Burnout, the Caretaker Archetype & Coming Home to Yourself with Jessica Herron

In this episode of Discovering the Wellness Formula, we’re joined by Jessica Herron, a mental health leader, trauma survivor, and self-described caretaker; who brings both professional insight and lived experience to the conversation around burnout.Jessica shares her personal journey into the mental health field and how identifying with the “caretaker archetype” shaped her life, work, and eventual reckoning with burnout. Together, we explore what burnout really looks like beneath the surface, why helpers and healthcare professionals are especially vulnerable, and how trauma, people-pleasing, and self-sacrifice often intertwine.This conversation gently guides listeners toward reconnection; through self-awareness, self-compassion, grounding practices, and small but meaningful shifts that help us move from chronic over-giving to self-alignment. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself while caring deeply for others, this episode offers validation, insight, and hope.This episode is brought to you by the Wellness Roots Foundation.wellnessrootsfoundation.org