Caring for the Caregivers — Lynette Weldon on Burnout, Boundaries, and Finding Your Way Back to Joy

After 36 years of caring for everyone else — from raising a daughter with Down Syndrome to surviving her husband’s addiction and depression — Lynette Weldon learned the hardest truth of all: you can’t pour from an empty cup.

In this episode, Lynette shares how compassion fatigue nearly broke her, what it took to rebuild, and how she helps others rediscover joy and purpose after burnout. We talk about boundaries that actually hold, redefining strength, and why self-care isn’t selfish — it’s survival.

A raw, grounded conversation for anyone who’s ever given too much and forgotten themselves in the process.

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