True Wellness Journey: When Wellness Becomes Burnout & Redefining What Healthy Means

Is your wellness routine actually wearing you out? In this honest and refreshing episode of the Honey Toast Podcast, Danielle and Briana explore how the pursuit of "perfect health" can sometimes do more harm than good. From diet tracking and rigid routines to the pressure of keeping up with wellness trends, they ask the question: Is it still wellness if it’s making you feel worse?This episode unpacks how to reconnect with your body, listen to your needs, and build a healthy lifestyle rooted in self-awareness—not perfectionism. Wellness should nourish you, not drain you.For detailed show notes, navigate using the timestamps below:[0:00] Introduction - when is wellness not wellness when it is burning you out?[2:18] Has wellness become a performance?[7:38] Is the obsession of tracking our diets and other elements of our lives really that healthy?[8:03] Women’s twenty eight day cycle can cause many things to shift and it is important to keep that in mind while tracking health and wellness.[11:23] Danielle explains how she is intune with her body to the point of knowing when she might be getting sick to better take care of herself to prevent further worse sickness.[14:31] How to ask yourself how you are feeling each day - check in with yourself[18:40] Trust your body[19:15] Wellness is more about connect with yourself and your body[22:41] It is important to detox the mind, not just the body[26:42] Steps to take to help your body and how to take baby steps at itFollow us!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@honeytoastpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehoneytoastpodcast/