E355 - The Brain on Burnout: New Science, A Correction, and Why You're Not as Far Gone as You Think

Cait opens with something rare: a public correction. She has been telling audiences for years that the hippocampus shrinks during burnout. New research says it doesn't. And that changes a lot. In this solo episode, Cait walks through a landmark August 2025 review of 17 MRI studies to give you the most current picture of what burnout actually does to your brain. The result is not what you might expect. It's more specific, more vindicating, and more hopeful.

Key Topics Covered

•      How burnout is neurologically distinct from depression and PTSD

•      What actually happens to the a...