirl]

I totally hate it when I end a book and you missed the characters and you want more and then a new series comes out in the same characters are in it, maybe, and you get to revisit them but you have to wait to get it. Lol

[@walkwagrepeat]

💖

[@MewsView]

On the topic of books, are you someone who always needs a new book or do you like re-reading? While I love finding something new, I can be so comforting to go back to some of my favorite series. Even if I know what's coming, I still enjoy revisiting those worlds.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

My favorite book series to read is the space trilogy by CS Lewis. This is the first book in the series: amzn.to/3RecJQ6 I have read and reread these books close to 100 times. I looooove them!