How much was McCall sleeping during the peak of his burnout?

McCall McPhersonFounder, Modern Thyroid Clinic.

Nervous System Recovery Tips: The Power of Protein

25 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube monologue by McCall McPherson about recovering a dysregulated nervous system during severe burnout. McCall recounts extreme sleep deprivation while caring for his daughter (sleeping two to three hours a night), feelings of grief and being 'fried,' difficulty eating during the acute period, and emphasizes prioritizing protein in meals as a concrete recovery strategy.

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Two to three hours a night.

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Someone wrote, nervous system is burnout, stress, grief, etc. I can relate to this so much. Because of my daughter, my nervous system was just incredibly fried. I was sleeping two to three hours a night. So I'll share with you some things that I did whenever I was in the peak of this situation and life seemed very, very heavy and I was not equipped. Protein, protein, protein, protein. Sometimes our nervous system is so fried that you couldn't eat, yet you have a hard time eating. And that was me. So when I ate, and when I eat now, even still, I make it count.