Ok book on how to identify burnout and ways to help. I found the book to be just ok. Was not wowed by it. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the arc of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving this book in this manner had no bearing on this review.

There is a "Beyond" possible after a Burnout
Professional counselor and university professor Amy O'Hana knows what burnout is and shares about it in her book "Beyond Burnout. What to Do When Your Work Isn’t Working for You" published by Harvest House Publishers . Her book is divided into five steps (The Five Intentions of Burnout Resolution): 1) I will practice stillness so God can restore my soul, 2) I will seek connection with God, myself, and my work, 3) I will cultivate awareness of who I am, where I am an what I want to be, 4) I will take consistent steps to promote well-being in my work, and 5) I will focus on who I am to be, not what I am to do. O'Hana states that burnout goes much deeper than workplace stress, that there are many more factors that determine why and how we experience burnout. She also addresses work issues that are specific to women and to men (p. 14/15) which I appreciate very much. O'Hana writes from her own personal experience with burnout and quotes also from the stories of others. She links the book to the Bible and spread tips throughout the book that challenge the readers. They are entitled "Rest and Reconnect", "Women and Men", "When It's Time for Professional Help", ... The Endnotes are also a great help for further research and for reflection. I highly recommend this book for people who are living in or have lived through burnout, for family members, friends, counselors of people who are in burnout or have lived beyond burnout. This is a book that should not be read just once but most important it needs to be applied.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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I love a self help book as much as the next person and I think I probably requested this book more on a whim than anything else. While I don’t think this book is badly written in any way, it’s actually quite cohesive and I can imagine it’s even better in a physical form than ebook. Overall I don’t feel that it was particularly relevant to me however. I’m not this books intended demographic. Despite experiencing my fair share of burnout, I have very little interest in being preached too. This would be an excellent resource for Christian workers and Christians in general but it simply missed to mark with me. A review will be posted on Goodreads this coming week.

Here is a book that may not hit many individuals radar, but oh how maybe it could be applied to 2020 more than simply the job world.

Thank yous go to the publisher Harvest House Publishers and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

This faith based approach to burnout is a refreshing take on the concept and one that overall the author navigates well.

As someone who has experienced work burnout I found so many moments of this book where I was nodding in agreement and wishing I had that perspective then!

O'Hana outlines simple and approachable solutions to help work through and avoid work burnout. I recommend the read.

Beyond Burnout by Amy O'Hana is a non-fiction book written to help the reader identify burnout in their life and how to overcome the effects of burnout. The author provides five intentions of burnout resolution that are generally faith-based, which I found a unique lens I haven't sen thus far. The author provides symptoms of burnout and reflection questions to help identify those in your life. In fact, there are reflection questions on the majority of the pages throughout the book. The goal of these questions is to help identify burnout warnings before you crash and burn which I think is important so you can realign and take care of yourself. Overall this is an interesting read and although I did not learn a lot of new information from this book, the connection to Christianity was interesting. I recommend this book for Christian individuals who are struggling with motivation and purpose due to burnout.

Many thanks to the publisher Harvest House Publishers and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

Really interesting read. Looking at how work can affect our mental health and how the use of faith can help you heal. With O'Hana being a trained coubsellor its a very interesting the prompts that she uses with faith to help people move on.
Interesting read espically for those with faith. Recommend.
Thank you netgalley for the APC in exchange for a fair and honest review

Unfortunately this book just didn’t hit the mark for me. I was hoping for insight as to what to do when you hit the burnout point but instead ended up with a how to guide for connecting with Jesus. Not my cup of tea.

I’ve been looking for a book on burnout for quite some time because I have suffered from burnout at work and creative burnout. Nothing I've read really helped until this came along. Burnout can be daunting and life changing, and hard to discuss or even recognize. I’ve tried to fix it all myself but this book is fabulous in how it walks you through handling the inevitable stages of burn out. She offers tips and suggestions and makes sure that Jesus is at the forefront of it all. Many great tips as well as well as her own stories with many prayers and insights.

Written for the working man or woman, she addresses the common battle of burnout, the signs and symptoms and some remedies to help direct you toward healing and rest.

I really enjoyed this book. As someone who has experienced work burnout, I thought this provided great insights as to help when that occurs and to prevent it. I enjoyed that the author used Biblical ideas and verses throughout the book, but also understand how that would not appeal to everyone. This book is outside my general reading genre, but I really enjoyed it. Thanks to #Netgalley for an advance copy of this book to read and review.

Even in the most enjoyable jobs we do, once we over-exert ourselves, we experience exhaustion leading to burnout. What then can we do about that? How do we sustain our energy levels without wearing ourselves out? As one who has experienced what burnout means, even writing a dissertation about it, there is much to learn from Amy O'Hana. In order to keep us all on the same page, she begins with a description of what burnout is. Externally, it means physical and mental exhaustion. Internally, it involves questions surrounding "meaning, fulfillment, and passion." For Christian ministry workers, the expectations are higher because of the desire to want to please God (and people!). Realizing a wide variety of material and resources in the market that prescribe solutions to burnout, O'Hana wants to help us begin a conversation about the things that really matter to us. Generally speaking, the three types of burnout are physical exhaustion, emotional exhaustion, and loss of meaning. Most people would have a combination of the three that change at different stages of our life experiences. Before we spiral out of control into a crash-and-burn scenario, it is important to take heed by being self-aware and to take steps toward self-care. This is different from selfishness or ego-centric behaviours. It is about caring for the caregiver in us, that we may continue to serve and help others. As the saying goes, "too much of a good thing is not good." For all our good intentions, we can become lost in the busyness of good works. We need a way to be rested. Otherwise, we will become entangled in an unhealthy cycle of "performance, disconnection, and renewed fervor" to do more. We are to remember that we are human beings, not human doings. Through a five-step intentional process, O'Hana teaches us to grow beyond burnout toward spiritual connection with God. The five steps are:
I will practice stillness so God can restore my soul.
I will seek connection with God, myself, and my work.
I will cultivate awareness of who I am, where I am, and what I want to be.
I will take consistent steps to promote well-being in my work.
I will focus on who I am to be, not what I am to do.
Begin by remembering God's calling to us, how He loves us and cares for us. We practice stillness so that we can reconnect with God, our Caller and the Originator of our purpose in life. Our goal in life is not happiness but connection with God. By re-orientating ourselves to see the world and life from God's perspective, we will get a renewed understanding of what it means to live for God. Learning to be fully in God takes away the tendency to fill ourselves up with things we imagine to be helpful or necessary. O'Hana takes us through practical steps toward nourishment like proper nutrition, movement, touch, and communion. Acceptance requires unlearning some of the myths that derails our spiritual center, replacing self-driven expectations toward grace-filled acceptance. The third step has to do with the recognition that we are free in Christ. Accept the things we can change and what we can't change. This is about appropriate re-adjustment of our expectations as well. In times of crisis, take a time-out. Take care of our emotional intelligence. Through consistency and right focus, we can redeem our weary souls and to learn to run the marathon in a sustained fashion.

My Thoughts
I find that the author truly understands the meaning of burnout. The steps that she has prescribed are not only practical, but they are also highly doable. It is important to follow the prescribed steps diligently from the beginning as there is a purpose in each step. The most needful thing in any burnout situation is to re-align our spiritual center. O'Hana excels in helping us do that. Let me offer three thoughts about the book. In summary, this book is a devotional, a workbook, and an inspirational rolled into one.

First, as a devotional. I like the way O'Hana starts each chapter with a Bible verse. Written primarily for Christians, the verse starts the rest and recovery process firmly on the solid Rock of Scripture. Along the way, there are many references to the biblical principles advocated in the book, which surely appeals to the Christian worker. There is no true rest unless one rests in God alone. This is the principle of devotionals and I enjoy the way O'Hana incorporates the Bible teachings into the overall thrust of rest and recovery. The purpose is ultimately to reconnect us back to God, for burnout happens when we are out of sync with the Spirit.

Second, as a workbook, O'Hana makes ample space for us to apply immediately the principles she teaches. The "Rest and Reconnect" grey boxes tell us that rest requires intentionality. We cannot simply laze around and do nothing. We need to rest from our weariness and to orientate ourselves back to the Giver of Strength and Motivation: God. It is not enough to simply rest. We need to reconnect, which is why it is placed there to help us do that. In addition, the practice grey boxes challenge us to do something with what we have read. The best way to remember recovery principles is to apply them as soon as possible. The "to-do" list at the end of each chapter may seem to be another form of work. After all, getting well when we are sick requires us to take the prescribed medication or exercises too. Going through the todo list is an important recovery step.

Finally, as an inspirational, O'Hana encourages us that it is possible to be well. The five intentions of burnout resolution are meant to inspire us not to give up but always to come back stronger. Instead of throwing in the towel, she reminds us that we need to go beyond burnout and to return when we are ready. Recognizing our burnout stage is nothing shameful. Ignoring it would be foolish.

For Christians in ministry, this book is a must-have.

Dr. Amy E. O'Hana is a licensed professional counselor, author, speaker, and full-time university professor. Amy specializes in difficult psychological issues, such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, and grief. Amy uses her expertise to help military veterans and their families and has traveled extensively to assist in mental health disaster recovery, teach professional counseling, and support Christian ministry. She lives in Central Oregon and has parented six children.

Rating: 4.5 stars of 5.

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This book has been provided courtesy of Harvest House Publishers and NetGalley without requiring a positive review. All opinions offered above are mine unless otherwise stated or implied.

Reading this book was most helpful. I am secure in my relationship with God & know the calling on my life. As I am walking through crisis it was incredibly helpful to realise God is with me in the burnout and there is some way through this.

A sincere thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for providing me with an ebook copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is not my usual genre, I’m more into crime/thriller books and even psychological thrillers too so I am extremely pleased and grateful to them for opening up my mind to something totally different.

Beyond Burnout review Amy O'Hana

Beyond burnout looks at the feelings, symptoms and causes of burnout and the difference to depression. The author a mental health counselor then directs you to use your faith to recover from burnout, by giving prompts and points for reflection.
This has the capacity to be a good book but the copy I had was a very rough draft and the mistakes in formatting and typos impacted on the fluency of the read and made it very distracting. I felt it was written in an unusual way with the author talking to the reader throughout and occasionally speaking as the reader commenting on what the author had said. It was unusual and not the way previous self-help books I have read have been written. This requires a lot of getting used to.
I would recommend this book to people of faith experiencing burnout who wish to use prayer to recover.

As someone who has experienced burnout in a helping profession- I wish this book had been around during that specific time in my life as it would have been very helpful. I really liked the positive nature of this book. I also enjoyed working in the bible verses- but when choosing this book based on title and book cover I had no idea that it was Christian literature. I wish the author had stayed in her expertise as a therapist-no need to start down the area of medicine including naturopaths and non-existent diagnoses.

Beyond Burnout by Amy O'Hana Currently signed off work with burnout, I was attracted to this book. It is a Christian book, with numerous quotes from the bible. I didn't have a problem with that, while not being a Christian, and enjoyed reading the book. I felt Amy dealt very much with burnout in the present and I wanted to hear success stories. I had already decided I would take a couple of years out to attend college as a result of my burnout and don't wish to return to my present career. I wanted to hear more about people who had recovered and what route they took, but that's not what the book was about. It is about allowing God to help you with your burnout.

I enjoyed the positivity in this book while it focused on how to combat burnout. It was the perfect during covid-19 to fight my slump at work! This book had a much larger emphasis on Christianity as I expected. I was hoping for a stronger business focus. From the title, I did not realize it was a Christian book.

Thank you Harvest House Publishers and Netgalley!

There are lots of books on burnout and most of them are linked to professions-with specific actions to take in alignment with your profession and this book merges Christian values and examples from the Bible and real life to help you reflect and reconnect at the end of every chapter on how to live an improved healthy life.
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.