When “I’m Fine” Becomes a Habit
You wake up tired. You go to work. You reply to the messages. You meet the deadlines. You show up for people.
From the outside, you’re doing fine.
Maybe you’re even doing exceptionally well.
You’re productive. Responsible. Capable. The person people can count on.
But internally, everything feels harder than it used to.
You’re tired even after resting. Small things irritate you. You have less patience, less motivation and less space for yourself. Yet because you’re still functioning, it can be difficult to recognise just how depleted you have become.
The High-Functioning Burnout is a psychology-informed workshop for people who have learned to keep going even when their internal capacity is running low.
We’ll explore what burnout can look like when you’re still meeting expectations, why functioning doesn’t necessarily mean you’re okay, and what it can take to move from simply getting through the day to actually having room to recover.
Because burnout doesn’t always look like falling apart.
Sometimes, it looks like holding everything together while quietly running on empty.
Is this workshop for you?
This workshop may be helpful if you…
✓ Feel constantly exhausted despite continuing to function.
✓ Keep meeting deadlines even when you’re running on empty.
✓ Appear capable and productive while feeling depleted internally.
✓ Need more effort to do things that once felt manageable.
✓ Feel emotionally flat, irritable or disconnected.
✓ Find yourself constantly thinking about work or responsibilities.
✓ Struggle to genuinely rest even when you have time off.
✓ Feel guilty when you’re not being productive.
✓ Keep telling yourself, “I’ll rest once things calm down.”
✓ Wonder how long you can keep functioning like this.
Meet Your Facilitators
Akanksha Mehta
Founder, Mind Soul Bridge
Akanksha is a Counselling Psychology postgraduate (M.Sc, Christ University) with 600+ therapy sessions across EAP, private practice and relationship counselling. She works with individuals and couples around anxiety, stress, burnout, trauma and relationship concerns through an evidence-based, trauma-informed, integrative approach and has facilitated 100+ mental-wellbeing workshops in corporate and community settings.
Riddhima Nigam
Founder, Bekhauf Panchi
Riddhima is a Counselling Psychologist and the founder of Bekhauf Panchi by Riddhima. She works with adolescents and adults around emotional overwhelm, stress, self-doubt, relationship concerns, identity and life transitions through a human-centred, trauma-informed and integrative approach. Her work focuses on creating emotionally safe, collaborative spaces that help individuals understand their experiences, reconnect with their strengths and values and develop greater clarity and self-trust. She also works with adolescents around developmental, emotional, academic and social challenges.
What you’ll learn?
What Burnout Actually Is
- Understand burnout as more than simply being tired or having a stressful week.
The High-Functioning Side of Burnout
- Explore why some people continue performing, achieving and meeting expectations even while feeling increasingly depleted.
The Cost of Constant Functioning
- Recognise how prolonged stress and depletion can affect energy, emotions, motivation, relationships and your sense of self.
Why You Keep Pushing Through
- Explore the role of perfectionism, responsibility, productivity, identity, fear and internal expectations in maintaining the cycle.
Moving From Survival to Recovery
- Learn ways to recognise your limits, make space for recovery and rethink what sustainable functioning can look like.
What you’ll take away?
A Burnout Check-In
- Reflect on your current levels of emotional, mental and physical depletion.
A Functioning vs. Capacity Map
- Explore the difference between what you’re still managing to do and what it is actually costing you.
Early Warning Signs Checklist
- Identify changes in your energy, emotions, behaviour, motivation, and relationships that may signal you’re reaching your limits.
A “What Is Actually Sustainable?” Exercise
- Reflect on expectations and routines that may be keeping you in constant output mode.
Lifetime Resources
- Resources to support your learning beyond the workshop
What happens during the 90 minutes?
1- Understand: Interactive teaching
- We’ll unpack burnout and why it can remain invisible when someone continues to function well externally.
2- Notice: Guided self-reflection
- You’ll have space to notice signs of depletion that may have become so familiar that you no longer recognise them.
3- Map: A burnout reflection exercise
- Explore the relationship between your demands, capacity, coping strategies and recovery.
4- Reconsider: Practical recovery strategies
- Think about what needs to change and not just how you can become better at tolerating exhaustion.
5- Ask: Live Q&A
- Ask questions during and after the session.
Why this workshop is different?
Looking Fine Isn’t the Same as Feeling Fine.
This workshop is…
Psychology-informed and evidence-based
We look beyond the surface of productivity to understand what sustained stress and depletion can actually feel like.
Not a productivity workshop
The goal isn’t to teach you how to squeeze more out of an already exhausted mind.
Beyond “just take a break”
Recovery isn’t always as simple as taking one day off. We’ll explore the patterns that can make genuine recovery difficult.
Compassionate rather than performance-focused
Your worth isn’t measured by how much you can continue accomplishing while exhausted.
Focused on sustainable functioning
The aim isn’t to stop being capable. It’s to create a way of functioning that doesn’t require you to constantly override your own limits.
Frequently asked questions.
Do I need prior therapy experience?
- No. These sessions are for everyone, whether or not you’ve ever spoken to a therapist.
Will I have to share personal experiences?
- Never. Participation in discussion is always optional. You’re welcome to simply listen and participate privately.
Will the session be recorded?
- Yes. Recording will be available for a week after the workshop.
Can I ask questions?
- Yes. There will be a live Q&A, and you can ask questions through the chat.
Will I receive resources afterward?
- Yes. Worksheets and a recommended resource list will be shared on WhatsApp after the session.
Can beginners attend?
- Absolutely. No background in psychology is needed.
Is there an age requirement?
- Yes. This workshop is for anyone aged 18 and above.
How do I get the joining link?
- Your Google Meet link and reminders will be sent to you on WhatsApp after you register.
Important Information
Before you register
- This is a psychoeducational workshop. It is not a substitute for psychotherapy or crisis support.
- Participation in discussion is always optional.
- You do not have to disclose anything personal during the session.
- Please join from a quiet, private space where possible.
- Worksheets and resources will be shared on WhatsApp after the session.
- Refund/cancellation policy:
We understand that plans can change. If you need to cancel your registration, you may request a full refund up to 24 hours before the workshop begins.
For cancellations made less than 24 hours before the workshop, or after the workshop has started, no refund will be provided.
To request a refund, please contact us at least 24 hours before the scheduled start time of the workshop.
If you are in distress or crisis, you can contact:
- Tele-MANAS: 1800-89-14416 | 14416
- iCall (TISS): 9152987821